by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 1, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
The tax holiday period on business income earned by a unit in International Financial Services Centre has been increased from 10 to 20 years (out of a block of 25 years. The FM also proposed to set up five hubs for medical tourism and a Rs 10,000-crore outlay for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 31, 2026 | Workplace/Employee Benefits
Clean water is a privilege in the country of 1.4 billion people where researchers say 70% of the groundwater is contaminated. Tap water remains unfit to drink, and 16 people died in Indore city after consuming contaminated tap water in December. Many in India see...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 31, 2026 | Banking & Bancassurance, Indian News, Policy, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy
CS Setty,Chairman,State Bank of India On the long‑standing demand for parity between bank deposits and other financial instruments, the SBI Chairman said fiscal realities make preferential treatment for deposits difficult despite the need for a level playing field...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 31, 2026 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
An estimated 300 people have died in extreme flooding across parts of southern Africa, including a one-in-50-year event that researchers said was worsened by climate change. Nearly 800,000 people have been affected by the severe rains that started in December, the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 31, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life, Non-Life, Policy, Regulation
The proceeds will be injected into state-controlled firms including China Life Insurance Group Co., the People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd., and China Taiping Insurance Group Co., the people said.It would be the first time Beijing has used special bonds to...
