Europe's heatwaves expose insurance gap as business losses mountEuropean businesses face significant losses from extreme heatwaves. Traditional insurance often fails to cover these indirect operational d...
16 Aug, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: River, Sarvam rounds lift startup funding to $314 million this weekEarly-stage deals accounted for 58.4% of the capital raised during the week, while late-stage rounds made up 37%. Seed stage startups compr...
07 Aug, 2026, 08.18 PM IST
Shattering the CAD bottleneck in jewelry design and developmentEvery piece with repeating motifs, a bracelet with floral clusters, a necklace with linked filigree, or a pave band required the same found...
05 Aug, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
Climate tech startup InRisk raises $27 million from Bessemer, othersClimate tech startup InRisk Labs has raised $27 million in a round co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Sameer Brij Verma’s Northpoint C...
05 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
AI set to reshape insurance economics, push industry towards scale, specialisation: ReportArtificial intelligence is set to reshape the economics of the global insurance industry, with carriers, brokers and technology providers t...
01 Aug, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Catch 'em before they fall: India's new climate safety netIndian cities face a dual threat of extreme heat and torrential monsoons, severely impacting informal workers. Traditional insurance and go...
30 Jun, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
Go Digit paid India’s first insurance claim using parametric product for agriculture, it saidGo Digit General Insurance has disbursed payouts to around 500 farmers in Rajasthan. This marks a significant step in climate-linked insura...
29 Jan, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
Why Union Budget 2026 could be crucial for expanding insurance coverage in IndiaAn industry perspective on the reforms and incentives Budget 2026 could introduce to strengthen insurance adoption, manage emerging risks a...
29 Jan, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
India considers introducing nationwide climate-linked insurance schemeIndia's government is in early talks with local insurers to design a nationwide climate-linked insurance program. This parametric model wou...
06 Oct, 2025, 03.03 PM IST
Is parametric insurance the next big thing in insurance?As climate, technology, and disaster risks intensify, parametric insurance offers a fast, data-driven alternative to traditional models. Fr...
06 Jun, 2025, 11.58 AM IST
Digit Insurance partners with KMD to offer AQI-based Parametric Insurance to construction workersDigit Insurance, in partnership with KM Dastur Reinsurance Brokers, introduces an AQI-based parametric insurance policy to financially supp...
25 Feb, 2025, 04.48 PM IST
High premium costs for parametric insurance flagged at NDMA meet amid GST concernsThe National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) discussed the high cost of parametric insurance premiums and the imposition of 18 percent...
13 Sep, 2024, 07.58 PM IST
Extreme heat cover, the right coolantIn response to increasing heat-related challenges, especially impacting informal sector workers, efforts are being made to mitigate financi...
19 Jun, 2024, 10.52 PM IST
Government initiates parametric & hydroelectric insurance pools for enhanced disaster protectionThe government, led by GIC chairman Ramaswamy Narayanan, is developing parametric and hydroelectric insurance pools to enhance disaster pro...
04 Jun, 2024, 12.25 AM IST
Auto Expo 2023: Hyundai Motor India launches all electric model Ioniq 5, price starting at Rs 44.95 lakh"Ioniq 5 represents our shift towards future mobility with tenets that encapsulate intelligent technology, innovation and sustainability," ...
12 Jan, 2023, 07.18 PM IST
Harsh Vardhan opens Multi-Parametric Geophysical ObservatoryUnion Minister of Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the Multi- Parametric Geophysical Observatory set up by the Indian Insti...
30 Mar, 2015, 11.23 PM IST
5 Delhi hospitals not strictly adhering to biomedical waste management rules: Jayanthi NatarajanFive Delhi-based hospitals have been found to be not strictly adhering to the parametres prescribed under the bio-medical waste management ...
29 Aug, 2013, 06.02 PM IST