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Over 1 100 787s Dreamliners criss-crossing skies a flight path of connectivity, now a crash
A few years back, the US watchdog Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had stopped deliveries of the Dreamliners due to certain issues but the plane was never involved in any fatal crash till Thursday New Delhi: The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, known for its advanced...
Re/insurers get ready to shell out over Rs1600 crore($186 million) of claims for Air India’s devastating Ahmedabad crash
London market sources said there can be a claim of Rs 700 crore( $81 million)for Hull Loss (Aircraft Damage) as the Boeing 787-8 aircraft has been declared a total loss. There will be a Passenger Liability claims of around Rs 320 crore as under the Montreal...
Extreme heat kills half a million people globally each year, says Swiss Re
Jérôme Haegeli, Swiss Re's Group Chief Economist "Extreme heat used to be considered the 'invisible peril' because the impacts are not as obvious as of other natural perils," says Jérôme Haegeli, Swiss Re's Group Chief Economist. "With a clear trend to longer, hotter...
Air India’s Ahmedabad-London flight with 242 people crashes in seconds after take off, just one survives
Air India had renewed its mega $20 billion insurance policy with multinational re/insurer AIG as the lead reinsurer since Apr 1. The primary insurers for the Air India policy are- Tata Aig General Insurance( lead insurer), ICICI Lombard General Insurance, New India...
No MDR will be charged on UPI transactions: FinMin
"Speculation and claims that the MDR will be charged on UPI transactions are completely false, baseless, and misleading. Such baseless and sensation-creating speculations cause needless uncertainty, fear and suspicion among our citizens. The Government remains fully...
With India push, global commercial aircraft fleet size to double to almost 50,000 planes over the next 20 years
The global in-service fleet will swell by 24,480 units to 49,210 aircraft in 2044, Airbus predicted in its latest global market forecast that includes both its own planes and those of rivals like Boeing Co. Most of the growth will come from single-aisle aircraft like...
Missiles, drones and proliferating conflict zones increasing burden on airline operations and profitability
Airlines are racking up costs and losing market share from canceled flights and expensive re-routings, often at short notice. The aviation industry, which prides itself on its safety performance, is investing more in data and security planning Proliferating conflict...
Insurers have to compensate for Russian seized aircrafts, rules UK Judge
The ruling relates to 147 planes and 16 engines that had insurance claims worth $4.5 billion attached. While it’s a victory for the lessors, the judge clarified what kind of insurance policies covered the losses, meaning not everything would be covered. Insurance...
Firefighting efforts intensify aboard Singapore vessel after explosion off Kerala coast
"Around 40 per cent of the fire has now been brought under control. The vessel remains afloat but unmanned and is slowly drifting southeast in the Arabian Sea," according to updates shared by the Director General of Shipping. Kochi/Mumbai: Indian Coast Guard and other...
EU proposes ban on Nord Stream gas pipeline, reduction of oil price cap
EU firms are involved in an array of service provision for Russia that’s legal under the cap at current prices but wouldn’t be at $45. That includes use of the large Greek oil-tanker fleet, as well as insurance and reinsurance that’s provided by different firms across...
Investors find opportunities in Asian high-net-worth clients and retail investors, says Apollo Global Management
Investors in Asia are now considering putting a portion of investment intended for the US into places like India and Australia, due to uncertainties brought on by tariff policies Apollo Global Management Inc. said high-net-worth clients and access to retail investors...
Rise of autonomous vehicles to impact $400 billion US auto-insurance industry, says Goldman Sachs
“Autonomy has the potential to significantly reduce accident frequency longer-term and reshape the underlying claim cost distribution and legal liability for accidents,” Goldman Sachs analysts including Mark Delaney wrote in a June 9 note to clients The rise of...
Hindu Kush Himalayas at greater risk Of landslides, floods this monsoon: Report
While the monsoon is crucial for refilling these rivers, the danger from water-related disasters, such as floods, landslides, storms, heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and GLOFs, is increasing due to the worsening impacts of climate change. New Delhi: There is a high...
R Doraiswamy selected as MD&CEO of LIC
R Doraiswamy, managing director, LIC Among four MDs, Doraiswamy is the second senior most MD among existing four MDs followed by Pant and Patnaik. After getting approvals from the government, he will be getting a term of over three years till August 31, 2028 as...
India’s social security coverage increased from 19 pc to 64 pc in 10 years
According to an official statement, ILO has acknowledged India's achievement and officially published on its dashboard that 64.3 per cent of India's population, i.e. over 94 crore people, are now covered under at least one social protection benefit. It is an...
SBI General Insurance appoints Mohd. Arif Khan as its deputy CEO
Mohd. Arif Khan, deputy chief executive officer, SBI General Naveen Chandra Jha, MD & CEO, SBI General Insurance, said, "His vast experience across diverse banking functions, strong strategic expertise, and deep understanding of the business, will be instrumental...
India’s population to reach 1.46 billion, fertility rate falling below the replacement level of 2.1.
The country's 68 per cent of the population is of working age (15-64), providing a potential demographic dividend, if matched by adequate employment and policy support. New Delhi: India's population is estimated to reach 1.46 billion in 2025, continuing to be the...
ChatGPT suffers global outage including in India, OpenAI ‘investigating’
"We are investigating," said the company. About 88 per cent of complaints from India cited the chatbot not responding to queries, 8 per cent reported issues with the mobile app, and 3 per cent faced API-related problems New Delhi: OpenAI’s popular chatbot ChatGPT...