New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India’s general insurance industry closed FY26 with gross direct premium income of Rs 3,36,000 crore, up 9 per cent year‑on‑year, a report said on Tuesday.The report from BCG said Gross Written Premium rose 10 per...
Seoul, Aug 18 (IANS) The labour union of Hyundai Motor said on Tuesday it will stage partial strikes throughout this week after failing to reach an agreement with management over wages.The automaker's union said it decided to stage four-hour strikes...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has completed more than 2 crore (20 million) mandatory biometric updates (MBUs) for schoolchildren nationwide under a special campaign aimed at ensuring Aadhaar records remain updated, an official...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) US-based technology firm Meta is intensifying efforts to curb the spread and reappearance of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) across its platforms amid ongoing discussions with the government, according to a report.NDTV Profit reported that...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India ranks first in global coconut production and third in cultivation area, accounting for 31.24 per cent and 17.90 per cent of world totals, respectively, and about 2,175 hectares of new area were brought under...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) BRICS member countries have unveiled four collaborative knowledge compendiums on sustainable lifestyles, integrated wildfire management, landscape-based greening and circular economy practices, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) said on Tuesday.The compendiums were...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India’s proposal to build a digital bridge between the domestic currency payment networks of BRICS member nations has become the most important item on the agenda for the forthcoming summit of the bloc to be...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India’s senior living market is expected to exceed Rs 1 trillion by 2030 and demand for senior housing could reach nearly 30 lakh units, a report said on Tuesday.The report from Colliers India said the...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has ordered a nationwide overhaul of the railway water-supply system, directing the rollout of a “Tank to Tap” filtration and monitoring mechanism at around 20,000 locations after a CAG audit flagged...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has sought a formal hearing and technical interaction with the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) before the finalisation of the report into the Air India AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad.The...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India is projected to reach 62 per cent 5G adoption by 2030, significantly ahead of the Asia Pacific average of 50 per cent, a report said on Tuesday.The report from GSMA said India is identified...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Amid US-China tensions, US-based technology giant Google plans to stop making its Pixel smartphones, smartwatches and wireless earbuds in China from next year and pursue diversification of supply chains, a report has said.The report from...