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RBI to promote innovations in payment systems with soft touch regulations:Governor
Sanjay Malhotra,Governor , RBI "We will continue to encourage innovation while promoting safety and security through soft touch regulations," the RBI chief said and added that the central bank has adopted a soft-touch approach to regulating the payments ecosystem and...
French households, businesses face soaring costs for insurance due to climate change: Govt
The cost of climate disasters may double in the 30 years through 2050, reaching a cumulative €143 billion ($155 billion), the French government said in an adaptation plan. At a briefing in Paris, Ecology Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said climate change is a...
Irdai permits insurers to undertake transactions in bond forwards for hedging
In a circular on 'Exposure to Forward Contracts in Government Securities (Bond Forwards)', Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) said that in view of the RBI's directions and considering insurers requests for introduction of Bond Forwards,...
North Sea collision: 32 casualties brought ashore after ships collide catch fire in North Sea off eastern England
The tanker, believed to be the U.S.-flagged chemical and oil products carrier MV Stena Immaculate, was at anchor at the time after sailing from Greece, according to ship-tracking site VesselFinder. The cargo vessel, Portugal-flagged container ship Solong, was sailing...
Elon Musk’s X suffers massive outage, Indian users unable to access platform
During the downtime, X stopped working completely while the users were unable to post tweets or even open pages on the platform New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X went down on Monday in a massive global outage, including in India, as users were unable to access the...
Social media and digital accounts accessed only in search, survey ops: I-T official
"These powers are only to be executed during the course of a search or survey operation, and that too when the assessee being searched or surveyed refuses to share the passwords for digital storage drives, emails, Clouds and communication platforms such as WhatsApp...
Over 4.3 lakh crop insurance applications rejected in Maharashtra due to discrepancies: Minister
As many as 4,30,443 crop insurance applications under the PMFBY were rejected during the Kharif 2024 season. In comparison, 2,85,468 applications were rejected during the Kharif 2023 season, the minister stated.. Since the scheme's inception in Kharif 2016,...
IRDAI board to meet on Wednesday
Among other issues, the meeting, the last one under chairmanship of Debasish Panda, may consider granting approvals –R2-to the first private sector reinsurance company, Value Attics Reinsurance Limited, set up by Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa’s Fairfax group...
Govt advertises for a new IRDAI chairman as Panda’s 3-yr tenure ends on Mar 13
Debasish Panda, chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority The last date for applying for the top IRDAI job is Apr 6. For the new chairman of IRDAI, names of Giridhar Aramane, former Defense Secretary, Ajay Seth, Secretary, Department of Economic...
Parkinson’s disease could affect over 2.5 crore people globally by 2050: Study
Population ageing is predicted to be the main factor driving nearly 90 per cent of the projected cases.The western Sub-Saharan Africa could be expected to see the most pronounced spike of almost 300 per cent in the cases of the disease, even as East and South Asia...
EU’s aggressive environmental regulations biggest hurdles of FTA talks with India: GTRI
"The EU is urging India to adopt stronger privacy regulations aligned with GDPR, but India sees this as an unnecessary burden on its digital economy. India has just enacted its Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, which it argues should be sufficient, though it...
Climate change more robust now, La Nina may lose impact soon: Report
While human-caused climate change is increasingly driving a 'new normal' marked by a warmer winter and shorter spring, scientists also draw attention to the yearly changes in weather patterns, termed 'year-to-year variability'. New Delhi: Climate change is growing...
US tariff imposition to hit pharma segment; auto sector likely to face minimal impact
Terming India as a very high tariff nation, US President Donald Trump has said that reciprocal tariffs on countries that impose levies on American goods will kick in on April 2 New Delhi: Enhanced tariffs on pharma imports in the US can severely impact Indian drug...
Global fund managers remain cautious on Indian stocks after $1.3 trillion selloff
That’s because the market is still grappling with challenges posed by an economic slowdown, profit downgrades and potential US tariffs. Traders looking for bargains within Asia are gravitating toward still-cheap Chinese equities, which are in the middle of a bull run...
FPIs pull out Rs 24,753 crore from equities in first week of March
A major catalyst continues to be the escalation in global trade tensions, which significantly weigh on investor sentiment. Imposition of higher tariffs by the US on countries like Mexico, Canada and China, along with reciprocal tariffs on several countries, including...
NIA unveils exclusive cover for women entrepreneurs
Girija Subramanian, CMD, New India Assurance ``Lack of awareness regarding insurance and availability of customised products for women in this space can be taken care of by engaging women in marketing and distribution of products customised to meet the needs of these...
GST rates will come down further: Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister Responding to a question ’ on whether it is time to rationalise GST rates and slabs, Sitharaman said ”that work has almost reached a finale”. Mumbai: In an Indication that the GST rates on Health Insurance and Term Life...
Women hold 5.8 pc of board seats across Indian unicorns: Report
In contrast, women occupied 18.3 per cent of board seats across India Inc in 2023, while the global average stood at 23.3 per cent, as per a recent Deloitte’s ‘Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective’ report Bengaluru: Women constitute 5.8 per cent (76) of the...