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Govt advertises for a new IRDAI chairman as Panda’s 3-yr tenure ends on Mar 13
Debasish Panda, chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development...
EU’s aggressive environmental regulations biggest hurdles of FTA talks with India: GTRI
"The EU is urging India to adopt stronger privacy regulations...
Govt will implement Rs 7,500-crore scheme to tackle road accidents: Gadkari
''The government is very sensitive about this issue. We will soon implement a Rs 7,500-crore plan with the support of the World Bank across the country. We have urged the World Bank to implement this programme across the country.We will soon get cabinet approval on...
Mamata asks Kolkata mayor to form panel for fire safety audit of godowns
Mamata Banerjee,Chief Minister,West Bengal The major fire that had broken out in the godown in Tangra area on Saturday evening was brought under control after 15 hours of firefighting "The CM has asked me to form a high-powered committee, comprising police, fire...
Gallagher rebrands its Indian broking outfit
Vyvienne Wade, chairperson of Global Broking in Europe, Middle East, & Asia, Gallagher commented: "This marks the first time the standalone Gallagher brand has been used in India and is a significant step as we continue to expand our footprint globally. We view...
Over 180 cr doses of COVID vaccines administered, 77,314 adverse events reported: Centre to SC
The court is hearing arguments on a plea seeking directions for disclosure of data on clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines and post-jab cases. The arguments would continue on March 21. New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that as on March 13 this...
SoftBank execs to quit Paytm, Policybazaar boards as part of global plan
The decision is part of SoftBank's global strategy to exit from the boards of most of its listed portfolio companies, said the source SoftBank will, however, retain its shareholding in the two Indian companies New Delhi; Representatives of SoftBank Group Corp will...
India plans Rs 24,000 cr sovereign green bond as economy goes low carbon
India's maiden foray into the green bond space comes as it plans to fund renewable energy projects that will help meet its goal of net-zero emissions by 2070. The government is expecting lower yields on green bonds, as otherwise it sees little purpose in issuing them,...
Govt plans rejuvenation 13 rivers by forestry interventions, increase forest cover by 7,417.36 sq km
The proposed ''forestry interventions'' will help to sequester 50.21 million tons carbon dioxide equivalent in 10-year-old plantations and 74.76 million tons of CO2 equivalent in 20-year-old plantations, senior officials said The proposed interventions in the 13...
Air India has 2,657 pending cases in Indian and international courts: Govt
These cases related to issues such as employee service matters, consumer complaints, commercial matters, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh said New Delhi: Air India has 2,657 cases pending against it in Indian and international courts on matters related...
‘Never Visualized’, SC hints at CAG probe in fake Covid death claims
A bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna said: “We never visualized that this kind of fake claims could come. It’s a pious world. We never thought this scheme could be misused” Expressing concern on fake medical certificates, the bench said: “What is...
Govt to infuse Rs 5000 crore capital into 3 PSU general insurers this fiscal, higher wages for employees soon
Due to the deficit capital situation faced by three three general insurers- Oriental Insurance Company, United India Insurance and National Insurance Company, the government has not been able to approve the due wage revision of employees of PSU general insurance...