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Non-inflationary Budget for Monetary Easing: Finance Secy
"The fiscal policy and the monetary policy need to work in tandem,...
Draft bill seeking 100 pc FDI in insurance to be sent for Cabinet nod soon: DFS Secretary
Finance Minister has already given her approval and announced in...
Calif. top court to consider employer liability for COVID infections
It was the first ruling of its kind. Business groups have said allowing employers to be held liable for so-called "take-home" COVID infections will prompt lawsuits not only by workers' family and friends but by anyone infected by that circle of people. Companies...
Indian automobiles to be accorded Star Ratings based on their performance in Crash Tests: Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari,Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways In a series of tweets, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said Bharat-NCAP will serve as a consumer-centric platform allowing customers to opt for safer cars based upon their...
Traders will incur loses due to Delhi govt’s move to ban goods vehicles from Nov-Feb: Transporters
The Delhi government has issued an order banning the entry of medium and heavy goods vehicles in the capital from November to February to curb vehicular pollution The move to ban the entry of medium and heavy goods vehicles in the capital from November to February...
Irdai working towards risk-based capital, supervision frameworks: Chairman Panda
Debasish Panda,chairman,Irdai ''Currently, we have traditional method of supervision and we have very recently started embarking on a project of moving towards a risk based supervision which will be enabled by technology. In another word, you can call it 'Suptech'...
Govt may appoint a private sector honcho as IRDA’s new member, Non-life
The name of Sanjeev Mathur, 1987 batch of Oriental Insurance Company(OIC), who has been working with Cholamandalam General Insurance after quitting state- owned OIC in early 2000 ,is current doing the round for the post of member, Non-Life, IRDAI There are now moves...
Govt to bring legal changes, regulations needed for greater social media accountability: Vaishnaw
IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Internet on mobile phones and social media platforms have brought powerful and transformative changes, but it must come with realisation of responsibilities, the minister said emphasising that social media and digital world needs to be...
5 million people in India were internally displaced due to climate change and disasters in 2021
The annual Global Trends Report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) highlighted that globally 100 million people were forced to flee their homes last year due to violence, human rights abuses, food insecurity, the climate crisis, war in Ukraine and other emergencies from...
World has ‘gambled on fossil fuels and lost’, warns Guterres
António Guterres, Secretary General, UN “For decades, many in the fossil fuel industry has invested heavily in pseudo-science and public relations – with a false narrative to minimize their responsibility for climate change and undermine ambitious climate policies.”...
Odisha CM directs state admin to be prepared for natural disasters
Naveen Patnaik chief minister,,Odisha Citing the huge number of natural calamities between June and October, the chief minister said that the period is important and there is a need to strengthen preparations as many natural calamities such as floods, storms and...
E&Y bags Rs10 cr GIPSA award for overhauling 4 PSU general insurers in 10 months
E&Y has beaten three other international consultants, Boston Consulting Group,(BCG), KPMG and AT Kearney to bag this prestigious project As per the new RPF, all the four companies are calling for only one consultant to lay down uniform process in terms of human...