by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
New Delhi: The Indian Ocean is warming at a higher rate than other oceans, the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said on Monday, with scientists warning that India will witness increased heat waves and flooding, which will be the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: To ensure safety from COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry has taken a decision to allow foreign nationals residing in India to register on CoWin portal and get vaccinated against the disease. They can use their passport as identity document for the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
New Delhi/Geneva : Extreme sea level events that previously occurred once in 100 years could happen every year by the end of this century, the latest IPCC report on climate change said on Monday with scientists warning that sea level rise, floods, heavy...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Berlin: Earth's climate is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released Monday that the United Nations calls a code red for humanity....
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: Automobile retail sales in India came back strongly in July with the opening of dealerships across the country as COVID-led restrictions were eased in the affected states, dealers' body FADA said on Monday. All vehicle segments, including passenger...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Beijing,Aug 09: Beijing based multilateral lening body, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved $125 million to help India’s state government of Kerala better prepare against natural disasters, the impact of climate change and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Regulation, Reinsurance
New Delhi: The months of May, June and July gave a fierce glimpse of the natural disasters – cyclones on east and west coast, excess rainfall, floods and cloudbursts – that reigned havoc in India and are set to increase in frequency and intensity in years...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life
Chandigarh: The Punjab government has decided to bring nearly 8.5 lakh farmers and their families under the ambit of the health insurance cover for the year 2021-22. All the farmers having 'J' forms and 'sugarcane weighment slips' would be...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 8, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
MUMBAI: Informal talks are taking place to deal with the fall-out from two rulings by India's Supreme Court that threaten the repayment of loans totalling nearly Rs 50,000 crore ($6.73 billion) to some of India's largest banks, bankers close to the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 8, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Kolkata: The flood situation in seven districts of West Bengal improved slightly with a decrease in rainfall and water receding from the inundated areas, a state government official said on Sunday. Though water receded in the flood-affected areas, over three...
