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High interest rates declining export finance impacting exporters’ competitiveness CII’s Budhia
`` Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) currently provides 90 per cent insurance cover for exporters with a credit limit of up to Rs 50 crore. This coverage could be extended to Rs 100 crore, and more banks could be brought into the fold to ensure...
India cut GDP emission intensity by 36 pc during 2005-2020 Govt report
India continues to decouple economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions. Between 2005 and 2020, the emission intensity of India's GDP declined 36 per cent, India's fourth Biennial Update Report (BUR-4) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
Commerce min plans to expand food testing infrastructure to boost exports Official
"Though we have taken a number of measures, we are doing a deeper analysis commodity and area-wise. We are trying to find out gaps in our food testing infrastructure. We hope that the study will be over in 2-3 months and after that we will come up with a full plan of...
Brazil says workers at China’s BYD site are victims of human trafficking
The investigation also brings unwelcome attention to BYD when it is seeking to expand globally after having gained dominance in China, the world’s largest auto market, where it now takes up more than a third of the market of EVs and plug-in hybrids Chinese workers at...
Commercial aviation suffers deadliest year since 2018
The spike in fatalities marks a reversal from 2023, which became the safest year ever in aviation with no deaths among large passenger jetliners — typically planes made by Airbus SE and Boeing. Commercial aviation has suffered its deadliest year since 2018 after the...
FinMin asks banks, insurance firms to expedite public grievances resolution
M Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial services At the outset, the Secretary reiterated the Prime Minister's direction given in the Pragati meeting held on December 26, that all the Senior officers at the level of Chairman/ MD/ ED of PSBs/PSICs should review...
Govt extends PMFSBY and RWBCIC till FY25-26, sets up Rs 824.77 crore technology fund for crop claim settlement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi For large scale technology infusion in implementation of the scheme leading to increasing transparency and claim calculation and settlement, the Union Cabinet has also approved creation of Fund for Innovation and Technology (FIAT) with a...
2024 Insurance Amendment Bill: Ushering in a New Era in Indian Insurance
Shailaja Lall & Shivangi Talwarer Some clarity has been provided on ‘services related or incidental to insurance business’ under the 2024 Amendment Bill which includes carrying on and transacting guarantee and indemnity business, managing, selling and realising...
Sebi issues clarification on cybersecurity norms, offers compliance extensions
The framework is designed to ensure that Sebi-regulated entities (REs) maintain robust cybersecurity posture, remain equipped with adequate cyber resiliency measures and can withstand, respond to, and recover from cyber threats, effectively New Delhi: Sebi on Tuesday...
Year ender: Mutual fund industry’s AUM surges over 500 pc in a decade
Rural and semi-urban areas now account for 50 per cent of the total SIP accounts in the country. Meanwhile, AUM growth in B-30 (Beyond 30 cities) outpaced the top-30 cities during this period. New Delhi: Indian mutual fund industry’s assets under management (AUM) saw...
20th SIRC-Revolutionise(Re)Insurance
After Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre and Baden Baden Reinsurance Meet, the global reinsurance industry has gathered in Singapore for 20th SIRC ,in the 1st week of November, to prepare itself for the Jan 1 renewals. Asia Insurance Post had prepared a special...
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Beijing to boost driverless vehicle use, regulations to kick in from Apr 1
Autonomous vehicles that pass road testing and safety assessments will be allowed to apply for road trials.Chinese authorities have been aggressively greenlighting trials for self-driving technology with at least 19 cities conducting robotaxi and robobus tests China's...
China’s 2024 GDP growth set to hit target of around 5%, says Xi Jinping
China is expected to set a 2025 growth target roughly similar to this year’s, as top leaders signaled earlier this month they’re willing to embrace more forceful stimulus measures. That would help the economy counter any impact from potential increases in US tariffs...
Ex-cop, PSU staffer among 5 men handed jail term in 2003 bogus insurance claims case
During investigation, it was revealed that public servants entered into a criminal conspiracy and colluded with private persons and sanctioned insurance claims based on forged documents, thus causing loss to the New India Assurance, said the agency Ahmedabad: A...
Wayanad landslide declared as ‘disaster of severe nature’
``Keeping in view the intensity and magnitude of the Meppadi landslide disaster in Wayanad district, it has been considered by the Inter-Ministerial Central Team as a disaster of severe nature for all practical purposes," a communication to the Kerala government from...
NGT kept close watch on environmental concerns, issued several orders in 2024
The maintenance of the pristine sanctity of venerated rivers, including the Ganga and Yamuna, particularly in the light of the upcoming Mahakumbh in Prayagraj was another concern before the green body New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal dealt with a wide range of...
Gold set to extend record run; may hit Rs 90,000 in 2025 on global cues
Gold price is hovering at Rs 79,350 per 10 grams in spot markets at present, and Rs 76,600 per 10 grams in futures trade on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) NEW DELHI: Gold, a safe-haven bet, is likely to continue its record-smashing journey in the New Year, rising...