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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarOnly 2% of Health insurance buyers are Gen Z: ACKO’s new data
“Over the past year, the uptake among 20–25-year-olds has remained stagnant at just ~2%, highlighting a persistent lack of urgency despite rising health conversations in the digital ecosystem. The issue isn’t just awareness; it’s a deeper gap in relevance, access, and...
‘Bloody terrified’: Flying anxiety peaks in India after fatal Air India crash
Some travellers are becoming more choosy in selecting their airline and aircraft (Boeing or Airbus) while others are so anxious they are taking more drastic steps by rescheduling or cancelling their air travel plans altogether. Retired Air Force officer Dinesh K. has...
Govt proposes to make two helmets mandatory for new 2-wheelers
From January 1, 2026, all new L2 category two-wheelers, which include motorcycles and scooters with engine capacity above 50cc or top speeds exceeding 50 km/h--will need to be fitted with Anti-lock Braking Systems (ABS) New Delhi:The government has proposed to make it...
Indian life insurance industry to launch its Rs 450 crore nationwide multimedia campaign on July 2
Swaminathan S Iyer, member, Life, IRDAI, will be in Mumbai along with other CEOs of life insurance industry to unveil the multimedia public awareness Initiative for consumer education and action that will continue for couple of years Mumbai: After the Indian general...
Vessels near Strait of Hormuz transmit unusual messages to prevent attacks
“The perception among shipowners is that due to the convoluted nature of shipping it’s hard to know or ascertain clearly a chain of ownership to nationalities which may be under higher threat in shipping, namely the UK, U.S. and Israel,” said Ami Daniel, chief...
Sitharaman asks PSBs to develop credit models to fund Indian made small modular nuclear reactors
Lto R -M. Nagaraju,secretary,Department of Financial Services, Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs and Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary at a high-level meeting in New Delhi to review performance of PSBs Sitharaman...
RBI issues directions on AePS operators onboarding to enhance security
The RBI has asked the acquiring bank to carry out due diligence of all ATOs before onboarding the AePS Touchpoint Operator (ATO), which is the same as the one followed while acquiring a customer, as per the directions. Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Friday issued...
Govt proposes new registration plate for hydrogen vehicles
According to a draft notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Friday, in case of a hydrogen fuel operated commercial vehicle, the top half of number plate will be green and bottom half blue, while the figures on plate will be in yellow New...
Insurers have to ensure premiums are reasonable and affordable: DFS secretary
M Nagaraju, Secretary, Financial Services Banks need to ensure that there is no mis-selling of insurance to customer and premium are affordable so as to help increase market penetration for such products New Delhi: Observing that high premiums dissuade people from...
Investors’ wealth surges by Rs 12.26 lakh cr in 4 days of market rally
In the past four days, the benchmark has jumped 2,162.11 points or 2.64 per cent.Tracking optimism in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms soared by Rs 12,26,717.72 crore to Rs 4,60,09,217.58 crore (USD 5.38 trillion) in four trading days. New...
Fairfax appoints Amitabh Kant as a senior advisor
Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa's company Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited on Friday said it has appointed former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant as a senior advisor. Go Digit, backed by Fairfax, has a general insurance company, a life insurance company and a...
HDFC Life launches East-focused campaign in West Bengal and Odisha to drive the need for financial preparedness
Consumer studies from the East indicate that lifestyle improvement is on top of the list in terms of financial goals. Individuals aspire to enjoy their life to the fullest with their families – outings, vacations, celebrating cultural events, etc. Mumbai: HDFC Life,...
Bihar govt ropes in IIT Delhi IIT Patna to audit 85 major bridges
The new policy targets safety enhancements across 3,968 bridges, including 532 mega structures built over the last 18 years New Delhi: The Bihar government has roped in IIT Delhi and IIT Patna to audit 85 major bridges under its newly launched Bihar State Bridge...
Urban Indians are insured, yet financially exposed: Report
The report spotlights the underinsurance of working women. Only 19 per cent of working women have life insurance in their own name, despite contributing to household incomes.The study found that in 61 per cent of cases, policies were purchased for them, not by them,...
Gen Z embraces insurance early, warm up to Gen AI for research, finds out Policybazaar survey
The survey reveals a growing curiosity, early purchase consideration and a digital-first behaviour among India’s younger cohort - the Gen Z - with distinct patterns emerging between health and term insurance Policybazaar’s latest survey on Insurance Awareness Day...
Make GIFT IFSC more competitive to attract foreign investments: FM Sitharaman
Sitharaman visited IFSC at GIFT City in Gandhinagar on Thursday and reviewed its progress as an International Finance Services Center Sitharaman exhorted officials to work towards making GIFT IFSC more competitive and cost effective to attract HNI investments in the...
DoT proposes changes in cyber security rules to curb frauds by misusing phone numbers
The draft cyber security rules published on June 24 proposed to create a new platform for phone number validation and also includes those entities that use phone numbers to identify customers like banks using phone numbers for UPI transactions New Delhi:The Department...
New India slapped with a GST demand of Rs 2,298 cr
New India Assurance believes that it has strong case on merit. Based on the advice of its tax consultants, the company is in the process of filing a detailed reply highlighting its contentions with the adjudicating authority within the prescribed timelines...