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Budget 2024-25: FM announces 9 priorities
Presenting her seventh straight budget, Sitharaman said the government undertakes comprehensive review of research to develop climate-resilient seeds. In the next two years, one crore farmers will be initiated in natural farming,Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman New...
PSU general insurance industry turns profitable with a combined profit of Rs 7558 crore in Fy 24
Ministry of Finance is yet to receive any proposals on wage revision of employees of six general insurers from the GIPSA, the coordinating agency for PSU general insurers,Pankaj Chaudhary, minister of state, Ministry of Finance said in Lok Sabha on Monday New Delhi:...
Somali piracy revives sharply after yrs of quiet
There were eight acts of piracy and hijackings in the first half of this year near the east African country, the International Maritime Bureau, a Kuala Lumpur- and London-based monitoring organization, said in a report Somali piracy — the scourge of merchant shipping...
Without backup plans, global IT outages will happen again
“I’m sure the regulators globally are looking at this. There is limited competition globally for operating systems, for example, and also for the large-scale cybersecurity products like the ones CrowdStrike provides,” said Nigel Phair, a cybersecurity professor at...
CrowdStrike Crisis: Negotiating ‘Blue Screen of Death’ (BSOD) loop
Clear understanding and documentation of cyber insurance policies are essential to determine coverage in connection with such incidents. Insurers could see that their incident response and claims handling teams are stretched thin given the scale of this incident, as...
Economic Survey highlights urgent need for structured elderly care policies in India
Coupled with insights from a NITI Aayog position paper, the survey pointed out that the elderly care industry in India -- currently valued at USD 7 billion (Rs 57,881 crore) -- faces critical gaps in infrastructure, research and know-how for managing geriatric...
All airport operators to conduct third party audit of structural stability of buildings
"All the airport operators have also been directed to carry out a thorough evaluation of all civil, electrical and technical aspects of the building, including the design, specifications and workmanship of the roof sheeting structure before the onset of monsoon every...
Crop insurance to see growth from 2024 onwards, govt tech push to boost sector: Economic Survey 2023-24
"Agriculture premiums will likely rise from 2024 onwards, with an average real premium growth of 2.5 per cent over the medium term, supported by improvements in insurance infrastructure such as mobile applications and remote sensing for crop loss monitoring," the...
Capital markets becoming prominent in India’s growth story Eco Survey
At present, there are over 9.5 crore retail investors and have nearly 10 per cent direct ownership of the market through its almost 2,500 listed companies “The significant increase in retail investors in the stock market calls for careful consideration. This is...
Financial sector outlook appears bright but needs tight vigil on vulnerabilities Eco Survey
"It also needs to provide insurance protection and retirement security to all citizens. The share of insurance and pension fund assets in GDP stands at 19 per cent and 5 per cent, respectively, in India, compared to a high of 52 per cent and 122 per cent in the US and...
Artificial intelligence (AI) taking root in several spheres of Indian economy: Eco Survey
Vision is for India to evolve as a ‘fintech nation’ with the highest number of fintech firms and the highest fintech adoption rate by incumbents fuelled by digital public infrastructure,” the Survey highlighted "An approach should be evolved for common user data, eg...
Unemployment rate declines to 3.2 pc, job & skill creation top priority: Eco Survey
According to the Survey, key areas of policy focus in the short to medium term include job and skill creation, tapping the full potential of the agriculture sector, addressing MSME bottlenecks, managing India’s green transition, deftly dealing with the Chinese...
Eco-Survey: Banks and insurers must avoid mis-selling and address grievances to keep financial system healthy
Commercial banks and insurance companies, even as they aim to achieve greater market penetration, must keep in mind levels of financial literacy in the country, avoid over lending mis-selling and address grievances, such that the financial cycle stays healthy as long...
Economic Survey pegs India’s GDP growth rate at 6.5-7 pc for 2024-25
India’s economy carried forward the momentum it built in FY23 into FY24 despite a gamut of external challenges. India’s real GDP grew by 8.2 per cent in FY24, exceeding the 8 per cent mark in three out of four quarters of FY24. The focus on maintaining macroeconomic...
Over 34.7 cr Ayushman Bharat cards generated: Economic Survey
“Considering the multiplier effect of low costs, the scheme saves more than 1.25 lakh crore of out-of-pocket expenditure for poor and deprived families,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said New Delhi: More than 34.7 crore Ayushman Bharat cards have been...
Need to focus on improving airlines viability; ensure environmental sustainability: Eco Survey
"The aviation industry in India is on the cusp of unprecedented growth, with a strong order book of more than 1500 aircraft placed by Indian airlines and a projected demand for over 2,200 aircraft by 2042," it said. For India to take a leadership position in aviation,...
Eco Survey calls for paradigm shift to counter rising mental health and obesity issues among Indians
Mental health drags down productivity more widely in the ecosystem than individuals' physical health issues, it noted. Quoting the National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) 2015-16 data, the survey said 10.6 per cent of adults suffered from mental disorders in India while...
Insurers face business interruption claims after global tech outage
"Some cyber insurance policies exclude non-malicious events, and there are waiting periods and deductibles that businesses will have to consider before making a claim with their insurance carriers," said Nir Perry, CEO at CyberWrite, a cyber insurance risk platform...