New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- Russia on Sunday proposed a new insurance mechanism and a collaborative initiative for the grain market for Brics member states, with President Vladimir Putin urging the grouping to adopt a holistic approach towards pressing global challenges. Putin proposed the initiatives as the Brics member states and partner countries came together for an outreach session at the concluding day of the Brics Summit in New Delhi. "We have independent routes for moving capital, labour and technologies. In fact, we can operate regardless of outside pressure," Putin said. "We have some promising initiatives going forward, such as creating an insurance mechanism and a grain market. These are Russian proposals, and we invite all other member states to make use of those."P4...