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Govt invites bids from merchant bankers, legal advisors for LIC IPO

The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) would appoint up to ten merchant bankers and one legal firm for assisting and advising on the stake sale.The last date for putting in bids is August 6, as per a notice issued by DIPAM.

Last week, the Union Cabinet approved an Initial Public Offer (IPO) of LIC and the modalities such as issue size, pricing and timing would be decided by a panel headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Aviation ministry issues draft rules to ensure ease of using drones in India

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said ”Drones are bringing the next big tech revolution around the globe with reduced costs, resources and time taken for operations. It is upon us to ride on the new wave and facilitate its uptake, especially among our startups,” he said on Twitter.

No flight permission, according to the draft rules, will be required up to 400 feet in green zones and up to 200 feet in the area between 8 and 12 km from the airport perimeter.

Assam private hospitals directed no COVID-19 patient be refused admission for having health insurance

The Health and Family Welfare Department said that it has received reports of some private hospitals refusing admission to COVID-19 patients despite having medical insurance.It referred to an order by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) in March last year that removed all hurdles in the policies and had directed that the cases should be handled expeditiously.

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Lloyd’s selects 11 Insurtechs to help support its Future-at-Lloyd’s project

The start-ups are focused on finding ways to enhance data sharing and provide new sources of risk insight as well as pricing and risk models to help Lloyd’s market participants better understand threat scenarios. They also will be developing methods to reduce the cost of processing claims as well as the burden of compliance and regulation

Oil tankers cut navigation risks in Strait of Hormuz by vanishing from tracking systems

Ships go dark when they want to avoid prying eyes — Iranian vessels have been doing it on and off for years because of sanctions that penalized buyers of the nation’s oil. Tankers occasionally turn off their signals when rounding the Arabian peninsula, near flash points in Yemen. This doesn’t make vessels invisible or hide them from radar, though it does make their movements harder to track

Companies Act amended to include penal provisions for CSR norm violations

Stating that the bill provides for better clarity related to CSR, she said if a company is unable to spend the earmarked amount for CSR activities within a particular financial year, it shall transfer the same to an CSR or an escrow account to be spend within the next three fiscal years.

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