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India’s financial inclusion index improves, surges to 67 from 64.2 in March 2024: RBI
It captures the level of financial inclusion using data from...
Natural disasters like floods emerge as top reason for buying home insurance in India: Survey
The survey highlighted that 41 per cent of the respondents in last...
TRAI convenes joint committee of regulators on issues of spam and cyber fraud
Key outcomes were urgent transition to 1600-Series for Commercial Calls, regulators, discussed setting up timelines for migration to the dedicated 1600-number series for transactional and service calls in the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sectors....
Deadly Flash Floods in Asia and U.S: Urgent need for early warnings
“Flash floods are not new, but their frequency and intensity are increasing in many regions due to rapid urbanization, land-use change, and a changing climate. Rising temperatures play a role because each additional degree Celsius of temperature increase allows the...
Evidence shows Jeju Air pilots shut off less-damaged engine before crash, source says
The source said the evidence, including the cockpit voice recorder, computer data and a physical engine switch found in the wreckage showed pilots shut off the left engine instead of the right engine when taking emergency steps after a bird strike just before it was...
What’s in the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia?
Central to the package is a lower price cap on Russian oil – a move designed to shrink Moscow’s energy revenues without disrupting global markets by severing Russian supply entirely. Here are the details of the European Union’s 18th package of sanctions against Russia...
Private sector general and health insurers record higher underwriting losses in FY 25
Led by Tata AIG General insurers, which had an underwriting losses of Rs 2,229 crore, 25 e private sector multiline general insurers ‘ underwriting losses have spurted by 12 per cent to Rs 12,398 crore in FY 24-25.Similarly, with Star Health at the top, the...
Uttarakhand crash: AAIB says helicopter tumbled down hill after rotor blade hit overhead cable
The 17-year-old Bell 407 helicopter operated by Aerotrans Services Pvt Ltd, with six passengers onboard, crashed 24 minutes after being airborne on May 8. New Delhi: A preliminary probe into the helicopter crash that killed six people in Uttarakhand in May has found...
Improving Patient Outcomes: AI can play a major role
According to the India findings of the Philips Future Health Index (FHI) 2025, 76% of Indian healthcare professionals (HCPs) are optimistic that AI can help improve patient outcomes - a clear sign of the increasing trust in digital transformation as a driver of...
India’s medical tourism market expected to touch $58.2 billion by 2035
Notably, recommends enabling insurance portability by collaborating with international insurance providers to include Indian hospitals in their coverage networks, arguing that this could reduce financial barriers for foreign patients and make India a more viable...
One in five women in WHO Southeast Asia region covered under health insurance study estimates
Researchers from Health Systems Transformation Platform and Population Council Consulting Private Limited, New Delhi, also found that one in four men in the region had health insurance coverage, with the highest prevalence seen in Indonesia at over 56 per cent and...
Allianz and Reliance Group’s Jio Finance float three 50-50 JVs for life,non-life and reinsurance business in India
Jio Financial Services Limited (JFSL) and Allianz Group (Allianz), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Allianz Europe B.V. on Friday entered into a binding agreement to form a 50:50 domestic reinsurance joint venture to serve the dynamic and high-growth insurance...