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The South Asian country is preparing to put forward the document — an obligation under the Paris Agreement — in September, according to people with knowledge of the matter, just weeks before crucial COP27 climate talks in Egypt New Delhi: India is set to finally...
Andhra Pradesh rejoins crop insurance scheme PMFBY from this kharif season
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said with this important decision, crops of more than 40 lakh farmers of the state will get insurance cover in case of natural calamity New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh has decided to rejoin the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana...
MHA adopts modified policy for appointment on compassionate ground
“ A holistic assessment of the financial condition of the family has to be made taking into consideration factors like presence of earning member(s), size of family, age of children and the financial needs of a family,” the guidelines said New Delhi: The Union Home...
2 life insurers in bancassurance partnership with City Union Bank
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance and Tata AIA Life Insurance have entered into a strategic partnership with City Union Bank, one of the oldest private sector banks in India, to offer their wide array of life insurance solutions to the bank’s existing and future customers,...
SpiceJet’s Dubai-Madurai flight delayed after aircraft’s nose wheel malfunctioned
This is reportedly the ninth technical malfunction in a SpiceJet aircraft in the last 24 days. This comes after, DGCA on Wednesday (July 6) issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet after eight technical malfunctions in its aircrafts since June 19. The aviation...
Chainproof launches as the World’s first regulated smart contract insurance provider
By combining forces with SOMPO and Munich Re, global leaders in (re)insurance, Chainproof is positioned to become the world's leading regulated smart contract insurance provider Chainproof plans to offer licensed, institutional-grade insurance coverage for...
Bhaskar gets additional power of NIA CMD
Madhulika Bhaskar, general manager, New India Assurance `The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of the Department of Financial Services for entrusting financial and administrative powers andfunctions of the post of...
HDFC Life invests in ‘Z3Partners Tech Fund’
HDFC Life has invested in Z3Partners’ new fund named ‘Z3Partners Tech Fund’ which is a tech and digital investment focused Venture Capital (VC) fund. Z3 Partners, which is currently raising this Fund of Rs. 500 crore, has already backed best quality startups like...
Data Privacy: How Razorpay became victims of Alt News vs Delhi Police fight
For companies like Razorpay, the only hope lies in a data protection law, which has already been five years in the making. It may help them build trust if service providers are required to provide color codes indicating whether a particular piece of personal data...
Ships get older and slower as emissions rules bite
Supply chains are already strained due to a surge in demand as economies rebound from lockdowns, pandemic disruptions at ports and a lack of new ships. If older vessels move into the slow lane as well, shipping capacity could take another hit at a time when record...
Centre gets 5.59 lakh public grievances till Jun 25 this year, Dept of Financial Services tops list
The Centre received 5.59 lakh public grievances against various government departments in the first half of this year, with the Department of Financial Services (DFS) getting most of such complaints, according to an official report. Of the total of 5,59,094 complaints...
CERT-In takes steps to safeguard key infrastructure from hackers throughout border
Cyber assaults on important infrastructure by nation-state dangerous actors have elevated considerably and India noticed a 70 per cent improve in ransomware exercise within the fourth quarter (This autumn) of 2021, in keeping with cybersecurity firm Trellix CERT-In...
India to surpass China as most populous country in 2023, U.N. report says
In 2021, the average fertility of the world’s population stood at 2.3 births per woman over a lifetime, having fallen from about 5 births in 1950. Global fertility is projected to decline further to 2.1 births per woman by 2050 India is set to surpass China as the...
China unveils action plan to improve domestic standards across industries
The plan covered a wide range of domestic industries, as well as setting out tasks to help achieve broader goals such as China’s net-zero emissions plan and better prevention of major epidemics and terrorism attacks China on Friday published an action plan to improve...
IRDA constitutes 2 panels to sort out reinsurance issues in life and non-life insurance industry
Non-life panel headed by Bhargav Dasgupta, MD and CEO, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, to deliberate on issues like Obligatory Cession, Cession cap on cross boarder reinsurers, introduction of emerging risk transfer solutions (ART, ILS, CAT bonds etc.), and...
Delhi HC further adjourns “Singh Vs Government of India” case to Sep 8, NIA CMD appointment to get delayed
Indicating a possible scenario, industry observers say the government will now go ahead and appoint GMDs of PSU general insurers who can be selected by the FSIB and these GMDs( each company has provisions for two GMDs) can be given temporary charge of CMD of the...
8 new Insurance Ombusdmen selected
Atul Sahai, former CMD, New India Assurance has been selected for Lucknow along with Manoj K Parida, a retired IAS officer for Bhubaneswar, Bimbadhar Pradhan, ( retired IAS for Noida), C Vikash Rao (Life Insurance Corporation for Ahemedabad),Sumeet Jarath(Delhi),...
4.4 million are in “serious financial difficulties” and a further 20% are “struggling” to get by in UK
Of those in serious financial difficulty, 71% have reduced the quality of food they eat, 36% have sold or pawned possessions and 27% have canceled or not renewed insurance London: The number of UK households facing acute financial strain has risen by almost 60% since...