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Insurance joint secretary Goyal shifted out of DFS
Parshant K Goyal DFS, headed by secretary M Nagaraju currently doesn’t have an additional secretary nor a joint secretary in its insurance division. Nagaraju is scheduled to retire on May 30, 2026 New Delhi: In a key level change in the central government, Parshant K...
Dubai launches driverless taxi service
The vehicle functions through an integrated system powered by artificial intelligence, advanced sensing technologies, and autonomous decision-making systems. The system ensures safe and seamless mobility within a real urban environment and on roads open to live...
377 aircraft identified for repetitive defects since Jan last year, says govt
Of these, 405 aircraft belonging to IndiGo were analysed for repetitive defects and 148 were identified for repetitive defects, as on February 3, this year, as per data presented by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol in Lok Sabha. New Delhi:A total...
LIC’s net profit rises 17% to Rs12,930 cr Q3FY25
R Doraiswamy, CEO & MD, LIC R Doraiswamy, CEO & MD, LIC said,``“The consumers and the companies in the life insurance industry have responded positively to the various initiatives of the government, especially to GST 2.0. At LIC, we have further increased our...
In a competitive pricing environment, SCOR grows its P&C portfolio selectively, seizing profitable opportunities while maintaining a strong underwriting discipline. During the January 2026 P&C renewals, SCOR delivers EGPI1 growth of 4.7% for traditional...
New Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025 comes into force from 5, Feb
The government notified that Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025 will be implemented from Feb 5 The entire new act will come into force except section 25, said the Department of Financial services.. Also Section 32A of the Act has been kept in...
Insurance rates in India, Middle East and Africa decline in Q42025: Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index
Property rates in India experienced decreases between 15% to 25%.Catastrophe-exposed and high-hazard sectors (chemical, food, waste, recycling) faced declines of up to 20% in India; insureds in other regions generally saw declines of 10% to 15%.Cyber insurance rates...
Zurich Insurance set to take over Beazley for $11 billion
Beazley’s board “has concluded that the financial terms of the proposal are at a level that it would be minded to recommend” to its shareholders, according to the joint statement. “Zurich looks forward to commencing its confirmatory due diligence on Beazley and...
CBDT chief says 88 pc of individual taxpayers have opted for new tax regime
"And insofar as presumptive tax cases, about 97 per cent of the taxpayers have moved to the new tax regime. For corporates, about 60 per cent of the income is now being reflected in the new tax regime," CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal New Delhi:As many as 88 per cent of...
RBI may hire more specialists for cybersecurity controls as digital risks multiply across banking system
The watchdog also seeks to add more officers to its supervision division, with hiring skewed toward specialists in cybersecurity controls as digital risks multiply across the banking system, according to the people. The overhaul is still under consideration and...
Govt deactivates 2.5 crore Aadhaar IDs of deceased to avoid fraud
Jitin Prasada,Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology The primary motivation for this purge is to close any loopholes that could enable the misuse of personal identities. According to the statement by the Ministry of Electronics & IT,...
Competition regulator orders probe into IndiGo after mass flight cancellations
More than 10.4 lakh passengers were affected by flight cancellations in December, with over 93 percent of the total passengers getting impacted by IndiGo cancellations New Delhi: India's competition regulator, Competition Commission of India(CCI), has ordered an...
Space Insurance:Govt prepares policy framework for covering 3rd party damages due to Indian Space Objects
A draft “Policy framework and guidelines addressing State’s Liability towards third party damages arising due to Indian Space Objects”, is presently undergoing various consultations, which envisages, among others, the third-party liability insurance to be maintained...
AI Data Center: Staggering $3 trillion of debt to fund the artificial intelligence boom
Not even the world’s biggest technology companies—not Amazon.com, not Microsoft or Meta Platforms—are prepared to foot the bill with only their own cash. The massive equity investments in private companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic don’t come close to this...
Air India 787 fuel switch:Incorrect procedure may have led to issue DGCA to look at other aspects
Meanwhile, Air India is carrying out an inspection of the fuel control switches in all its Boeing 787 planes. The airline has 33 Boeing 787 planes comprising 26 legacy 787-8s and 7 Boeing 787-9s New Delhi/Mumbai: Aviation watchdog DGCA's initial examination of the...
Delhi tribunal seeks Centre’s help in road accident case cites policy vacuum
"There is a clear policy vacuum, and the family of the victim/cyclist cannot be left to struggle with fate. In these peculiar circumstances, the assistance of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is necessary to understand if there is any policy/scheme...
Long-Term Care: National infra for sr citizens
As per the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), conducted under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 23.8 per cent of persons aged 60 years and above in the country suffer from at least one limitation in Activities of Daily Living (ADL),...
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana: Losses by wild animals as add on cover allowed at cost of state government
The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), introduced in the country from 2016-17 is providing comprehensive risk insurance against crop damage due to non-preventable natural risks from pre-sowing to post-harvest for the crops/areas notified by the concerned State...