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Monsoon Session Of Parliament From July 21 To August 12
The Insurance Amendment Bill, which proposes allowing 100 per cent...
Expanding missile threats and airspace closures are straining airlines
With increasing airspace closures around Russia and Ukraine,...
Misinformation biggest immediate risk for India world extreme weather top long-term threat WEF study
On a short-term horizon of two years, the report identified 'misinformation and disinformation' as the biggest risk, followed by extreme weather events, societal polarisation, cyber insecurity and inter-state armed conflict in the top five LONDON: With close to 300...
Indian Navy ‘proactively’ deploying fleet to keep pirates at bay says Chief Admiral Hari Kumar
"Recently we have had only two incidents (attempts of pirates to highjack ships). Both were not Indian flagged vessels, but in the second case we had Indian crew so we had to respond. So we boarded and rescued the crew. So we are now very proactively deploying our...
FSIB kickstarts exercises to appoint 9 EDs in PSU general insurance companies
FSIB has shortlisted a few of GMs who were promoted in FY2022-23 and also in FY 2023-24, though they have not completed one year in the posts New Delhi: After deciding to convert the posts of general mangers and director(GMDs) into executive directors(EDs), the...
Biden administration to unveil contractor rule that could upend gig economy
The rule replaces a Trump administration regulation that said workers who own their own businesses or have the ability to work for competing companies, such as a driver who works for Uber and Lyft, can be treated as contractors. The administration of U.S. President...
Dec 2023 quarter: Maha had max fake firms, Delhi top GST dodger
Of the 4,153 fake firms, Maharashtra topped the list with 926, followed by Rajasthan (507), Delhi (483), Uttar Pradesh (443), Haryana (424), Karnataka (223), Tamil Nadu (185), Gujarat (178), Odisha (138), West Bengal (126), and Telangana (117) Mumbai: In a dubious...
Gujarat’s GIFT City to be one of the top global financial centres in coming years CM Patel
Elaborating on the GIFT-IFSC, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said there are 580 operational entities in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). Notable large-scale investments have already been flowing in GIFT-IFSC, including global players like...
India’s exports may take a $30 billion hit on Red Sea disturbances
Higher global freight and insurance rates, possible upside risk to oil and global trade and re-emergence of potential supply chain would mean cost push inflation pressures New Delhi: India may see around $30 billion shaved off its total exports in the current fiscal...
MFs’ AUM at Rs 50 lakh cr, add Rs 10 lakh cr in 2023
The industry saw net inflows of Rs 2.7 trillion in 2023 as compared to an inflow of over Rs 71,000 crore in the preceding year. The huge inflow could be on the back of sustained investor interest in equity funds, arbitrage funds, and index funds & ETFs Mumbai: The...
Climate change makes forecasting harder, says Australia’s agriculture minister
“Climate change is having an impact. The models that we’ve traditionally used are having to change because the climate is changing. That’s something that I know the Bureau is working hard on, but unfortunately, the reality is that climate change means that we are...
ECB cyber stress test not to affect capital requirements
The exercise will assess how banks respond to and recover from a cyberattack, rather than their ability to prevent it. As part of the exercise, 28 banks will undergo an “enhanced” assessment, under which they will have to submit additional information on how they...