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Digital payment adaptability in India reaches 87%: FM Sitharaman
India is recognised as a world leader in digital payments, accounting for nearly half of all real-time digital transactions globally. The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is the cornerstone of India's digital payment ecosystem. It processed over 18,580 crore...
HDFC Life Q2 net profit inches up 3 pc to Rs 447 cr
"The recent GST revisions are a constructive structural shift aimed at simplifying compliance and improving affordability. We have ensured that the full benefits of the GST exemption are passed on to our customers," Vibha Padalkar,managing director and chief...
Auto sales see strong uptick during Navratri, festive cheer to continue in Diwali, PV dispatches up 4 pc in Sept at 3 72 458 units
"The Indian automobile industry enters the second half of 2025-2026 with renewed cheer, supported by strong festive season momentum, stable macroeconomic conditions, and GST 2.0 reforms that have improved overall affordability and consumer sentiment," the industry...
DPIIT launches PM GatiShakti Offshore for integrated planning
The portal would have detailed data sets on offshore wind, solar, tidal, wave, and ocean thermal energy potential; oil and gas fields and pipelines; bathymetry and sedimentary basins; coastal regulation zones; coral reefs, mangroves, and marine mammal areas; ports,...
ICICI Lombard General Insurance net profit rises 18% to Rs 820cr, approves an interim dividend of Rs 6.5 per share
Combined ratio in Q2 FY2026 was 105.1 per cent as compared to 104.5 per cent in Q2 FY25. Company's underwriting losses have dipped to Rs178 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal from Rs160 crore in Q2FY26. The insurer, at 31.9 per cent, has breached...
Infosys chosen by UK’s NHSBSA to deliver a new workforce management solution
Powered by advanced technologies, the new solution will deliver a modern, flexible, and integrated platform that supports the entire employee lifecycle - from recruitment and onboarding to payroll, career development, and retirement. With intuitive, AI-driven tools,...
UP to frame digital agriculture policy farmers to get real-time data on crops, markets and insurance: CM Adityanath
Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister,Uttar Pradesh The proposed system will provide real-time, integrated access to data on crops, weather, seeds, irrigation, fertilizers, insurance, markets, logistics, and institutional services, an official statement issued here said...
GIC Re’s Credit Ratings affirmed as “A-” (Excellent) by AM Best
General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), a leading global reinsurer, has received an affirmation of its Financial Strength Rating (FSR) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (ICR) from AM Best, a globally recognized credit rating agency. AM Best has affirmed GIC...
Susan Panuccio to join Howden as Group Chief Financial Officer
Susan Panuccio, Group Chief Financial Officer-designate, Howden Susan will join Howden after more than two decades with News Corp, having spent the last eight years as Chief Financial Officer and as a core part of the leadership team that...
Marsh McLennan and its businesses will brand as Marsh
Creates a new unit, Business and Client Services (BCS), to accelerate innovation and centralize investments in operational excellence, data, AI and analytics NEW YORK: Marsh McLennan, the largest multinational re/insurance broker, today announced that it will change...
GIFT City rises in GFCI rankings, reflecting India’s momentum as a global financial hub
GIFT City's overall rating improved, underscoring increasing confidence among global investors and institutions in India's emerging international financial ecosystem. It also made a significant gain in the FinTech Index, where it rose five positions from 40th to 35th...
ICICI Pru Life’s net profit dips to Rs 295.8 crore in Q2FY26
The life insurer's Value of New Business (VNB) improved marginally by 1 per cent to Rs 592 crore, compared to Rs 586 crore in Q2 FY25, while the VNB margin expanded to 24.4 per cent from 23.4 per cent, indicating better profitability in new business Mumbai: ICICI...
Climate Change: Life-threatening heat domes confound forecasters
Wildfires and droughts are often the byproduct of extreme heat and have caused some of the largest climate-related disasters in the US. From 1980 to 2024, 23 wildfires caused $147.9 billion in damage and killed 537 people while 32 droughts extracting a toll of $367.6...
Global financial watchdogs to ramp up monitoring of AI
Banks have been broadly optimistic that AI will make them more productive, but regulators around the world have expressed concerns about its potential impact on financial stability Global financial regulators have laid out plans for closer monitoring of artificial...
Aon bolsters its broking capabilities with two senior leadership appointments
Both appointments are effective immediately, with Michelle and Lucy based in London and reporting into Rob Kemp, chief executive officer (CEO) of Commercial Risk for Aon UK LONDON: Global re/insurance broker Aon plc has announced the appointments of Michelle Beverely...
Zero GST on Retail Health Cover: Brokers ask insurers not to reduce their commission
(Lto R)- Narendra Kumar Bharindwal, President, IBAI, met with Tapan Singhel, chairman, General Insurance Council on Monday The Insurance Brokers Association of India( IBAI) wants an industry-wide dialogue on the transfer of GST burden to intermediaries to maintain...
Startups bridging India’s mental health gap through tech-led innovations
According to the India Mental Health Alliance (IMHA), a staggering 200 million Indians have diagnosed mental health conditions but receive no adequate treatment, leading to a treatment gap as high as 95 pert cent in some areas. NEW DELHI: Mental health-tech startups...
World’s largest oil gas companies involved in under 1.5 pc renewable energy projects: Study
"Oil and gas companies' renewable deployment is anecdotal at best. Their contribution to the fight against the climate crisis should be judged solely by how much fossil fuel they leave in the ground," lead author Marcel Llavero-Pasquina, a researcher at the Autonomous...