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
Who are the Houthis and why are the US and Israel attacking them?The Houthis have escalated attacks on ships in the Red Sea and targeted Israel with drones and missiles. Israel has retaliated by bombing p...
27 Dec, 2024, 11.54 AM IST
Humans caused climate change. Amid the suffering, now they must solve itClimate change, fueled by fossil fuel consumption, results in extreme weather, property damage, inequality, and migration, costing billions...
19 Jul, 2024, 11.15 PM IST
Open letter to leaders participating at Davos 2023The World Economic Forum must put the spotlight on climate change, energy security, and the role of renewables in addressing these issues. ...
16 Jan, 2023, 10.13 AM IST
Cost of living crisis biggest short-term risk; sustainable climate action long-term: WEFReleasing its annual Global Risks report in London ahead of its Davos summit next week, the WEF also said geopolitical rivalries and inward...
11 Jan, 2023, 07.47 PM IST
$1.9bn in global AUM: Sustainable investments provide greater stability to investorsToday, the landscape is beaming with investment options, right from ESG-focused funds to Green Bonds
24 Dec, 2022, 09.28 AM IST
Rising digital dependence during pandemic heightening cyber threats: WEF surveyThe top five risks identified in the report are climate crisis, growing social divides, heightened cyber risks and uneven global recovery, ...
11 Jan, 2022, 03.59 PM IST
Joe Biden looks to restore, expand Obama administration policiesThe Democratic presidential nominee is promising to reverse Trump policy moves on things such as withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climat...
31 Oct, 2020, 10.23 PM IST
Joe Biden harnesses history to describe urgency of 2020 campaignThe Democratic nominee portrays 2020 as an entanglement of social, economic, political, environmental and public health crises as threateni...
12 Oct, 2020, 10.55 AM IST
View: An outstanding alternative to farm loan waiverLoan waivers affect only bank loans, leaving aside NBFCs that also lend in rural areas for buying equipment.
28 Dec, 2018, 06.05 AM IST
Climate change biggest risk facing world in 2016: WEFFailure to mitigate adverse impact of climate change is the biggest risk facing the world this year with greater damage potential than even...
14 Jan, 2016, 06.00 PM IST
How to gain from new housing playersRealty experts say that purchasing a property from a first-time developer with no proven track record could be as safe as buying it from an...
07 Jul, 2014, 09.47 AM IST
Why we need national forecaster to predict winds of crisesthe European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts runs two supercomputers simulating a virtual atmosphere.
22 Mar, 2013, 05.05 AM IST
There may not be more rate cuts till inflation falls: Manish Kumar, ICICI Prudential Life InsuranceLiquidity is tight and the government borrowing programme is large, which means the rates may not come down substantially
21 May, 2012, 08.49 AM IST
- ET CEO Poll on UPA anniversary: Economic climate to worsen before getting better
Many CEOs are actively considering investing overseas. UPA expected to retain power in 2014 due to lack of alternative.
15 May, 2012, 07.54 AM IST
- US desperately seeking stimulus
No one should be surprised that a powerful political steamroller has developed for a second economic “stimulus” package.
04 Nov, 2008, 04.28 AM IST