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Finance Ministry to host two-day conclave on 17-18 Aug, to deliberate people-centric banking reforms

Finance Ministry to host two-day conclave on 17-18 Aug, to deliberate people-centric banking reforms

by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 11, 2026 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy

The thematic tracks will focus on deposit mMobilisation, banking for youth, supporting the investment cycle, supporting global capability centres, agriculture & horticulture value chain infrastructure, re-imagining the credit card business, and priority sector...
UPI transactions remain free for consumers: FM Sitharaman

UPI transactions remain free for consumers: FM Sitharaman

by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 11, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy

Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister Clarifying the position on smaller businesses, Sitharaman said, “Small merchants remain central to UPI’s inclusive growth. We are not going to impose any MDR on them. We don’t intend to.” She further...
Key question:Whether reinsurers can maintain underwriting discipline or will irrational competition emerge

Key question:Whether reinsurers can maintain underwriting discipline or will irrational competition emerge

by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2026 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance

“If underwriting discipline and pricing integrity can be maintained despite record levels of capital, the industry may indeed be in the midst of a meaningful evolution of the reinsurance market. If not, history may once again demonstrate that the fundamental dynamics...
Magnitude-7.4 quake hits western Colombia, collapsing buildings and killing at least 73 peop

Magnitude-7.4 quake hits western Colombia, collapsing buildings and killing at least 73 peop

by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2026 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News

Colombia’s Pacific region around the quake’s epicenter lies along the “Ring of Fire”, the line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s earthquakes occur. BOGOTA, Colombia: A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on...
Air India’s A320 plane suffered glitches, turbulence during Phuket-Delhi flight: Sources

Air India’s A320 plane suffered glitches, turbulence during Phuket-Delhi flight: Sources

by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management

On August 9, the civil aviation ministry said that in the AI2379 flight incident, injuries were reported to a few passengers and cabin crew members on board. There were 137 passengers, including three infants, and eight crew members on board. New Delhi:Air...
Service fees should be charged for passage through Hormuz: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Service fees should be charged for passage through Hormuz: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson

by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News

“Generally, when you provide maritime services, you must be reimbursed for them,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated on Monday that fees should be charged for maritime...
General insurance premium grows by 10.50 % in July to Rs 31,000 cr

General insurance premium grows by 10.50 % in July to Rs 31,000 cr

by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance

Seven stand alone health insurers (SAHIs) together have grown their premium income by 30 per cent to Rs 4666 crore in July Mumbai:Boosted by Health and Motor segments, the Indian general  insurance industry has seen a growth of 10.50 per cent year-on-year(Y-o-Y) in...
FSSAI warns Diageo its whisky’s ‘matured in American oak casks’ claim was misleading

FSSAI warns Diageo its whisky’s ‘matured in American oak casks’ claim was misleading

by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Regulation

The FSSAI announced on Sunday it had ​prohibited sales of Diageo’s Royal Challenge Whisky made in the state of Madhya Pradesh and some whisky and ​rum brands made in some Indian states by Diageo and India’s Inbrew for using artificial flavouring, ⁠such as...
Screening test indicated result requiring confirmatory testing: Civil Aviation Ministry on Phuket-Delhi flight mishap

Screening test indicated result requiring confirmatory testing: Civil Aviation Ministry on Phuket-Delhi flight mishap

by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2026 | Indian News, Regulation

The Airbus A320, operating flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi on August 4, lost about 300 feet of altitude during cruise before stabilising and landing safely in Delhi. New Delhi:The pilot-in-command of an Air India flight that experienced a sudden loss of altitude...
India aims to see electric air taxis fly by 2028, testing to gather pace next year: Union Civil Aviation Minister

India aims to see electric air taxis fly by 2028, testing to gather pace next year: Union Civil Aviation Minister

by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2026 | Workplace/Employee Benefits

Speaking at the inauguration of Sarla Aviation’s new headquarters in Bengaluru, Naidu said electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft could offer a new mobility option for congested metropolitan cities such as Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi....
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