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GST rejig: Sitharaman to address Aug 20 GoM meet to put forth Centre’s rate cut proposal
Nirmala Sitharaman , Union Finance Minister The GoM on Life and...
GST Revamp: Tax on premium for Rs 5 lakh Health and Term life insurance may be slashed to 5% or even zero from 18%, sources say
Shares of insurance companies such as ICICI Prudential , SBI Life,...
Scan, share service for faster OPD registrations gaining success: NHA
The Scan and Share service is currently live in 125 districts across 25 states and UTs in the country. Karnataka (2.5 lakh tokens), Uttar Pradesh (1.1 lakh users) and Delhi (72,000 users) are the leading states in the adoption of this service for better patient...
Sebi proposes to allow pension funds to participate as anchor investors in public issues
In its consultation paper, the regulator has proposed that rules should be amended to allow pension funds of entities which are associates of the lead managers, to participate as an anchor investor in a public issue Mumbai: Sebi on Wednesday proposed to allow pension...
India joins Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate
“With today’s announcement, India joins more than 275 partners, including 42 governments, who are working to collectively advance AIM4C’s mission by supporting investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation,” the statement added. Washington: India...
Hot temperature to heat up prices, reduce wheat yield, says CRISIL report
The rabi wheat crop yield will be impacted if the temperature is high in March. The crop yield will be on a par - or marginally lesser - than last year's low, said CRISIL in a report. Chennai: The hot temperature if persists in March may not only reduce the wheat crop...
Sebi proposes to introduce 5 new categories under ESG funds
''AMCs should endeavour to have a higher proportion of the assets under the ESG theme and make suitable disclosures,'' the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in its consultation paper issued on Monday. Mumbai: Capital markets regulator Sebi has...
Colorectal cancer on rise in India, experts stress on early preventive screening
Studies suggest that a sedentary lifestyle and faulty food habits are making this variant of cancer common, even among the young, Dr M D Ray, Professor at the department of Surgical Oncology at AIIMS, Delhi said Over the last five years, the disease has doubled to...
India remains ‘bright spot’, to contribute 15% of global growth in 2023: IMF MD
Kristalina Georgieva,managing director,International Monetary Fund ''India's performance has been quite impressive. For this year, we expect India to retain a high growth rate, 6.8 per cent for the year that ends in March. For FY 2023/24 (April 2023 to March 2024) we...
More insurance players, wider range of products key to achieve insurance for all goal by 2047:Irdai chief
Debasish Panda,chairman, IRDAI ''We're a diverse nation of 1.4 billion people. We can't have a one-size-fits-all approach, instead we need more unique products that can meet the insurance needs of both the super rich as well as the very poor. And such unique products...
Climate Risks: Indian Insurers should focus on green premiums and provide eco-friendly advice to industry, experts
(Lto R) G. Srinivasan, Director of the National Insurance Academy,,Satyajit Tripathy, CMD, United India Insurance Company,Saurabh Mishra, Joint Secretary Department of financial services, Devesh Srivastava, CMD GIC Re,Hadi Riachi, CEO of Swiss Re India Devesh...
TRAI to issue consultation paper on digital inclusion; devices, connectivity, literacy to be key focus
India has set a shining example globally with its success in the digital public good ecosystem like Aadhaar, UPI and Digilocker, and many countries have approached India for replicating these systems. New Delhi: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will bring...