by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 2, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
MUMBAI: Plans by Big Tech to foray further into India's financial sector pose risks for traditional banks as the tech firms have the potential to become dominant players in financial services, the central bank said. The plans will also create...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is surging through Asia this week, with record numbers of infections in Australia and South Korea, prompting some countries to tighten curbs and others to hasten vaccination. The variant, first detected in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 2, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Thursday set a target of creating additional 2 billion carbon sequestration by 2030. While briefing the media, Javadekar said, "India has taken a target of creating...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday deputed multi-disciplinary teams to Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Manipur in view of the high number of COVID-19 cases being reported by these states. Teams will be supporting the states in their...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
New Delhi, July 02: In a major farmer outreach, the government on Thursday launched a special drive to enrol more cultivators under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). A week-long drive, starting July 1, will cover all notified areas under the kharif...
