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CEOs Quitting General Insurance Companies to Pursue Entrepreneurial Ventures " Outlook Business
4+ hour ago (498+ words) Published at: 3 June 2026 2: 11 pm General insurance CEOs are exiting for PE-backed startups; India's non-life penetration at just 1% of GDP. Garg co-founded Kiwi General (West Bridge 70%, Garg 30%); Tyagi and Rau quit HDFC Ergo and Generali for new ventures. IRDAI reforms ease…...
Why India Should Fund Resilience Before the Next Shock " Outlook Business
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (588+ words) As climate shocks intensify, India must move beyond disaster relief and build a robust resilience financing architecture that funds preparedness before crises strike India faces massive adaptation funding gaps despite growing climate risks. Innovative finance tools can help mobilise capital…...
India Govt Meets Fiscal Deficit Target of 4. 4% of GDP for FY26, Revenue Collection at 98. 8% of RE " Outlook Business
2+ day, 4+ min ago (130+ words) Published at: 1 June 2026 6: 08 pm The government has achieved its fiscal deficit target of 4. 4% of the GDP for 2025-26, according to the data released by the Controller General of Accounts on Monday. The fiscal deficit for the previous financial year was estimated…...
June MPC Preview: RBI Grapples With Growth, Inflation and a Weak Rupee " Outlook Business
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (550+ words) The RBI's June policy meeting comes amid a weakening rupee, volatile crude oil prices, and rising geopolitical tensions, testing the central bank's ability to balance growth and inflation The RBI is widely expected to keep the repo rate unchanged at…...
Sunitha Raju: India Needs High-Value Exports to Build a Resilient Rupee " Outlook Business
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (763+ words) Sunitha Raju says the need to pursue the structural shift towards high-complexity exports has been amply underlined, but remains largely unrealised The rupee's dramatic fall against the US dollar from "90. 95 on February 27 to "94. 94 on May 4 translates into a -4. 5% change in…...
Nandy and Sur on Why RBI Must Defend the Rupee Against All Odds " Outlook Business
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (364+ words) Amarendu Nandy and Abhisek Sur on how the rupee's fall should be read less as an export opportunity than as a stress test of India's production structure Bureau of Indian Standards data shows India's real effective exchange rate falling from…...
Likely Moderation in Economic Activity; Near-Term Growth Outlook Shows Cautious Resilience: FM " Outlook Business
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (618+ words) Published at: 30 May 2026 4: 53 pm India's economy shows cautious resilience with intact domestic fundamentals and expanding PMIs, but below-normal monsoon forecast and West Asia conflict create consumption demand headwinds Global challenges from West Asia conflict, elevated crude prices, and stagflation concerns…...
Nepal Unveils NRs 2. 12 Trillion Budget, Focus on Financial Reforms " Outlook Business
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (659+ words) Published at: 30 May 2026 3: 34 pm Nepal's "2. 124 trillion budget is PM Shah's reform-focused first budget, prioritising agriculture, foreign investment, and 25% spending rise while easing middle-class tax burdens Forward-looking plan establishes Kathmandu's Sovereign AI Compute Centre for AI era entry and targets LDC…...
Al MTC Appeals for Reduction in Diesel Prices Amid Decline in International Crude Rates " Outlook Business
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (269+ words) Published at: 30 May 2026 2: 11 pm AIMTC urges PM Modi to cut diesel prices as international crude fell 20% in May 2026 but domestic prices remain high Diesel is 60% of vehicle costs; high prices hurting lakhs of truck operators, drivers, families while driving inflation…...
Preferential Certificate of Origin for Exports to Oman Under CEPA to be Issued From June 1 " Outlook Business
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (250+ words) Published at: 30 May 2026 12: 57 pm Preferential certificates of origin for Oman exports under India-Oman CEPA will issue from June 1 via Trade Connect portal, DGFT said Certificate of origin is key document needed at importing port to claim duty concessions under FTAs…...