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1 week ago | 
fortuneindia.com | Sourav Majumdar |Ashutosh Kumar
THE VIP HALL or darbar of the official residence of Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari in Lutyens’ Delhi welcomes visitors with striking murals and artefacts that are decorated immaculately on the walls and corners. Although abuzz with activity, the hall exudes an aura of serenity.
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4 weeks ago | 
fortuneindia.com | Navneet Dubey |Ashutosh Kumar
Taking cognizance of the consumer complaints against the rising medical insurance premiums in the last two years, the union finance ministry raised concerns with the private general insurers and emphasized on the need to “enhance affordability” and “accessibility” of the non-life insurance products. The concerns were raised during a meeting held by the department of financial services secretary M Nagaraju with the CEOs private sector general insurance companies earlier this week.
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1 month ago | 
fortuneindia.com | Sourav Majumdar |V. Keshavdev |Ashutosh Kumar
Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), shares a compelling vision for the regulator’s role in India’s dynamic capital market, emphasising balanced regulation and sustainable market growth. You have spoken about building trust between Sebi and market participants and doing away with excessive micromanagement and outdated roles. Could you elaborate on what you meant by that?
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1 month ago | 
arxiv.org | Ashutosh Kumar |Ashutosh Kumar Singh
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1 month ago | 
fortuneindia.com | Sourav Majumdar |V. Keshavdev |Ashutosh Kumar
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is taking a measured view of whether the accelerated settlement mechanism from T+1 to T+0 is essential for the market’s long-term architecture or simply a technological milestone that doesn’t require universal adoption. In a candid conversation with Fortune India, Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey firmly pushed back against the idea that shortening the settlement cycle is turning the market into a trader’s arena. “That comparison is not appropriate.
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1 month ago | 
fortuneindia.com | Sourav Majumdar |V. Keshavdev |Ashutosh Kumar
The new Sebi chief believes that transition to T+0 enhances investor protection by ensuring that clearing corporations directly credit securities to demat accounts, bypassing intermediaries. “Securities are safe because the clearing corporation directly credits them to your demat account, not through brokers. To that extent, this system is superior in terms of investor protection, money protection, and securities protection,” he said.
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1 month ago | 
fortuneindia.com | Sourav Majumdar |V. Keshavdev |Ashutosh Kumar |Nishikant Ghamre
“I want to dispel that opinion [that Sebi has been reluctant to allow the IPO]. BSE is already listed, so there’s no reason why NSE cannot be listed as well,” Pandey told Fortune India. The issue, he clarified, isn’t opposition in principle, but a set of significant structural concerns that must be addressed before the regulator can move forward.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
outlookindia.com | Ashutosh Kumar |Rakhi Bose |Pritam Singh
Art & Entertainment Varrun S’ Too Much Democracy, Nishtha Jain’s Farming The Revolution and Gurvinder Singh’s Trolley Times are all terrific films that capture the beats of the 15-month-long agitation which ended in December 2021 Illustration for Nishtha Jain's Farming The Revolution Photo: Nishtha Jain/YouTube Illustration for Nishtha Jain's Farming The Revolution Photo: Nishtha Jain/YouTube Documentary filmmaker Varrun S was at a gathering in a residential society in Mumbai when the 2020...
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
outlookindia.com | Ashutosh Kumar |Pritam Singh |Rakhi Bose
Books Excerpted from the book 'Pagrhi Sambhāl Lehar to Samyukt Kisan Morcha: A Century of Punjab Kisan Struggle 1907-2021' by Ronki Ram, this article draws parallels between the 1984 Chandigarh morcha and the ongoing farmers' protests. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
outlookindia.com | Pritam Singh |Ashutosh Kumar |Sandeep Singh |Rakhi Bose
Farmers still have hopes from their leaders, but time is running out. The enemies, in the meanwhile, are sharpening their weapons BY Pritam Singh 22 January 2025 The despair and anger of protesting farmers draw attention to the deeper crisis within Punjab's one-sector economy.
