by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 26, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
Kolkata: Months ahead of the 2021 state election, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that the "Swasthya Sathi' health scheme of the government will cover the entire population of the state. The decision will be applicable...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 26, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance
FRANKFURT/LONDON: An effort in Britain to create a government-backed pandemic insurance scheme has got bogged down in complexity and action is needed to drive it forward, the head of a committee investigating the idea said on Wednesday. Stephen Catlin, chairman of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 26, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The government on Thursday extended suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger services to and from India extended till December 31. However, these restrictions won’t apply to cargo operations and services approved by the DGCA....
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 26, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s government is to declare a climate emergency in a symbolic step to increase pressure for action to combat global warming. The government will put forward a motion to declare the emergency next Wednesday,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 25, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pandemic, Risk Management
Mumbai: Regulator Sebi on Wednesday relaxed certain surveillance measures, including those pertaining to market wide position limits, that were put in place eight months ago to curb volatility in the markets due to the coronavirus pandemic. Citing the "changed...
