by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: The case trajectory of Covid-19 in India has registered substantial decline, from over four lakhs per day at the peak of the second wave to 30,549 on August 3, said Joint Secretary in the Union Health Ministry, Luv Agrawal, at a press conference here on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 3, 2021 | Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will on Thursday lift a ban on transit flights including from India and Pakistan, the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA) said on Tuesday. India and Pakistan are important markets for Emirates, Etihad Airways and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 3, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced a Rs 11,500-crore financial package for rain and flood-affected people besides for repair works and reconstruction of roads and other critical infrastructure damaged in the deluge last month. A part of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai: Female labour participation rate in India fell to 16.1% during the July-September 2020 quarter, the lowest among the major economies, a government report said, reflecting the impact of pandemic and a widening job crisis. The percentage of women in the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
Kiyoshi Matsuura was so worried about growing old that he started using an anti-baldness treatment as a teenager. It was an obsession that went on to define his life. The Japanese entrepreneur continued to experiment with various supplements and other products, and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Washington: By 2030, India might lead the world in every category, a former top America's diplomat has said asserting that the two largest democracies of the world can do much together. “I look out at the year 2030, for example, and I see an India...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 3, 2021 | Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Insurance broker Aon Plc said it could have to expend up to $400 million in additional costs tied to the termination of its mega merger deal with Willis Towers Watson, over and above the $1 billion it was required to pay. The extra costs, which would range...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 3, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
NEW DELHI: Indian automakers are making a renewed push for more time to meet tighter rules on fuel efficiency, aimed at reducing carbon emissions, as companies still reel from the financial impact of COVID-19, sources told Reuters. The industry body leading the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 3, 2021 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Paris: Paris based Descartes Underwriting will open 2 offices in Asia-Pacific this month to expand their parametric coverage to markets throughout the region. Robert Drysdale has joined as Head of Southeast Asia and will oversee the Singapore office. He brings 14...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 3, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy, Regulation, Risk Management
LONDON: Central banks and financial regulators urgently need to get to grips with the growing influence of 'Big Tech', according to top officials from central bank umbrella group the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Global watchdogs are increasingly...
