Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit brings together thought leaders from India’s financial landscape, including regulators, leading banks, NBFCs, mutual funds, and insurance companies

Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit brings together thought leaders from India's financial landscape, including regulators, leading banks, NBFCs, mutual funds, and insurance companies

Business Standard BFSI Summit 2025- Day 2

State-owned steel maker SAIL on Saturday said it recorded a 14 per cent year-on-year growth in sales at 12.7 million tonnes (MT) in April-November 2025, amid "price pressures and demand volatility".
The Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), a leading integrated player in the steel sector, had posted sales of 11.1 MT in the corresponding period last year.
The company said, "This resilient performance was possible due to a strong sales strategy...despite many challenges including global price pressures and demand volatility arising from various global trade policy uncertainties and geopolitical tensions."
During the eight-month period, the company said retail sales were also strong. It was at 0.97 MT, up 13 per cent from 0.86 MT in April-November 2024, supported by ongoing nationwide brand promotion campaigns.
In November alone, overall sales rose 27 per cent year-on-year, while retail sales surged by 69 per cent y-o-y.
SAIL, under the Ministry of Steel, owns and operates five integr

In November alone, overall sales rose 27 per cent year-on-year, while retail sales surged by 69 per cent y-o-y

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A magisterial inquiry committee has questioned original landowner Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar and Arpora-Nagoa sarpanch Roshan Redkar in connection with the devastating fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa.
Amonkar was summoned at 3.30 pm on Saturday and questioned till 10.30 pm, his lawyer Prasenjeet Dhage said, adding that the panel wanted to know "why this incident happened".
"My client had a warrant of appearance before the committee," he said.
"It was a very intensive and vigorous inquiry," the lawyer added.
The Goa government has constituted a committee headed by district magistrate Ankit Yadav to inquire into the December 6 fire incident which claimed 25 lives.
Arpora-Nagoa panchayat sarpanch Roshan Redkar told reporters that he answered the committee's questions.
He has already obtained pre-arrest bail from a local court in connection with the case.
The Goa police have arrested five managers and staff members of the club.
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The Goa government has constituted a committee headed by district magistrate Ankit Yadav to inquire into the December 6 fire incident which claimed 25 lives

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Healthcare industry body NATHEALTH has asked the government to increase public spending on healthcare to over 2.5 per cent of GDP with urgent action to tackle non-communicable diseases, including tax deductions of up to Rs 10,000 on individuals for preventive health check-ups.
In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage.
The recommendations call for a balanced mix of fiscal support, structural reforms, and public-private collaboration to build a robust, future-ready health system, it said in a statement.
In its recommendations, NATHEALTH asked the sector to be declared 'core infrastructure' and create a healthcare infrastructure fund of Rs 50,000 crore, saying currently there is limited access to long-term, lower-cost capital for hospitals and diagnostic networks.
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In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage

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Business Standard BFSI Summit 2025- Day 2

Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit brings together thought leaders from India’s financial landscape, including regulators, leading banks, NBFCs, mutual funds, and insurance companies

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