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HDFC ERGO General elevates Parthanil Ghosh as its executive director
HDFC ERGO General Insurance has promoted Parthanil Ghosh as an...
FSIB recommends 5 GMs from 2 PSU re/insurance cos for ED promotions
The five names are- Jayashri Balkrishna, GM, GIC Re for GIC-Re,...
Vedanta asked to pay Rs 71 cr over fly ash effluent
"The issue pertains to allegation for unauthorised disposal of fly ash. The Member Secretary… requested the company to deposit the environmental compensation of Rs 71,16,53,320," Vedanta has said in a filing to BSE. New Delhi: Vedanta has said that State Pollution...
Banks seek power to freeze accounts in illicit transactions cases to rein in cyber fraud
``Banks freeze/block accounts based on internal triggers, however, as per the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they do not have the authority to freeze or block customer accounts without proper authorisation from a court or law enforcement agencies (LEAs. In...
Bagic’s T A Ramalingam takes over as first CEO of Prem Watsa’s Value Attics Reinsurance
T A Ramalingam, CEO, Value Attics Reinsurance Ramalingam, who completed his stint with BAGIC, after serving the insurer for over 20 years, in March end, has taken over his new assignment on Thursday Mumbai: T A Ramalingam, former senior president of Bajaj Allianz...
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...
RBI cuts rates by 25 bps for a second time as US tariffs add to growth risks
Sanjay Malhotra, Governor, Reserve Bank of India RBI has lowered the GDP growth forecast to 6.5 per cent from earlier projection of 6.7 per cent due to global uncertainties. The RBI lowered the inflation projection for the current fiscal to 4 per cent from 4.2 per...
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...
Flipkart fined Rs1.06 cr for flouting IRDAI norms
Flipkart Internet Pvt Ltd ( FIPL) is a registered corporate agent under composite category Hyderabad: The Indian insurance regulator IRDAI has slapped a fine of Rs 1,06 crore on prominent e-commerce company Flipkart, promoted by Binny Bansal and Sachin Banls, for...
Indian insurance industry waits for a new IRDAI chairman
The names of Ajay Sheth, who have been appointed as finance secretary just a few days back, Girdhar Armane, former Defense Secretary , Pankaj Jain, Petroleum secretary are still in the reckoning though it is unlikely that the government will now shift Sheth from the...
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...