For much of the past three decades, supply chain risk was treated as an efficiency problem. Optimise sourcing, minimise inventory, compress transit times. Resilience was assumed to follow scale and globalisation. Recent years have dismantled that belief. Across the world, climate volatility, geopolitical realignment and corridor concentration are reshaping how risk manifests in supply chains….
In discussions on digital resilience, cybersecurity is frequently framed as a technical discipline, the domain of firewalls, encryption protocols, endpoint monitoring and incident response playbooks. Yet the closing argument made by Dr. Alby John Varghese IAS, CEO, Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency at a recent cybersecurity conference organised by Amanha Idealabs in Chennai, points to a…
The contemporary risk landscape has evolved into a dense web of interdependent vulnerabilities rather than a collection of isolated threats. Across large corporates, financial institutions, mid-market entities and MSMEs, the same structural reality holds true: disruptions no longer remain confined to one domain. They spread rapidly across financial systems, supply chains, digital networks and geopolitical…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the appointment of Smt. Usha Janakiraman as Executive Director (ED) with effect from today, a move that underscores the central bank’s commitment to strengthening regulatory oversight and risk management across the banking sector. Janakiraman, a Chartered Accountant by qualification, brings over three decades of rich experience within…
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) announced the elevation of Shri Ramakrishnan Chander to the position of Managing Director effective December 1, 2025, following a formal notification issued by the Government of India. The appointment marks a significant milestone in a career spanning more than three decades with India’s largest life insurer. Chander joined LIC…
Tata Technologies has appointed Anand Kumar Sinha as its new Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), strengthening its leadership bench at a time when global engineering and manufacturing clients are accelerating digital transformation programs. Sinha, a technology leader with nearly 30 years of experience across consulting, telecom, analytics, cloud, and enterprise IT, will oversee the…
HDFC Bank, one of India’s premier private sector lenders, has appointed Vibhash Naik as its new Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO), underscoring the bank’s strategic emphasis on talent, leadership development, and organizational excellence. Vibhash Naik brings over 20 years of experience in human resources, organizational transformation, and learning & development. His career spans leadership roles…
Temasek has appointed Piyush Gupta, the former chief executive of DBS Bank, as Temasek India chairman in an advisory capacity effective 1 December. The move underscores the Singapore state investment firm’s renewed focus on deepening its footprint in India, one of its fastest-expanding markets globally. In this non-executive role, Gupta will collaborate closely with Ravi…
India’s insurance sector is preparing for a potentially defining moment as the Government moves to introduce the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the Winter Session starting today. The proposed reforms include a landmark increase in the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit from 74 percent to 100 percent, reduced capital requirements, and the introduction of…
Axis Bank is preparing for another significant shift in its leadership ranks as Chief Risk Officer Amit Talgeri concludes his second term with the bank. Talgeri will step down as CRO at the close of business on December 31, 2025, and formally separate from the organisation on January 18, 2026. His exit marks a notable…
