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The items under these orders cannot be produced, sold/traded, imported and stocked unless they bear the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) mark New Delhi: DPIIT considering quality control norms for air coolers, bicycles, bottled water dispensersThe Department for...
`Bima Sugam is a big game changer for the end user and companies will also get the advantage”
In an interview with IANS, Anil Kumar Aggarwal, Managing Director & CEO, Shriram General Insurance Company, said the year 2022 has been one of the best years for the Indian general insurance industry. As per the trends, the industry is expected to double its...
RT-PCR test mandatory for passengers arriving from China, Singapore, Thailand
The ministry release issued by Lav Agarwal, additional secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, said the ministry has decided to revise and update its existing guidelines for International arrivals in view of the rising COVID cases in the above-mentioned...
SBI,ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank continue to remain systemically important banks: RBI
The framework for dealing with D-SIBs was issued in July 2014. The framework requires the RBI to disclose the names of banks designated as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) starting from 2015 and place these lenders in appropriate buckets depending upon...
Japan insurers to maintain cover for LNG vessels in Russian waters
The insurance companies negotiated with reinsurers to replace part of the coverage and they are expected to enable continued insurance, Nikkei reported on Thursday After renegotiating with UK reinsurers, a total of 30 billion yen ($224 million) is expected to be...
Lenders to meet on Tuesday to discuss bids for Reliance Capital acquisition
In an e-auction conducted under the Challenge Mechanism, Torrent had presented a resolution plan for Reliance Capital Ltd (RCL) with a net present value of Rs 8,640 crore, while Hinduja's offer was Rs 8,110 crore After the e-auction was over, sources said, Hinduja...
Jan 04 strike over restructuring deferred as management agrees to talk:PSU gen insurance unions
On Monday, under the banner of Joint Forum of Trade Unions (JFTU),the unions participated in conciliation meeting with the management under the guidance of chief labour commissioner(CLC). Various arguments took place in the meeting from both sides and finally CLC...
Recession will hit a third of the world this year, warns IMF chief
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director, International Monetary Fund The year 2023 will be tougher than last year because the economies of the US, the EU and China will slow down, she said. ''Even in countries that are not in recession, it would feel like a recession...
SC issues detailed norms for adjudicating motor accident claim cases
The Court has noted the concern regarding the delay in disposal of the claims cases under the Motor Vehicles Act, in the trial court or at the appellate stage. For effective implementation of the M.V. Amendment Act and the Rules framed thereunder, the specified...
‘Physical activity must to reduce mental stress’
"Many individuals do not believe that physical activities help in reducing mental stress. But many scientific studies have established the fact that individuals can burn their stress out. While excessive gym might be harmful to stressful minds, moderate exercise helps...
Smartwatch data shows Covid booster vaccine is safe: Lancet study
“We saw clear and significant changes after administration of the vaccine, such as an increase in heart rate compared to the pulse rate measured before vaccination, and then we saw a return to the participant’s baseline, i.e., the pulse levels after vaccination...
Global natural catastrophe 2022 insured losses seen at $112 bln- Guy Carpenter
This year’s renewal season was “one of the most challenging. ..the sector has experienced,” Guy Carpenter said, adding that the process had been “extremely late.” Global insurance losses for natural catastrophes are projected to reach $112 billion in 2022, reinsurance...
Russia outlines plan for ‘unfriendly’ investors to sell up at half-price
The term "unfriendly" describes countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia in response to its military intervention, including members of the European Union, the United States, Japan, Canada, Britain and Australia A bill that would have enabled authorities to...
Outlook 2023: Financials, cement, infra, renewable energy stocks to hog limelight next year
Among the highlights of the year, the number of registered investors went up more than 32 per cent year-on-year in 2022. The phenomenon also highlighted the fact despite the prevalent market volatility due to multiple headwinds including rate hikes, faltering economic...
Govt hikes interest rates of post office savings schemes, PPF and Sukanya Samriddhi rates unchanged
While the interest rate for popular PPF and girl child savings scheme Sukanya Samriddhi were retained, rates for deposits up to 5 per cent as well as NSC, senior citizen savings scheme and Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) where income accruing is taxable have been hiked by up...
Consolidation of public sector banks leads to 4,837 branches being shut down
According to RBI, a total of 2,271 bank branches were closed in 2020-21, out of which 86 were completely shut, while 2,185 branches were adjusted to another branch Bhopal: Efforts to connect the poorest of the poor with banks are underway throughout the country, so...
SBI asks field functionaries to desist from mis-selling of insurance products
The bank asked the field functionaries to ensure that the branches conduct need-based selling of insurance products with strict compliance to the Assessment of Suitability and Appropriateness Framework (ASAF) and sourcing of business is undertaken for 100 per cent KYC...
Domestic passenger vehicles sales rise 23 pc to record of 37.93 lakh units in 2022
''The industry wholesales in January to December 2022 were just short of 38 lakh units. It was 37.93 lakh units against 30.82 lakh in 2021, which is a growth of 23 per cent,'' Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales Shashank Srivastava told...