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Expectations of a healthy Rabi season, supported by normal monsoons, adequate soil moisture, and strong water reservoir levels, are also likely to boost rural incomes across major crop-producing states. New Delhi:The revival in rural demand is expected to play a key...
India’s insurance sector to see slower growth due to muted auto sales and weak corporate health renewals: Report
"We expect slower industry growth largely due to a slowdown in motor sales…… Retail health expanded 9.8 per cent YoY while group remained flat at -0.1 per cent YoY dragged by lower corporate policy renewals." New Delhi: The insurance industry in India is witnessing a...
Legal battle with X: Centre shows fake ‘Supreme Court of Karnataka’ account in HC
Appearing for the Centre in its ongoing face-off with social media giant X Corp, Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta presented the account as evidence of how easily digital platforms can be misused to mislead the public Bengaluru: Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta...
EU imposes sanctions on Rosneft’s India refinery, lowers oil price cap
"For the first time, we're designating a flag registry and the biggest Rosneft refinery in India," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in a post on X. Other measures adopted by EU include sanctions on dozens more vessels in Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers,...
RBI to issue climate risk disclosure rules for banks soon
As part of the central bank's climate disclosure rules, banks will be required to calculate gross emissions of borrowers and disclose this information by asset classes and industries, according to the draft norms. Such disclosures are expected to be included in their...
Air India cockpit recording suggests captain cut fuel to engines before crash, report
India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which is leading the investigation into the crash, said in a statement on Thursday that "certain sections of the international media are repeatedly attempting to draw conclusions through selective and unverified...
Global Cat insured losses at least $100 billion for 1H 2025: Aon
According to preliminary estimates, 1H economic losses in the U.S. alone reached at least $126 billion, surpassing 1994 ($115 billion) as the costliest 1H on record and significantly above the 1H average since 2000 ($41 billion). In contrast, economic losses in all...
Insurance industry seeks clarity on Irdai’s initial approval of West Bridge’s KIWI General Insurance
Industry expert said that with WestBridge Capital's controlling stakes in both, KIWI General Insurance and Start Health, there may be a potential for merger. If that doesn't happen then the only option is that WestBridge dilutes its holding in Star Health below...
Cyber security and IT services provider Intersys sets up India operations
Led by Tanmay Gore, director of Intersys India, located in Mumbai, will address a key challenge in the market: the difficulty of assessing and pricing cyber risk for organisations that often lack dedicated IT security resources Mumbai: London based Cyber security and...
Businesses expect a surge in conflicts and disputes as risk landscape worsens, Clyde & Co report
James Roberts, Partner, London, said: “Economic pressures are triggering disputes where once there may have been a more pragmatic renegotiation. Contractual tensions are particularly visible in sectors like professional services, construction, and technology, where...
July 1 reinsurance renewals confirm downward pricing pressure: Fitch
Pricing across most reinsurance lines continued to gradually fall, as it had at the January and April renewals, and rates for loss-free property programmes fell by 10%–15%. In contrast, US casualty pricing was broadly flat, and retrocession pricing and coverage...
Former Lloyd’s CEO John Neal to join AIG as President
John Neal, President-designate, AIG In this role, Neal will report to chairman & CEO, Peter Zaffino and lead AIG’s General Insurance organization, which includes the North America Commercial Insurance, International Commercial Insurance and Global Personal...
EV sales in India set to cross 7 pc market share by FY28
"India's electric car sales penetration is likely to cross 7 per cent by FY28, provided rare earth disruption is resolved in a timely manner. With a robust pipeline of model launches, expanding EV charging infrastructure and battery localisation under the PLI scheme,...
Parliamentary panel on Income Tax Bill adopts report makes 285 suggestions
According to the government, the new Bill aims to simplify language, eliminate redundancy, and streamline procedures and processes to enhance the taxpayer experience New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel examining the Income Tax Bill-2025 on Wednesday made 285 suggestions...
India’s passenger vehicles and two-wheelers sector anticipates festive season boost, rural recovery in H2 FY2026: SIAM
The report also highlights that the passenger vehicle segment crossed a milestone of 1 million mark in Q1 of 2025-26, specifically 1.01 million units. This is the 2nd time in a row in Q1 in the last 2 years that the sales for passenger vehicles crossed the 1 million...
SC directs FSSAI to implement Front-of-Pack nutrition labels on packaged foods
The Union health ministry has also recently proposed displaying sugar and oil boards as an initiative to promote healthier dietary habits in various settings. New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has directed Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to...
About 1.4 lakh new PMJDY a/cs opened under financial inclusion saturation campaign: FinMin
Nearly 1.4 lakh new Jan Dhan accounts have been opened and more than 5.4 lakh new enrolments have been recorded under three Jan Suraksha Schemes in the past fortnight, the statement said New Delhi: About 1.4 lakh new Jan Dhan accounts have been opened in the past...
Earlier crop insurance scheme saw cheating as insurers got profits farmers didn’t benefit Minister
"Large-scale irregularities came to light (in the previous scheme). Some insurance companies indulged in irregularities. So a decision had to be taken. So far, crop insurance companies have earned profits of Rs 10,000 crore," Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao...