by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Zurich: A deep winter freeze, hailstorms and wildfires contributed to natural catastrophe losses of USD 40 billion in the first half of 2021, according to Swiss Re Institute’s preliminary sigma estimates. This is above the previous ten-year average of USD...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
The worst wildfires in decades have killed at least 65 people in Algeria’s forested mountains, making it the latest Mediterranean nation to be struck by devastating blazes as temperatures have risen to unprecedented highs. France offered help, including...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: The global retail sector faced the highest level of ransomware attacks during 2020, with 44 per cent of organisations hit (compared to 37 per cent across all industry sectors), according to a report by UK-based cybersecurity firm Sophos on Wednesday....
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
The Italian island of Sicily may have just smashed continental Europe’s heat record, the latest example of how climate change is causing extreme weather events around the globe. Temperatures there reached 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit) on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | International News, Life
London: Aviva Plc plans to return at least 4 billion pounds ($5.6 billion) to investors using proceeds from the recent sale of non-core businesses. The UK-based insurer and asset manager will start with an immediate 750 million pound share buyback, and the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: It is highly unlikely that India will become a $ 5 trillion economy by 2024-25 due to the slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Massachusetts professor Vamsi Vakulabharanam has said. Moreover, Indian economy will be smaller for a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said over 4.5 crore new households received piped water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission in the last two years. The scheme aims to provide tap water connections to all rural households by 2024. ''The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Mumbai: Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) have made a net investment of Rs 2,085 crore so far in August in Indian equities, according to data from NSDL. The FPIs have made a comeback after a net outflow of Rs 11,308 crore in July. With the investments in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pension & Social Security, Policy
New Delhi: Population of the elderly in India has been increasing steadily since 1961 as it touched 13.8 crore in 2021, growing faster due to decrease in death rate, according to a study by National Statistical Office (NSO). The study also stated that the elderly...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: Union minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday said the Centre is mulling to use MGNREGA scheme to strengthen infrastructure and counter the ill-effects of climate change. Under the scheme, he said, apart from growing fruit trees on panchayat land, ponds will...
