Indian News
Drought Risk: Soren seeks special package for J’khand, Bihar MP asks Centre to declare state drought-hit
Hemant Soren,Chief Minister,Jharkhand "This year, the state so far registered 50% deficit rainfall, with less than 20...
Irdai to revamp grievance redressal mechanism, to rename it ‘Bima Bharosa’
The robust and effective mechanism would allow easy on-boarding of the complainant and s/he has to fill only eight...
28 cos secure Sebi’s clearance to float IPOs worth Rs 45,000-cr in Apr-Jul FY23
Small towns and cities who have done a fantastic job of growing their business but have never thought of monetizing...
International News
Russia finds a new route to oil market via a tiny Egyptian port
The unusual move makes the cargo’s ultimate destination harder to track, adding to a trend of Russian oil shipments...
Ukraine seeks to extend shipping safe passage deal beyond grain
“We expect that the security guarantees of our partners from the U.N. and Turkey will continue to work, and food...
Japan truck manufacturer Hino says it faked emissions data for 20 years
Teams that were developing engines knew they couldn’t meet targets and felt so pressured they falsified test results,...
Twitter rejects Musk’s claims that he was hoodwinked
The two sides head to trial on Oct. 17 after Musk sought to abandon his deal to acquire Twitter over what he says is a...
Briefs
PNB MetLife announces Rs 594 crore bonus for 4.95 lakh policyholders
PNB MetLife India Insurance Company (PNB MetLife) has announced a 12% higher bonus of Rs 594 crore for 4.95 lakh...
IRDAI extends `Use & File’ procedure to Agriculture and allied activities covers
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) in its continued endeavor to protect the interests of...
Interviews
“Presence of a health regulator would have ensured treatment protocols, reasonability of charges and quality of service in hospitals”
SC Khuntia,Chairman, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India How do you see 20 years of liberalisation of ...
“Biodiversity provides medicine and food of good quality and fights against climate risk, it makes sense to protect it”
Why is biodiversity important for AXA? If we take a cold review, $33 trillion is the estimated monetary value of goods...
“Millennial buyers and the maturity of digital tools will bring about profound change in insurance distribution models”
How do you see the situation triggered by the Covid-19 Pandemic and its extensive impacts on insurers? The...
Articles
COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk lessons in a complex, inter-connected world
Today’s interconnected world is an evolving system, and disastrous events are often the results of systemic failures....
Ascending Aviation Insurance
Though the uninterrupted historical downward trend in air travel accidents,is likely to continue and so reduce the...
Aadhaar: India’s ID system risks widespread fraud
Andy Mukherjee Indian Prime minister Modi’s new welfarism rests on Aadhaar. But if there are cracks in the edifice,...
Data
5.83 crore income tax returns filed for FY22
The officer said during the last fiscal, the due date for which was extended till December 31, 2021, around the same...
Odisha’s health budget doubled in 3 years: Patnaik
The budget provision during the 2019-20 financial year was more than Rs 6,800 crore and it rose to over Rs 12,000...
More than 1.3 mn vehicles recalled in FY22 due to safety issues: Gadkari
Gadkari said total 47,984 people died due to accidents on national highways in 2020, while 33,148 died due to...
Facts
42% Indians experienced financial fraud in last three years: Report
Storing sensitive financial details on a phone's contact list, email, or computer poses a a significant risk to cyber...
Return to office highest in telecom, consulting sectors; IT lags: Survey
"The survey has made it clear that a distributed workspace strategy is the way to go for occupiers in this new era of...
Indian neobanking market expected to witness over 3-fold jump to reach $11.65 billion
With the Indian growth story counting heavily on its young population and more than 50 per cent of the population...