PM Modi says Bengal on fast development track under NDA's double-engine governmentPrime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that West Bengal is now on a rapid development path under the NDA's 'double-engine' government, contr...
20 Jun, 2026, 11.53 PM IST
Steering wheel malfunction in new car leads to accident during family trip; owner fights and wins Rs 18.23 lakh refund, Rs 4 lakh compensation in consumer forumA car buyer has won a significant victory after a nearly three-year legal battle. His seven-month-old MG CVT automatic car experienced Elec...
19 Jun, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
Sarvam’s unicorn raise; Big exits in new IPOsHappy Tuesday! Sarvam has vaulted into the unicorn club after a fresh funding round. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
16 Jun, 2026, 07.56 AM IST
The old health insurance model sees hospitalisation as an inconvenience, says Narayana Health's Viren Prasad Shetty; bets on managed care modelIt has been close to two years since Narayana Health’s wholly owned subsidiary, Narayana Health Insurance—which has adopted a ‘managed heal...
15 Jun, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Ludhiana MBA graduates ditch corporate jobs to grow Kashmir’s ‘red gold’ saffron, sell it for Rs 12 lakh/kg. Here's how they did itTwo MBA graduates from Punjab's Ludhiana are making headlines for achieving a remarkable feat, cultivating premium Kashmiri saffron indoors...
28 May, 2026, 12.25 PM IST
West Bengal to transfer BSF land for border fencing within 45 days: CM Suvendu AdhikariThe West Bengal government is transferring land to the BSF for border fencing. The Ayushman Bharat scheme and Census process are starting i...
11 May, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
Curb your overenthusiasm: Why India must avoid early overregulation while drafting rules for new techIndia faces a critical choice in regulating new industries like AI and genomics. Overly cautious, ex-ante regulations, similar to the histo...
10 May, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
SP president Akhilesh Yadav promises loan waivers to farmersSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav pledges swift 24-hour payments for sugarcane farmers if his party wins in 2027. He promises loan waive...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Govt probes complaints of Re 1 crop damage claims; warns insurers against playing jokes with farmersUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered a probe into crop insurance claims as low as Re 1. He expressed strong disappr...
03 Nov, 2025, 09.36 PM IST
Shivraj Singh Chouhan to transfer crop insurance claims worth Rs 3,200 cr to 30 lakh farmers on MondayAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will digitally transfer Rs 3,200 crore in crop insurance claims to 30 lakh farmers under PMFBY d...
10 Aug, 2025, 06.05 PM IST
Centre orders insurance firm to pay Rs 225 cr to Maharashtra farmers in a weekThe Central government ordered an insurance company to settle pending crop insurance claims worth up to Rs 225 crore for approximately 2 la...
24 Aug, 2024, 06.52 PM IST
Govt says crop insurance claims worth Rs 2,761.10 cr pending under PMFBY till 2021-22Crop insurance claims worth Rs 2,761.10 crore under PMFBY were pending till 2021-22, with Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat being the stat...
08 Aug, 2023, 03.47 PM IST
Crop insurance claims at Rs 9,570 cr for 2020-21 lower by over 60 pc from previous yearPMFBY was launched in 2016-17 with many improvements over the erstwhile crop insurance schemes. The operational guidelines of the scheme we...
31 Oct, 2021, 12.06 PM IST
Tech holds key to fast-tracking crop insurance claimsThe use of tech to expedite claims has become even more important as the govt has mandated to settle insurance claims within two months of ...
01 Jun, 2019, 07.11 AM IST
Government to soon buy 'Drone' technology to assess crop damageInitially, the government will purchase one drone technology and would order for more after checking the feasibility, the official said.
28 Jan, 2016, 03.59 PM IST
Crop losses due to unseasonal rains to top Rs 100 crore: Agriculture Insurance CompanyUnseasonal rains and hailstorms are likely to result in insurance claims to the tune of Rs 100 crore for crop losses, Agriculture Insurance...
10 Apr, 2015, 12.42 PM IST
Cyclone Hudhud may leave crop insurance claims worth Rs 1,500 crore in its wakeThe two states were hit by a similar storm a year earlier. Cyclone Phailin in 2013 had also cost Rs 1,500 crore to insurers.
14 Oct, 2014, 02.19 PM IST