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Clearing time for cheques to be cut from 2 days to a few hours: RBI Governor
Shaktikanta Das,Governor,RBI “This means that cheques will be cleared within a few hours on the day of presentation. This will speed up cheque payments and benefit both the payer and the payee,” the RBI governor said Mumbai: The RBI aims to reduce the clearing time...
RBI holds rates again; focused on bringing down inflation to target
Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India Resilient and steady economic growth in India is allowing the central bank to focus on bringing inflation down towards its 4% medium term target, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, emphasising that price stability is...
NABARD subsidiary partners with IndiaFirst Life Insurance
IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company (IndiaFirst Life) announced its selection as one of the life insurers for NABFINS, a subsidiary of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to provide Group Credit Life Micro Insurance cover for NABFINS’...
131.3 lakh fishermen covered under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
Rajiv Ranjan Singh,Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh informed the Rajya Sabha that the insurance coverage provided under the Group Accidental Insurance Scheme (GAIS) includes Rs 5,00,000 against death or...
Chola MS and Mahindra Finance join hands to offer non-life insurance solutions
Chola MS General Insurance has announced a strategic partnership with Mahindra Finance, one of India's leading Non-Banking Finance Companies.This collaboration will provide motor and other non-life insurance solutions to over 10 million customers of Mahindra Finance....
Time has come to deal with Guwahati flood, HC seeks plan from govt
"Taking into consideration the fact situation, we are of the view that now time has come to deal with the problem of waterlogging/flooding in the Guwahati city and the State is required to take steps for resolving this problem permanently," the court said. Guwahati:...
Unified train operation safety norm will be issued in 10 days Vaishnaw
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Talking to media persons here, Vaishnaw said the ministry initiated the process of bringing uniformity in subsidiary rules (SR) of all 17 railway zones after the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) flagged contradictions in...
South Africa moves to implement national health bill despite resistance
Cyril Ramaphosa,President, South Africa The legislation will gradually limit the role of private insurance in South Africa, create a new public fund to provide free access for citizens, and set the fees and prices that private healthcare suppliers can charge for...
Severe thunderstorms drive insured losses to $ 60 billion in first half of 2024, Swiss Re
Balz Grollimund, Head of Catastrophe Perils at Swiss Re, said: "In recent years, severe thunderstorms have emerged as a main driver of a significant increase in insured losses. This is due to growing populations and higher property values in urban areas, along with...
“Shall take up with the GST Council,’ says FM Sitharaman on reduction of GST on Life and Health Insurance
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Around Rs 24,529 crore was collected from GST on health and life insurance in the last three financial years.73-74 per cent of the amount collected under the GST goes to the states,'' Nirmala Sitharaman, union finance said in the...
Lloyd’s financial strength rating upgraded by AM Best
Today’s upgrade from AM Best follows that of S&P Global at the end of last year, with both agencies acknowledging the strength and resilience of Lloyd’s balance sheet.The upgrade further enhances Lloyd’s ability to attract and retain investors due to its unique...
Take measures to curb bulk communications using voice calls: Centre
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) held a meeting with the industry stakeholders in the national capital to discuss action on spammers, amid growing consumer complaints about unsolicited commercial calls.The issue involves multiple stakeholders -- TSPs,...
Explainer: Why does Nepal suffer so many air crashes?
In a 2023 safety report, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) said collision with terrain or another obstacle was the main risk, accounting for 93% of deaths in air accidents in the prior decade On July 22, 2024, eighteen people were killed in Nepal when a...
Helicopter with 5 people on board crashes in the mountains northwest of Nepal’s capital
The four passengers are Chinese nationals, and the pilot is a Nepali man, police said. No further details were immediately available KATHMANDU: A helicopter crashed in a forest outside Nepal's capital Kathmandu shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, killing all five...
FSIB to interview 5 candidates tom for selecting CMD of AIC
The general managers (GMs) who have been shortlisted on the basis of seniority are - V Balkrishna and Jayshree Bala from GIC Re, Rekha Solanki, Oriental Insurance Company, Mathew George, Managing Director and CEO of Health Insurance TPA of India (HITPA),...
Global selloff: Sensex and Nifty nosedive, Investors’ wealth eroded by Rs 17.11 lakh crore
Global markets were in the deep red on Monday as the US economic slowdown weighed heavily on the financial markets Mumbai: Equity market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty crashed over 3 per cent each on Monday in line with extremely weak trends in global markets amid...
Concretisation of roadsides in Ghaziabad NGT issues notices to MoEF others
The NGT was hearing a plea claiming "vast-scale, mindless and indiscriminate concretisation or paving, which was the biggest cause of water-logging, urban flooding and loss of biodiversity in cities and towns." New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has sought a reply...
Missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in 2 weeks
The killing of Haniyeh in Tehran has sparked concerns of a new escalation in the Israel-Hamas war. Already, the U.S. military says it will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and keep an aircraft carrier in the region DUBAI, United Arab Emirates : A missile...