How we are conditioned to settle for less during a crisis

[ad_1] Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Just last week, we discussed how insurance usually enters our thoughts only when a crisis strikes. Looking back, the past few months have felt like one long chain of crises, from cashless claims being suspended to a threatening series of cyclones. The recent mass […]

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Silicon Valley Bank shut down by regulators; assets seized

[ad_1] Regulators rushed on Friday to seize the assets of one of Silicon Valley’s top banks, marking the largest failure of a U.S. financial institution since the height of the financial crisis almost 15 years ago. Silicon Valley Bank, the nation’s 16th-largest bank, failed after depositors hurried to withdraw money this week amid anxiety over […]

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Private cryptocurrencies can cause next financial crisis if allowed to grow, warns RBI Governor

[ad_1] India’s Reserve Bank Governor, Shaktikanta Das, warned the next financial crisis can be triggered by private cryptocurrencies, if allowed to grow. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pressing for the prohibition of instruments like Bitcoin, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday warned that the next financial crisis can be triggered by private cryptocurrencies, if such speculative […]

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Explained | Will the new 12-hour single-duty system save Kerala State RTC?

[ad_1] The new system, as per the Motor Transport Workers Act 1961, envisages utilizing the optimum efficiency of employees The new system, as per the Motor Transport Workers Act 1961, envisages utilizing the optimum efficiency of employees The story so far: The public transportation system in the country has long been beset with issues, although […]

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