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Slowdown in auto industry casts shadow on motor insurance segment

In FY19, the motor insurance segment saw 9 per cent growth, with premium collection at Rs 64,000 crore against Rs 59,000 crore in FY18

Total number of PM-KISAN beneficiaries not expected to be over 100-110 mn

Officials said so far names of 80 million have already been uploaded in the official portal and payment of nearly 60 million of them have been made

Party transactions and more: Sebi flags key issues plaguing India Inc

The second issue, which the market regulator pointed to be plaguing the industry, is non-disclosure of valuation reports and their adherence to transparency

India seeks more mkt access to products from China to narrow trade deficit

India registered a trade deficit in 2018-19 with as many as 11 RCEP member countries - including China, South Korea and Australia - out of the grouping of 16 nations that are negotiating a mega trade

Women in Rajasthan, UP blocks to get pilot cash transfer in lieu of ration

The conditional cash transfer scheme was first recommended to the WCD Ministry by the National Council for Nutrition

UAPA Bill gets RS nod: NIA gets powers to label individuals terrorists

Home Minister Amit Shah said the law will help agencies get 4 steps ahead of terrorists

With 26 Bills passed, Parliament session on way to being 'most productive'

Union ministers have said Parliament passing over two dozen Bills was evidence of increased productivity of Narendra Modi government 2.0

Rajiv Kumar, finance ministry insider expected to push for reforms

Armed with degrees in zoology and law, plus a post-graduate diploma in public policy, he has been joint secretary in the expenditure department looking after state finances

Govt will seem 'desperate' if it raids RBI's balance sheet: Subbarao

The career bureaucrat-turned-central banker said he would be "ok" if a sovereign bond issue in foreign currency is done once just to test the waters

Good rains boost pulses and coarse cereal sowing; paddy still lags

Rainfall between Jul 25-31, 42% above normal; Skymet questions IMD second half forecast

Rains catch up, but key areas still face shortfall: CRISIL Drip index

As of July 31, rainfall from the southwest monsoon was 9% below the long period average

Deepak Parekh says slowdown temporary as demand for assets growing

The demand for commercial real estate has been buoyant, especially across the top eight cities, Parekh added

RCEP meet: India, China refuse to budge on tariffs, services trade

New Delhi resisted calls by most nations, which argued that India should slash existing tariffs on up to 90% of all goods

Background check of candidates by IB must for appointments to Sebi, Trai

The personnel ministry has issued a new set of instructions for verification of character and antecedents for appointments to such posts

Sebi may give fresh push to loan default disclosure by listed firms

Sebi has already launched a probe into trading and disclosure related issues in the matter of Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Gitanjali Gems in connection with the biggest fraud in the Indian banking i

India ready to move to clean and affordable fuel: Dharmendra Pradhan

Pradhan said the country's energy sector is attractive for foreign investors

27 investors evince interest in new bundle of TOT project offered by NHAI

Nine highway stretches of 566.27 km in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu are on offer in the third bundle

Electricity generation up 6% in June quarter amid uptick in demand

Pan-India installed capacity at the end of June 2019 stood at 357.87 Gw

Boost for start-ups as Sebi raises investment cap for angel funds in VCs

However, the minimum investment by an angel investor will continue to be Rs 25 lakh

Investing in mutual funds may get cheaper as Sebi mulls lower expense fee

There are 42 mutual fund houses managing assets to the tune of over Rs 22 trillion