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Rokstone expands Singapore Marine operation with senior hires
Rokstone Singapore is supported by a multi-year, $25 million...
MS Amlin strengthens APAC team with three underwriting appointments
These appointments underscore MS Amlin’s commitment to growth in...
Centre extends PM crop insurance scheme registration deadline, August 10 last date in UP: Official
So far, more than 3 crore farmers across the country have registered for the PMFBY for 2023 Kharif season, according to the data New Delhi: The Centre has extended the deadline for registration under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), with the last date for...
Cyclone Biparjoy costs Gujarat economic loss of Rs 1212.50 cr
As per the memorandum received from the state government of Gujarat, a 1.33 lakh hectare area is reported to have been affected due to the cyclone 'Biparjoy', and it has projected a total economic loss of Rs 1212.50 crores in agriculture and horticulture crops in the...
India mulls allowing private firms to develop nuclear plants
The country is reviewing its six-decade-old atomic energy law to allow more involvement from non-state companies, union atomic energy minister Jitendra Singh said Wednesday in a written reply to questions in parliament New Delhi: India’s state-controlled nuclear power...
Over 60% people from rural areas go out of state for better medical treatment: Study
The report also stated that at an all-India aggregate, a little over 10 per cent of rural India went to a public primary healthcare facility for serious ailments.The majority used government-run secondary-level facilities (around 60 per cent), about 22 per cent went...
Aircraft lessors set for June 2024 trial over Russia insurance claims
Lessors are suing dozens of insurers around the world for billions of dollars after more than 400 planes were unable to leave Russia due to Western sanctions in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine that forced the termination of their leases Some of the world’s...
Urgent need to introduce data protection law to curb cybercrime menace: Par Panel
In its submission to the panel, the Ministry of Electronics and IT representative said that any entity that takes consent which is beyond what is necessary for the stated, specified purpose, will be considered illegal ''Just like an illegal contract is no contract,...
No paucity of funds, asking states to increase expenditure on health and related infra: Mandaviya
Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya said the government is spending Rs 64,000 crore under the Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission to strengthen the healthcare infrastructure in five years On an average, Rs 100 crore would be spent in a...
Shriram General Insurance net profit jumps 37 % to Rs 98cr in Q1
"Our physical approach is the main driver during the quarter. While we remain focussed on existing business streams, we believe newer areas like EV insurance and developing a stream of combo insurance plans will help the market and drive growth for us," Anil Aggarwal,...
71% of world’s population protected by at least one tobacco control measure
Around 1.3 million people die from second-hand smoke every year. All of these deaths are entirely preventable. People exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke are at risk of dying from heart disease, stroke, respiratory diseases, type 2 diabetes and cancers In the last 15...
Amit Agarwal appointed as CEO of Howden India
Amit Agarwal, CEO, Howden India Agarwal’s appointment underlines Howden India’s ambitious growth plans and aspiration to be a leading broker in one of the world’s fastest growing insurance markets by 2026, said the company London: UK based Howden, a multinational...