by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life
New Delhi: The 11 coal-fired power plants in the National Capital Region contributed just 7 per cent to Delhi's PM2.5 pollution on an average between October 2020 and January 2021, while vehicles contributed 14 per cent, according to a new study. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
Mumbai: At least 200,000 refugees are among the worst affected by India's COVID-19 outbreak as they have no access to welfare schemes or free healthcare, a report by an international consortium of rights groups said on Wednesday. "The stateless in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for focus on 'repair and prepare' as the nation emerges out of a devastating pandemic. ''Over the past year, we have witnessed a lot of disruption in different sectors. Much of it is still...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance, Risk Management
LONDON:: The total cost of payouts made by U.K. carriers for post-test-case COVID-19-related business interruption claims has escalated to £756.8 ($1.07 billion) with just over one-half of the claims paid, according to the latest data from the Financial Conduct...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2021 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography
All across the Asia-Pacific region, the countries that led the world in containing the coronavirus are now languishing in the race to put it behind them. While the United States, which has suffered far more grievous outbreaks, is now filling stadiums with...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Technology
UN: In a statement coinciding with the launch, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the health threat was growing, in line with the "mounting 'tsunami of e-waste". "In the same way the world has rallied to protect the seas and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
OLDWICK, N.J: In 2020, the life/annuity and property/casualty insurance segments increased their exposures to hedge funds, leading to an overall 6% increase in insurance industry investments, according to the latest AM Best report. The new Best’s Special Report,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
KUALA LUMPUR: New pledges by G7 leaders on climate change and biodiversity loss will boost efforts to strike a global pact to protect nature but an October deadline is likely to be missed without in-person talks, officials and observers said on Tuesday. Nearly...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2021 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
NEW YORK: AXA XL Insurance today announced the appointments of Rafael Docavo-Malvezzi as Global Chief Underwriting Officer (GCUO) for Political Risk, Credit & Bond (PRCB) and Lian Phua as Head for PRCB, Americas. Docavo-Malvezzi, who is based in New...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
New Delhi: In a bid to enhance transparency, uniformity and leverage latest technology, NHAI has made mandatory use of drones for monthly video recording of National Highway projects during all stages of Development, Construction, Operation and Maintenance....
