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Insurance industry to touch USD 280 billion by FY 2020: study
Insurance penetration in the country reached 3.7 per cent in 2017 from 2.71 per cent in 2001.
09 Sep 2018 1:41 PM
Govt may announce Rs 10,000 cr scheme to ensure MSP to oilseeds growers
The new scheme will be implemented for up to 25 per cent of the oilseeds production of the state.
09 Sep 2018 1:33 PM
Only 33 per cent Indians save regularly for retirement: report
The lack of saving is likely linked to low knowledge of how much money is needed in retirement.
09 Sep 2018 1:15 PM
'Investment limit hike for EB-5 investors visa not likely till December'
According to estimates, the EB-5 market has been growing at 30-40 per cent every year from India.
09 Sep 2018 1:03 PM
Post department to set up insurance company in 2 years: Manoj Sinha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) on September 1.
09 Sep 2018 12:49 PM
40 deaths in 75 accidents: Railways' records best safety figures in 5 years
The total number of collision and derailments have come down from 69 to 56 during this period.
09 Sep 2018 12:43 PM
Finance Ministry crafting strategy to boost GST revenues
Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has started meeting with GST officers, both from central and state tax departments.
09 Sep 2018 12:29 PM
'Weak Rupee, high oil prices to aid flood-hit Kerala as remittances go up'
The bank feels reverses in its asset quality may reflect in the December.
09 Sep 2018 12:23 PM
Property mapping via drones to boost transparency: Realty experts
The commercial use of drones under the recently announced DGCA norms has been made legal from December 1.
09 Sep 2018 12:00 PM
Petrol price in Delhi crosses Rs 80 mark, diesel at highest ever
Petrol price was Saturday raised by 39 paise a litre and diesel by 44 paise per litre.
08 Sep 2018 2:14 PM
Columns
The five-judge bench in the Navtej Singh Johar case did just that: it decriminalised homosexuality in India.
The US and China are both working in parallel to improve Pakistan-Afghanistan relations
Big projects are obviously expensive and complicated, but they’re hardly impossible.
The United States has decided to reduce its UN peacekeeping contribution from 28.5 per cent of its total budget to 25 per cent.