by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
NEW DELHI: Indian farmers have planted 49.9 million hectares (123 million acres) with summer crops, down 10.43% from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, as monsoon rains taper off after a strong start last month....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
London: UK health officials said the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues as the dominant strain of coronavirus and marked a sharp increase in the UK with 54,268 more cases logged on Friday, which marks a 32 per cent increase over the previous week. Public...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: The central government has informed the Delhi High Court that it has asked all states and Union territories (UT) to ensure strict compliance with the national directives for COVID-19 management and take necessary measures under the Disaster Management Act....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pension & Social Security, Policy, Regulation
Lucknow: According to a draft of the proposed population control bill, anyone violating two-child policy in Uttar Pradesh, the largest state in India with 220 million popoulation, will be debarred from contesting local bodies elections, from applying for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 10, 2021 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
PEMBROKE, Bermuda: Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced that its Commercial Property & Casualty (P&C) segment has expanded its global product capabilities...