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Mumbai: Swarms of locusts are ravaging north and central parts of India, the country’s farming heartland, potentially sharpening the lockdown-induced economic loss, but insurers may escape with light damages in the pest attacks that are already drawing parallels with the Exodus for their intensity – at least on television screens and social media. With the harvest of rabi, or winter crops, having ended earlier in February, the claim liability on the insurance industry would be “minimal” if infestation is controlled before the onset of monsoon in mid-June when the Kharif season begins, two top industry officials told ET. Existing policies do not cover losses incurred on ‘non-standing’ crops such as fruits, vegetables or seasonal lentils. For farmers cultivating such mid-season crops, the shield doesn’t exist in the shape of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). “The rabi crops have already been harvested and the summer crops of … [Read more...] about Crop insurers may not get swarmed with locust claims

New Delhi: Drug firm Jubilant Life Sciences on Friday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 260.49 crore for the quarter ended on March 31, 2020, driven by robust sales in pharmaceuticals segment. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 100.65 crore for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, Jubilant Life Sciences said in a filing to BSE. Consolidated revenue from operations stood at Rs 2,391.41 crore for the quarter under consideration as against Rs 2,385.58 crore for the same period year ago, it added. Net profit of the company for the fiscal year ending March was at Rs 898.24 crore against Rs 577.01 crore for the previous fiscal year, Jubilant Life Sciences said. The company's revenue from operations stood at Rs 9,154.41 crore for the fiscal year ended March 2020. It was Rs 9,110.82 crore for the previous fiscal, it added. "We are glad to report record profits in FY20 with improvement in margins across all the business segments. The Q4FY20 performance was … [Read more...] about Jubilant Life Sciences Q4 results: Posts Rs 260.49 crore profit

Vivek Tiwari, CEO, MedikaBazaar is an advocate for a healthy life. “I believe in the concept of maintaining a healthy balance of mind, body and soul. I have been working on this for more than 5 years and now I am not only a strong believer of maintaining this balance but also advocate all my colleagues, friends and acquaintances to spend quality time to achieve this balance,” he shares. The CEO starts his day with yoga and meditation, practices he thinks everyone should include as a part of their day. “It creates mental clarity and calmness, increases body awareness, relaxes the mind, centres your attention, and sharpens the concentration. As the mind, body and soul are so intrinsically intertwined, that a conscious effort to harmonise these has a very positive impact in managing stress, keeping the self-motivation high, remaining positive and not be let down by any adverse events,” says Tiwari. Team work With the pandemic, Tiwari thinks it’s even more … [Read more...] about MedikaBazaar CEO feels maintaining mind & body crucial for work-life balance

The modalities for the insurance package are still being worked out and until it gets announced the government will cover the employees through an ex gratia payment of ₹50 lakh. The condition for this ex gratia or insurance is that the employee should have been on duty for 14 days prior to her hospitalisation or death. The medical certificate for such an employee is done by a government notified lab. … [Read more...] about ₹50-lakh insurance for all Covid workers: Govt

Several reports suggested that he had predicted a number of Prime Ministerial victories including that of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Morarji Desai and more recently,PM Narendra Modi. The astrology had also reportedly predicted the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi’s accident, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, The Gujarat Earthquake amongst others. … [Read more...] about ‘Live, love and laugh. Keep this as the motto of your life. You will always be happy’: Bejan Daruwalla