New Delhi, Aug 18: India’s general insurance industry continued to grow in FY26, with gross direct premium income rising 9 per cent to Rs 3.36 lakh crore, reflecting stronger demand for insurance protection among households and businesses. The growth highlights how insurance is becoming an increasingly important part of financial planning in India. Health, motor and other non-life insurance products...

Aug 18: Photography  has a unique way of turning everyday experiences into memories that can be revisited long after the moment has passed. Whether it is capturing a fleeting expression, documenting a new destination, experimenting with portraits, or creating videos that tell a story, the right  tools  can make it easier to bring a creative vision to life. As  photography...

New Delhi, Aug 18 :  Urban Indians may require a retirement corpus of Rs 2.5 crore to Rs 6 crore to maintain a comfortable and dignified lifestyle for 25-30 years after retirement, according to a study by Jeevin Consulting. The report, titled  The Cost of Ageing in India , said conventional retirement planning generally provides for routine household expenses but often underestimates...

ReFiber, powered by OterRi, brings together Tisser Artisan Trust, CMAI, UNIDO and Lions International for an Independence Day textile circularity initiative MUMBAI, India, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As India marks 80 years of Independence, ReFiber, powered by OterRi , launched its nationwide 'Freedom from Unused Garments' post-consumer textile collection drive at an online stakeholder meet, with Ms. Vrunda Desai,...

MUMBAI, India, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Fractal Analytics Ltd. (BSE: 544700) (NSE: FRACTAL), a globally recognized enterprise AI company serving Fortune 500® organizations, announced that it has secured a US$17M+ multi-year agreement with a leading U.S. healthcare enterprise to modernize its Data and AI foundation on Databricks platform and support its journey toward becoming an AI-ready organization. The engagement...

Business Wire India Minfy Technologies, an applied AI and technology services company helping enterprises and public-sector organizations move from cloud and data foundations to production-scale AI, has expanded its presence in the U.S.  with the  opening of a second office in Virginia. The move is aimed at working more closely with enterprise customers and accelerating the deployment of Data and...

New Delhi, August 18: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has completed more than 2 crore Mandatory Biometric Updates (MBU) for school children as part of its nationwide mission-mode drive, covering around 1.56 lakh schools across the country. The special drive, launched in September 2025, has been undertaken in coordination with State and Union Territory education departments to make...

New Delhi, Aug 18: India-led efforts under the BRICS framework are bringing together environmental knowledge and practical experience from member countries to address challenges related to sustainability, climate resilience and wildfire management. At the 12th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, four knowledge compendiums were unveiled, bringing together practices, innovations and experiences from BRICS nations. The initiative...