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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarBeazley appoints Alessandro Lezzi as Group Head of Cyber Risks
Beazley, a leading specialty insurer, has today announced Alessandro Lezzi as Group Head of Cyber Risks, reporting to Paul Bantick, Group Chief Underwriting Officer, Beazley. Alessandro Lezzi has an outstanding track record of success in cyber insurance having been...
SBI Life launches cover providing guaranteed income and protection
SBI Life Insurance has launched ‘SBI Life - Smart Platina Supreme’; a non-linked, non-participating life insurance savings plan that offers seamless combination of protection and guaranteed pay-outs. The guaranteed income plan ensures long-term stability through its,...
India has 1,065 dams 50-100 years old, 224 are hundred plus: Govt
According to the National Register of Large Dams (NRLD-2023 edition), compiled jointly by the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) and Central Water Commission(CWC), there are 6,138 constructed and 143 under construction dams which aggregate to a total of 6,281 large...
LIC unclaimed maturity amounts reach Rs881 cr in FY24
As many as 3,72,282 policyholders did not claim maturity benefits during FY2024, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. During the previous year, he said, the amount worth Rs 815.04 crore belonging to 3,73,329...
World can expect another zoonotic pandemic any day: Ex-WHO Director
The majority of newly emerging diseases are viral, and they are emerging mostly from the animal world. That means they are zoonosis, like Covid,Mario C.B. Raviglione, former Director of the Global Tuberculosis (TB) Programme at the World Health Organization (WHO). New...
Lifestyle As Medicine’: Book by eminent doctors offers holistic approach to science of healthy living
The list of contributors include the likes of former AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria (co-author of “Sleep: Rejuvenating the Mind and Body”), chairman and founder of Narayana Health Dr Devi Shetty (co-author of “Lifestyle Related Diseases: Understanding and...
ICMR sets up India’s first diabetes biobank in Chennai for research
The biobank will facilitate advanced research on the causes of diabetes, the variations of the Indian type of diabetes and related disorders, said Dr V Mohan, chairman of the MDRF and Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre The country's first diabetes biobank, a...
Delhi govt prepared to introduce a law to protect doctors from violence
"At times, we hear about incidents of violence against the doctors. If such a need arises in Delhi, the government will bring in a Doctors Protection Act to address these concerns," Delhi Chief Minister Atishi said New Delhi: The AAP government will always stand with...
2 in 3 Indian women are investing for retirement surpassing national and men’s averages Max Life Study
Health and wellness remain integral to women’s retirement plans. While only 4 in 10 women engage in regular physical activities, a majority (over 80%) do so at least three times a week. Nearly half (49%) have health insurance, and 82% feel optimistic about maintaining...
Govt unveils ‘Jalvahak’ incentive scheme to boost cargo movement via waterways
"The Jalvahak scheme incentivises long-haul cargo transport and ensures timely delivery through regular freight services. This initiative provides a positive economic value proposition to trade while advancing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of transformation...
PMJJBY life insurance: 21cr enrolment, 860,575 claims worth Rs 17,211.50 settled
The Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana(PMSBY) has seen a cumulative enrolment of 47.59 crore, while the cumulative number of claims received stood at 193,964, as of November 20. As per the official figures, the cumulative number of claims disbursed stood at...
Hinduja Group likely to complete RCap acquisition by Jan-End
"Most of the approvals and procedures related to the resolution process of Reliance Capital are complete. Couple of the procedures at the end of the administrator and CoC are to be completed. We hope that all these will be over in the next 4-6 weeks and RCAP should...
HC asks Maharashtra govt for details on expenditure on medical infrastructure, budgetary allocation
The court was hearing a bunch of petitions, including one initiated suo motu (on its own), raising concerns over the high number of deaths at government hospitals in Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts last year Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Saturday...
FPIs return to Indian equities; infuse Rs 22,766 cr in first two weeks of Dec
Looking ahead, the flow of foreign investments into Indian equity markets will hinge on several key factors. These include the policies implemented under Donald Trump's presidency, the prevailing inflation and interest rate environment, and the evolving geopolitical...
India and UK to collaborate on developing financial regulations
Participants from India and UK touched upon reforms in respective financial services sectors including capital markets, insurance & reinsurance, pensions, FinTech, sustainable finance and International Financial Services Centre GIFT City/Gujarat: The 3rd India –...
E-commerce to adopt Safety Pledge to protect online consumers on Dec 24
With India projected to have 500 million online shoppers by 2030 and currently hosting 880 million internet users, the initiative addresses critical challenges in the rapidly expanding e-commerce landscape. The pledge requires platforms to cooperate with statutory...
Meta outage hit Facebook Instagram WhatsApp
Meta’s outage is a timely reminder of the need to engineer critical systems to maximise their reliability, including minimising central points of failure and employing engineering principles like fault isolation Melbourne: A major outage is affecting users of popular...
Max Life Insurance rebrands to Axis Max Life Insurance
“With Axis now an integral part of our identity, we are well-positioned to capitalize on new opportunities and accelerate our growth by expanding our distribution network, enhancing customer touchpoints, and delivering digitally empowered services. Together, we are...