by AIP Online Bureau | May 16, 2021 | Health, International News, Non-Life
SAN FRANCISCO: A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a $25 million award against agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. in a lawsuit that alleged a California man developed cancer from exposure to its best-selling weed killer, Roundup. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the U.S....
by AIP Online Bureau | May 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance
India’s devastating Covid-19 crisis is threatening operations at some of its biggest ports, raising concern the action could trigger shipping delays that reverberate through global supply chains. Karaikal Port in southern India invoked force majeure until May 24...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday Britain would accelerate its COVID-19 vaccination programme, to try to contain a fast-spreading variant first identified in India that could knock a re-opening of the economy off track. The United Kingdom has delivered one...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 15, 2021 | Indian News, Policy, Risk Management
Washington,May 15: Cairn Energy has sued India’s flagship carrier Air India to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award that it won in a tax dispute against India, according to a U.S. District Court filing reviewed by Reuters. The move ratchets up...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Indian drugmaker Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd said on Friday it expects to get 36 million doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in the next couple of months under its contract with Russia's sovereign wealth fund. India's catastrophic second wave of...