by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 15, 2021 | Indian News, Life, Policy
New Delhi: Kickstarting the process for LIC(Life Insurance Corporation) disinvestment, the government has invited bids from merchant bankers and legal advisors for advising it on the proposed mega initial public offer. The Department of Investment and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 15, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai: Physical bank branches will continue to play an important role in rural areas, despite the adoption of digital transactions seeing a significant jump in these areas in the last 18 months, say bankers. “Rural is becoming digital but it needs a physical...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 15, 2021 | Indian News, Non-Life, Technology
New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry Thursday issued draft rules to ensure ease of using drones in India on the basis of ''trust, self-certification and non-intrusive monitoring'', an official statement said. Drones were used on June 27 to drop...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 15, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy, Regulation
Guwahati : The Assam government Thursday ordered all private hospitals and nursing homes not to deny admission to COVID-19 patients having health insurance coverage. The Health and Family Welfare Department said that it has received reports of some private...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Fatalities are rising as hospital admissions increase rapidly as countries face shortages in oxygen and intensive care beds.COVID-19 deaths rose by more than 40 per cent last week, reaching 6,273, or nearly 1,900 more than the previous week. The number is just...