by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 12, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy, Risk Management
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association will hold a protest on June 18 against the assault on doctors, with the slogan of 'save the saviors'. In a statement, the apex medical body asked all its state and local branches across the country to observe...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The GST Council on Saturday slashed the tax rate on COVID-19 medicines such as Remdesivir and equipment like oxygen concentrators and medical grade oxygen. While GST on Tocilizumab and Amphotericin B is slashed to nil from 5 per cent, the rate on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Non-Life
, New Delhi: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India released an independent appraisal report on the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) today. This report captures the progress of the flagship initiative and recommendations for further improvements. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday cautioned that the chances of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic were quite real, while he asserted that his government was preparing on a ''war-footing'' to combat it. Indications are coming from...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
The United States and other Group of Seven nations are considering reallocating $100 billion from the International Monetary Fund's warchest to help countries struggling to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, the White House said. The issue will be on the table when G7...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
An Indian court dismissed pleas on Friday by Amazon.com Inc and Walmart’s Flipkart to quash an antitrust investigation into the business practices of the U.S. firms, dealing them a blow in their key growth market. The Competition Commission of India (CCI)...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 11, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Mumbai: The Covid-19 pandemic has been stressful for people and communities across the nation. The fear and anxiety with a lack of knowledge have led to social stigma which interferes with social coherence contributing to situations which favour the spread of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 11, 2021 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Frankfurt: Volkswagen said on Wednesday it had agreed to settle claims against four former executives, including long-time CEO Martin Winterkorn, that will see the carmaker receive 288 million euros ($351 million) in compensation related to its emissions...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 11, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life, Non-Life, Regulation, Risk Management
BEIJING: China’s banking and insurance watchdog issued rules on Wednesday requiring sizable banks and insurers to prepare recovery plans in the unlikely event that they run into financial trouble, as the regulator seeks to strengthen the safety net of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 11, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
The Delta variant of COVID-19, or the B1.617.2 variant of concern (VOC) first identified in India, is about 60 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha strain identified in the UK and also reduces the effectiveness of vaccines to some extent, UK health...
