by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 26, 2022 | Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
In January, WHO and partners launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, focused mainly on the 34 countries that were at or below 10 per cent coverage. All but six are on the continent Today, only 10 countries still have less than 10 per cent coverage, most of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 26, 2022 | Indian News, Life, Pension & Social Security, Regulation
Set up with initial capital of Rs 50 crore, the fund manager is expected to begin its operation in October, Max Life managing director and CEO Prashant Tripathy told PTI New Delhi: Max Life Insurance Company on Friday said it has ventured into the pension fund...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 26, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Yangtze’s retreating water levels have snarled electricity generation at many key hydropower plants, sparking energy chaos across parts of the country. Mega cities including Shanghai are turning off lights, escalators and cutting back on air conditioning. Tesla Inc....
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 26, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, International News
Korea is the world’s fastest-aging nation among economies with per capita GDP of at least $30,000, according to United Nations global population projections and World Bank data. By 2100, its population will fall by 53% to 24 million, up from a 43% decline forecast in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 26, 2022 | International News, Non-Life, Policy, Reinsurance
While Russian coal miners started re-directing volumes to Asia long before the ban came into force, the shipowners typically reinsure their risks with bigger providers that can no longer cover such exports. The companies are looking at other options, but those will be...