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Tata Steel’s Netherlands units sued by Dutch NGO seeking $1.6 bn for alleged health damage
The case adds to mounting scrutiny on Tata Steel’s European...
PSB consolidation to gain momentum in 2026 as govt eyes big world-class banks
As far as the insurance sector is concerned, the year saw the...
High interest rates declining export finance impacting exporters’ competitiveness CII’s Budhia
`` Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) currently provides 90 per cent insurance cover for exporters with a credit limit of up to Rs 50 crore. This coverage could be extended to Rs 100 crore, and more banks could be brought into the fold to ensure...
India cut GDP emission intensity by 36 pc during 2005-2020 Govt report
India continues to decouple economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions. Between 2005 and 2020, the emission intensity of India's GDP declined 36 per cent, India's fourth Biennial Update Report (BUR-4) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
Commerce min plans to expand food testing infrastructure to boost exports Official
"Though we have taken a number of measures, we are doing a deeper analysis commodity and area-wise. We are trying to find out gaps in our food testing infrastructure. We hope that the study will be over in 2-3 months and after that we will come up with a full plan of...
Brazil says workers at China’s BYD site are victims of human trafficking
The investigation also brings unwelcome attention to BYD when it is seeking to expand globally after having gained dominance in China, the world’s largest auto market, where it now takes up more than a third of the market of EVs and plug-in hybrids Chinese workers at...
FinMin asks banks, insurance firms to expedite public grievances resolution
M Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial services At the outset, the Secretary reiterated the Prime Minister's direction given in the Pragati meeting held on December 26, that all the Senior officers at the level of Chairman/ MD/ ED of PSBs/PSICs should review...
Govt extends PMFSBY and RWBCIC till FY25-26, sets up Rs 824.77 crore technology fund for crop claim settlement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi For large scale technology infusion in implementation of the scheme leading to increasing transparency and claim calculation and settlement, the Union Cabinet has also approved creation of Fund for Innovation and Technology (FIAT) with a...
2024 Insurance Amendment Bill: Ushering in a New Era in Indian Insurance
Shailaja Lall & Shivangi Talwarer Some clarity has been provided on ‘services related or incidental to insurance business’ under the 2024 Amendment Bill which includes carrying on and transacting guarantee and indemnity business, managing, selling and realising...
Beijing to boost driverless vehicle use, regulations to kick in from Apr 1
Autonomous vehicles that pass road testing and safety assessments will be allowed to apply for road trials.Chinese authorities have been aggressively greenlighting trials for self-driving technology with at least 19 cities conducting robotaxi and robobus tests China's...
China’s 2024 GDP growth set to hit target of around 5%, says Xi Jinping
China is expected to set a 2025 growth target roughly similar to this year’s, as top leaders signaled earlier this month they’re willing to embrace more forceful stimulus measures. That would help the economy counter any impact from potential increases in US tariffs...
Wayanad landslide declared as ‘disaster of severe nature’
``Keeping in view the intensity and magnitude of the Meppadi landslide disaster in Wayanad district, it has been considered by the Inter-Ministerial Central Team as a disaster of severe nature for all practical purposes," a communication to the Kerala government from...