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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarAgeas Federal Life declares highest-ever total bonus of Rs 134 crore in FY24
Ageas Federal Life Insurance has announced its highest-ever total bonus of Rs 134.44 crore during the annual valuations for the fiscal year 2023-24. This significant milestone marks the 10th consecutive year of bonus declarations by the company, reflecting a notable...
Growing water stress can negatively impact India’s sovereign credit strength: Moody’s
India's average annual water availability per capita is likely to drop to 1,367 cubic meters by 2031 from an already-low 1,486 cubic meters in 2021, according to the Ministry of Water Resources MUMBAI/BENGALURU: India's worsening water shortage, triggered by high...
80% of Indian marginal farmers suffered crop losses due to adverse climatic events
The findings reveal that the primary causes of crop damage were drought (41 per cent), irregular rainfall including excessive or non-seasonal rains (32 per cent), and early withdrawal or late arrival of the monsoons (24 per cent).Although 83 per cent of them are...
Zurich to increase headcount by 40 % in India
Tulsi Naidu, chief executive officer for Asia Pacific There are opportunities to grow in commercial, small and medium enterprise, assurance, auto and general insurance, Naidu said, noting the business has already recorded growth of 40% “over the past few years.”...
India Inc’s Risk Index: Demonstrating Resilience
Cyber-attack or data breach is considered to be one of the most critical risks faced today. The BFSI sector endeavored to overcome the same by adopting data security measures including database encryption, stricter controls across levels and application of data...
TRAI directs telecom companies to enhance apps and portals to curb spam messages
“Also, essential details for the registration of complaints should be automatically populated, if users grant permission to access their call logs and other relevant data,” said the telecom regulatory body'' NEW Delhi: New Delhi:In a bid to curb spam calls and...
Issuance of cat bonds set to hit a record this year
Catastrophe bonds are generally issued by insurers looking to pass a chunk of their risk over to capital markets. Issuance has picked up lately, with factors including climate change, population density and inflation adding to the potential losses that insurers face....
Cyberattack plunges US auto retail industry into disarry
The outage impacting CDK's dealer management system, used to complete deals, track store profitability and monitor employee compensation, has "plunged the auto retail industry into disarray", JPMorgan analysts said last week U.S. auto dealers grappled with an ongoing...
Blaze at South Korea lithium battery plant kills 22 workers
South Korea has made efforts to improve its safety record after several past accidents, many of which have been blamed on negligence. Each year dozens of workers are killed in industrial accidents, which prompted parliament to pass a law aimed at punishing the...
Ritesh Kumar moves to ERGO as dy COO, Anuj Tyagi will be new MD& CEO of HDFC Ergo from July 1
Anuj Tyagi, MD &CEO designate, HDFC ERGO General insurance Ritesh Kumar will join ERGO International from October 4, 2024 onwards and as the new deputy COO and will focus on the Asian growth markets, such as China, Thailand and Singapore Mumbai: Anuj Tyagi, 49,...
India’s disaster management moving forward with a ‘Zero Casualty Approach, says Home minister Shah
Amit Shah,Union Home Minister Shah also reviewed the preparations to deal with Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) New Delhi: Emphasizing on optimum use of satellite imagery provided by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) by various agencies for flood and...
IOA planning medical insurance and pension for former Olympians
"The IOA is committed to taking athlete-centric steps, and one of these is providing medical insurance and pension for all our ex-Olympians," IOA President and legendary athlete PT Usha said New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is set to introduce...
AI set to revolutionize global banking, boosting profits by USD 170 bn by 2028: CITI report
One of the most compelling aspects highlighted in the report is AI's role in combating financial fraud. AI-generated insights hold the key to preventing real-time payment scams, such as the pervasive Authorized Push Payment (APP) fraud Artificial intelligence (AI)...
53rd GST Council- No tax on co-insurance and reinsurance commission, Rs 25,000 crore demand notices on Indian re/insurers revoked
(LtoR)- Sanjay Malhotra, Revenue Secretary, Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister and Pankaj Chaudhary, minister of state,Ministry of Finance, at a press meet on Saturday after the 53rd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meet in New Delhi Earlier, Indian...
Birth rates halve in richer countries as costs weigh, OECD report says
Particularly low total fertility rates were measured in Korea, at 0.7 and Italy and Spain, each with 1.2 children per woman. The highest were in Israel on 2.9, followed by Mexico and France, each with 1.8.The average age of women giving birth rose from 28.6 in 2000 to...
EPFO adds highest-ever members in April since 2018
The share of women in the new members stood around 2.49 lakh out of total of 8.87 lakh new members, indicating a broader shift towards a more inclusive and diverse workforce. An increase of 31.29 per cent has been registered in net member addition during April as...
Atal Pension Yojana adds record 12.2 million new members in 2023-24
The government pension scheme achieved a growth of 24 per cent in gross enrolments at the end of FY 23-24 standing at 64.4 million. APY is rapidly gaining popularity among women and youth. In FY24, out of the total enrolments, 52 per cent were women and out of the...
India mulls income tax cuts in Budget as part of $6 billion consumer boost
Officials in the Ministry of Finance have discussed proposals to reduce taxes for consumers with the highest propensity to spend, the people said, asking not to be identified because the talks are private Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is considering...