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Govt prepares contingency plans for 315 districts as monsoon falters
The India Meteorological Department defines average, or normal, rainfall as between 96% and 104% of a 50-year average of 87 cm (35 inches) for the June-September monsoon season. The state-run weather office last month forecast an El Nino-weakened monsoon in 2026...
India achieves landmark milestone of 5 lakh organ donation pledges
Facilitating this endeavour, the Aadhaar-based organ donation pledge registration portal, notto.abdm.gov.in, has significantly streamlined the registration process by making it more accessible, secure and transparent. The platform has enabled citizens across the...
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Beyond Brexit: Britain’s financial sector charts a new course
“I did believe the City would have another life after Brexit, but I didn’t know it would be so quick and so strong,” said Soren Jessen, whose 1 Lombard Street restaurant faces the Bank of England. Sales are better than ever, he said. London:In the buildup to 2016’s...
Hormuz tanker transits recover after security jitters
There could be more ships plying the strait with their transponders switched off, plus outages reported with AIS ship tracking data, shipping sources said. AIS is the tracking system which traders follow to get information on ship movements. Oil and liquefied natural...
Hormuz transit security is ‘Hour to Hour’ play, Chubb CEO says
“Mines are the greatest uncertainty” in the strait, Greenberg said, as US and Iranian negotiators held talks in Switzerland on a permanent ceasefire and to lock in free passage through the waterway.We’re talking more about a war-zone environment. Only a narrow channel...
Optimism after first talks as US waives Iran sanctions and Lebanon fighting abates
Iran and the US have set up a communication line to “avoid incidents and miscommunication” related to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping volumes have picked up in recent days, even if they’re still far off pre-war levels. BUERGENSTOCK,...
Tata Electronics hit by cyber breach, Apple, Tesla trade secrets exposed
"A few weeks ago, Tata Electronics identified a cybersecurity incident on some of our systems. Our response protocols were deployed immediately, and the incident has had no impact on our operations across businesses, which remain unaffected," Tata Electronics told...
Policybazaar launches Health Claims Experience Index
Sarbvir Singh, Joint Group CEO, Policybazaar, said, "The HCX™ Index is an attempt to bring greater transparency and customer-centricity to this aspect of health insurance by creating a common benchmark for measuring claims experience.Health insurance ultimately proves...
Iran declares Hormuz closure over Lebanon fighting, US says waterway remains open
U.S. President Donald Trump, in response, threatened to impose American tolls in the crucial waterway if a final deal with Iran isn’t reached in 60 days, saying the money would be for “services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East.” TYRE,...
Repo Deals, G-Sec Lending: IRDAI recasts insurers’ investment playbook
In a significant change, insurers would be allowed to invest a portion of their shareholders' funds in private limited companies. Such investments, however, will be capped at 5 per cent of the shareholders' funds available beyond the solvency margin and will be...
Insurance intermediaries must report big commission payments, Publish details online: IRDAI
In a move aimed at strengthening oversight of sales practices, IRDAI has proposed that every branch of a Corporate Agent designate at least one Specified Person (SP) responsible for supervising solicitation activities at that location. The regulator has also proposed...
Lloyd’s:A new marine war risk consortium launched to support Strait of Hormuz shipping
The new marine war risk consortium will issue primary policies for vessels and cargo. It will provide up to $200 million of capacity separately for hull and P&I risks, with an additional $200 million of dedicated cargo capacity. Chubb will serve as lead...
IRDAI constitutes expert panel to chart AI roadmap for insurance sector
The panel, chaired by Sandeep K. Shukla, director of IIIT Hyderabad, will examine AI's impact on insurers, policyholders and the broader insurance ecosystem, with a particular focus on ethical adoption, transparency and data security. Hyderabad:Insurance regulator...
ICICI Lombard General to act as Lloyd’s local partner in India
Under this new agreement, ICICI Lombard will issue local policies on behalf of managing agents for selected lines of business. Managing agents can request local policies through the Multinational team, who will coordinate directly with ICICI Lombard to produce the...
Public Insurance Registry:IRDAI ropes in former bureacrat Prakash Kumar as sr advisor
The regulator believes PIR could address one of the insurance sector's most persistent challenges: fragmented data scattered across insurers, making it difficult for policyholders to access their records seamlessly and for regulators to obtain a comprehensive view of...
Turtlemint Fintech raises Rs 397 crore from anchor investors ahead of IPO
Anand Rohidas Prabhudesai and Dhirendra Nalin Mahyavanshi, promoters of Turtlemint ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund (MF), Mirae Asset MF, Amansa Holdings, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Edelweiss MF, Bajaj Life Insurance, Societe Generale, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance...
IRDAI unveils new rule-making framework
The proposed regulations are being introduced in line with the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025, which mandates public consultation, periodic review of regulations and stakeholder engagement in the regulatory process. Hyderabad:The...