by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 17, 2021 | Facts, Non-Life, Technology
Automaker General Motors Co said it will replace all battery modules in some Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles (EVs) under a recall announced last month. The module replacements, which could start as early as later this month, come after GM recalled its 2017-2019 model...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
The US eased its travel advisory for India on Monday, lowering it to Level 2: Moderate. The new travel advisory of Level 2 – which is considered as safe – came in the wake of the significant improvement in Covid situation in India. Early this year, the US...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Pandemic
Mumbai: COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of life insurance and familiarity with term insurance along with endowment and unit linked plans has increased among Indians , said the latest Life Freedom Index(LFi) 2021 report of HDFC Life, released on Monday.....
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
New Delhi: India's vehicle scrappage policy provides opportunities for new business models with traditional automotive ecosystems coming together with new players, such as small and medium enterprises to set up vehicle fitness testing centers, according to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said she is awaiting an approval from the Cabinet on bill on cryptocurrency as the proposed legislation is before it. The inter-ministerial panel on cryptocurrency under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Economic...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Policy, Regulation
WILMINGTON, Del: As coronavirus infections rise again, U.S. companies mandating vaccinations are confronting an uncomfortable question rarely asked by an employer – what is an employee's religious belief? Google's parent Alphabet Inc, Walmart...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Pension & Social Security, Policy
New York: The third-largest U.S. public pension fund on Thursday said it is launching reviews over climate concerns on $640 million invested in 42 shale oil and gas firms, including ConocoPhillips, Hess and Pioneer Natural Resources. The move by the New York...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management
WASHINGTON: U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc's driver assistance system Autopilot after a series of crashes involving emergency vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: The Ministry of Power on Monday sais it has circulated the draft rules on renewable energy for seeking comments from stakeholders. The ministry has circulated the "Draft Electricity (promoting renewable energy through Green Energy Open Access)...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Minneapolis: As Covid-19 surged last year, governments worldwide touted the hope of “herd immunity,” a promised land where the virus stopped spreading exponentially because enough people were protected against it. That’s now looking like a...
