by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 22, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Workplace/Employee Benefits
BENGALURU: At least five mine workers were killed in southern India when their trucks carrying blasting material exploded, officials said on Friday. Local media said the toll could be higher. The workers were transporting gelatin sticks used commonly as explosive...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 22, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech’s coronavirus vaccine, which has been authorized for use in the country, proved safe and produced an immune response in a small group of adults aged 18 to 55, according to a study published in The Lancet medical...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 22, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Regulation, Risk Management
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India has proposed tighter, bank-like regulation of the so-called shadow lending sector to prevent the turmoil caused by the collapse of an infrastructure financing firm in 2018. The country’s central bank has gradually...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 22, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
London: Bitish Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the new English variant of COVID-19 may be associated with a higher level of mortality although he said evidence showed that both vaccines being used in the country are effective against it. Johnson...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 22, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy, Regulation, Risk Management
China’s top financial regulator dismissed claims the nation is distorting its economy through “state monopoly capitalism” as pressure grows on China to align more with global trade rules. Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking and...
