by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 31, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy
Baltimore claims that about two dozen fossil fuel companies knowingly contributed to climate change. The city says it is vulnerable to sea-level rise driven by climate change The year 2022 could see the U.S. Supreme Court redefine the scope of the country’s most...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 31, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security, Policy, Regulation, Workplace/Employee Benefits
There is a provision in the industrial relations code that any unit with up to 300 workers will not need permission from the appropriate government for closure, retrenchment and lay off. At present, the threshold is 100 workers New Delhi: Ushering in a big wave of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 31, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, International News, Life
HSBC has got clearance from the Shanghai office of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission to buy the remaining 50% in its venture HSBC Life China, the bank said HSBC said on Thursday it had received regulatory approval in China to take full ownership of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 31, 2021 | International News, Regulation, Technology
“Unavailability of the rearview camera display may affect the driver’s rear view and increase the risk of a collision,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tesla Inc. is recalling more than 475,000 of its Model 3 and Model S electric cars...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 30, 2021 | Facts, Technology
TuSimple said the semi successfully navigated highway lane changes, traffic signals, on-ramps and off-ramps while “naturally interacting with other motorists.” ”This test reinforces what we believe is our unique position at the forefront of autonomous...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Regulation, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Domestic systemically important insurers(D-SIIs) are already being subjected to enhanced regulatory supervision as the continued functioning of D-SIIs is critical for the uninterrupted availability of insurance services to the national economy On Thursday, the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 30, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy
The phase-out of an energy deemed clean and cheap by some is an irreversible step for Europe’s biggest economy, facing ambitious climate targets and rising power prices BERLIN: Germany will pull the plug on three of its last six nuclear power stations on Friday,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 30, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy
India on Thursday registered 13,154 fresh Covid cases and 268 deaths in a span of 24 hours. With the addition of the new deaths, the total death toll reached 4,80,860 The Omicron infection tally has also climbed to 961 across the nation. However, out of total Omicron...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 30, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
Union Home Minister Amit Shah A home ministry statement said among the funds approved include Rs 1,133.35 crore to Gujarat, which was affected by cyclone ‘Tauktae’, and Rs 586.59 crore to West Bengal, which was affected by cyclone ‘Yaas’ Apart...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
The country has reported more than 10,000 daily new COVID-19 cases after 33 days, it said stressing that there is a need for heightened vigil in view of sharp increase in infections New Delhi: The government on Thursday said that Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu,...
