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India’s EV sales jump over 16-fold to 25 lakh in 2025-26: PM Modi
"In 2009-10, only 1.5 lakh electric vehicles were sold. In 2025-26,...
SHANTI Act draft rules mandate insurance cover for nuclear plant operators
According to the draft rules, the Centre has to, once every five...
Savings bank a/c holders of scheduled banks can opt for rural postal life insurance
"With immediate effect, an operative Savings Bank Account with POSB or any Scheduled Bank is now an additional eligibility criterion for Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI)," Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said on X. New Delhi: The...
Kerala partners with SAS to strengthen social welfare schemes delivery using Artificial Intelligence
The collaboration marks an important milestone in Kerala’s ongoing efforts to harness advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to drive enhanced transparency in beneficiary selection, and establishment of a safety net for disaster prevention,mitigation, and...
“India showing interest in Northern Sea Route cooperation,” says Putin as he warns of “artificial tensions” in Arctic
The Russian president further cautioned that any retaliatory action by Moscow would not be restricted exclusively to the maritime zones where Russian vessels might be detained. These remarks follow intensified efforts by the EU aimed at curbing Russia's shadow fleet,...
Govt plans insurance reforms to rein in healthcare costs, sources say
"The idea is to benchmark treatment rates, agreed between insurers and hospitals, to reduce disputes and fraudulent claims," said one of the sources. MUMBAI: The government is weighing wide-ranging reforms of health insurance, from benchmarked treatment rates to a...
Climate change driving extreme rainfall in Himalayas, anthropogenic factors adding to risk: Govt
Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said assessments by weather experts, scientific institutions and state authorities indicate that climate change has increased the intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall events in the Himalayan region. New Delhi:...
Finance Ministry to host two-day conclave on 17-18 Aug, to deliberate people-centric banking reforms
The thematic tracks will focus on deposit mMobilisation, banking for youth, supporting the investment cycle, supporting global capability centres, agriculture & horticulture value chain infrastructure, re-imagining the credit card business, and priority sector...
UPI transactions remain free for consumers: FM Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister Clarifying the position on smaller businesses, Sitharaman said, "Small merchants remain central to UPI's inclusive growth. We are not going to impose any MDR on them. We don't intend to." She further said consumers would...
UPI stays free for users, vast majority of transactions to remain free for merchants as well: Govt
Justifying marginal charges the government has said with exponential transaction volumes through UPI, the system requires significant and continuous upgrades in cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and infrastructure. It is also necessary to increase competition by...
FM says MDR on UPI applies to merchants, not customers; fintechs, banks will invest more on security
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister The government is likely to allow a levy of 0.25 per cent to 0.4 per cent as merchant discount rate (MDR) or charges on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 made to businesses, while keeping payments made by one person to another outside the...
Govt kept investment bankers in dark on LIC’s unusually fast $3.3 billion OFS deal
Officials in the state divestment department kept the launch date a secret to prevent traders from taking positions ahead of the sale and pushing the stock lower before the government could sell its shares, according to people familiar with the matter. Even the banks...