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Delhi tribunal seeks Centre’s help in road accident case cites policy vacuum
"There is a clear policy vacuum, and the family of the...
Long-Term Care: National infra for sr citizens
As per the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), conducted...
AB PM-JAY reduces India’s out-of-pocket medical expenses from 62 per cent to 38 per cent: JP Nadda
J.P. Nadda,Union Health Minister Over 8.19 crore people across India have received treatment under this scheme, and the government has spent around Rs 1.26 lakh crore on AB PM-JAY New Delhi: With the implementation of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana...
Corporate credit tremors in aftershock of tariff-led stock rout
The move is fueling fears pension funds and other longer-term investors might also start purging higher-quality borrowers from their portfolios. With the majority of fixed-income trading happening off-market, it can be hard to track and measure sales The tariff shock...
Trump issues order to block climate change laws
U.S. President Donald Trump The order directed the U.S. attorney general to identify state laws that address climate change, ESG initiatives, environmental justice and carbon emissions, and to take action to block them Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump issued an...
SC summons MoRTH top officials for failing to implement `golden hour’ scheme for road accident victims
Sources in the industry pointed out that the MoRTH has already transferred around Rs 450 crore , mobilised by the general insurers to be spent in `golden hour’ treatment, to its own account so that it can implement the scheme directly without involving the insurers...
Asset valuer appointed for IDBI Bank; govt deliberating on share purchase pact: DIPAM secretary
The privatisation of IDBI Bank has been in process for over two and a half years. In October, 2022, when the government, together with LIC, had invited EoI from investors for privatising IDBI Bank by selling a total of 60.72 per cent stake. This includes a 30.48 per...
FM Nirmala Sitharaman chairs India-UK Investor Roundtable in London
The key priorities for the India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue on the Indian side have been flagged as cooperation in IFSC GIFT City, investment, insurance and pension sectors, fintech and digital economy, and mobilising affordable and sustainable climate finance...
India needs to keep a watch on cybersecurity, climate change and system-wide contagion risks: IMF report
IMF report suggested enhanced data coverage with better granularity for mapping climate-related financial risks in India It acknowledges India’s insurance sector is strong and growing with a significant presence in both life and general insurance. The sector has...
Bloodbath: Stock market crashes over 5%, investors poorer by Rs 20.16 lakh cr in morning trade
The 30-share BSE benchmark tumbled 3,939.68 points or 5.22 per cent to 71,425.01 in early trade. Mirroring the bearish trend in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms declined sharply by Rs 20,16,293.53 crore to Rs 3,83,18,592.93 crore (USD 4.50...
FinMin to implement ‘One State-One RRB’ soon to achieve better efficiency
As of 31 March 2024, 43 RRBs are operating through a network of 22,069 branches in 26 States and 3 Union Territories (Puducherry, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh) covering 700 districts of the country. The pace of technology adoption has increased as more RRBs have...
World Health Day: India’s Strides In Public Health
As of April 6, 2025, e-Sanjeevani has served over 36 crore patients through teleconsultations since its launch in 2020, making healthcare accessible remotely with 232,291 providers onboarded to date,” according to the ministry. eSanjeevani, India’s National...