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Mutual funds, which fall somewhere between high-risk stock trading and low-return bank deposits, have offered an attractive proposition to both young and risk-averse older investors in India. The industry has grown nearly five-fold in the last decade, with over 37...
Cost-Of-Living crisis to hit women hardest: Report
Saadia Zahidi, managing director at the forum, say women have been disproportionately affected by the cost-of-living crisis following labour market losses during the pandemic and insufficient “care infrastructure” — such as for the elderly or children A cost-of-living...
India ranks low at 135th globally for gender parity; worst for health & survival: WEF
On the health and survival subindex, India ranked the lowest at 146th place and figured among the five countries with gender gaps larger than 5 percent -- the other four being Qatar, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, and China New Delhi: India was on Wednesday ranked low at 135th...
Global insurance premium to surpass $7 trillion in 2022 for the first time: Swiss Re
Among top 10 markets, only three- France, Canada and India(10th largest)- have recorded positive growth in overall premium in 2021 Non-life premiums are forecast to rise by 7.1% in nominal terms in 2022, amounting to $ 4.1 trillion globally by the end of the year Life...
Twitter sues Tesla CEO Elon Musk for violating $44 billion merger deal
Elon Musk "Musk apparently believes that he - unlike every other party subject to Delaware contract law - is free to change his mind, trash the company, disrupt its operations, destroy stockholder value, and walk away," said the lawsuit Musk said he was terminating...
India to submit new climate targets to UN ahead of COP27 talks
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...