by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 1, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
Air pollution is likely to reduce the life expectancy of about 40 per cent of Indians by more than nine years, according to a report released by a US research group on Wednesday. More than 480 million people living in the vast swathes of central, eastern and northern...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Ali Imran NaqviAnnie Sabater Private equity and venture capital firms have been pouring capital into insurance companies despite the uncertainties about claims and losses from the pandemic. PE-backed M&A in the sector globally reached $19.28 billion in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Technology
In just two decades from now, half of all domestic ships plying Japan’s coastal waters may be piloting themselves. That’s the ambitious goal of the Nippon Foundation, a public-interest organization backing the country’s development of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: India's economy rebounded in the April-June quarter even while a devastating second wave of COVID-19 swept the country, with growth of over 20% compared to a year earlier driven by a surge in manufacturing and higher consumer spending. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2021 | Indian News, Life
Mumbai: Even as government has started a massive preparation to launch Life Insurance Corporation's mega IPO, the life insurance behemoth has seen its total assets growing robustly by 22 per cent in year on year(y-o-y) to Rs. 38,04,610 crore in FY...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
AMSTERDAM, Aug 31 Prosus NV doubled down on its investment in India on Tuesday with a $4.7 billion deal for payments platform BillDesk, making it one of the biggest players in the country's fast-growing fintech sector. Prosus, Europe's answer to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
Mumbai, Aug 31: India’s digital loan market is becoming a battleground for companies from Facebook Inc. to Xiaomi Corp., as they seek a foothold in what’s set to be a $1 trillion industry. Facebook this month said India would be the first country where it...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance
Singapore, Aug 31: The COVID-19 pandemic-induced rise in demand for life and health insurance products helped the top 20 Asia-Pacific (APAC) public insurance companies report aggregated premium of US$821.4bn, a year-over-year (y-o-y) growth of around 2.5%...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
Hong Kong, Aug 31: Hong Kong's government is facing growing pressure from business lobby groups to open borders or risk losing executives and investment as it shows no sign of easing one of the world's strictest quarantine programs. Working on billion-dollar...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi, Aug 31: The global shortage of semiconductor chips is hurting automobile production and may impact August-September wholesales, even as demand is recovering well from the second wave of the pandemic, a report said on Tuesday. In August, the...
