by AIP Online Bureau | May 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
The GST Council on Friday left taxes on COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies unchanged but exempted duty on import of a medicine used for treatment of black fungus. A group of ministers will deliberate on tax structure on the vaccine and medical supplies, Finance...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 28, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar/New Delhi West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday sought a Rs 20,000-crore relief package after submitting a report to Prime Minister Naredra Modi on damages caused by cyclone 'Yaas', even as she faced harsh criticism...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 28, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday reviewed the post-cyclone situation and damages caused by Cyclone Yaas in the state at a meeting here where Odisha government demanded long term solutions to mitigate problems of repeated cyclones and provision...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Technology
New Delhi: Rural India is now severely hit by the deadly second wave of COVID virus, majority of villages lack infrastructure, internet technology, are not at par compared to their urban counterparts with fewer smart phones and it is an uphill battle for less...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
Jaipur: Nearly 1.31 crore families have registered so far under the Rajasthan government's ambitious Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Yojana, in which every family will get free medical treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh per annum. ''More than 20,000 people...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 28, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: It is the silent toll of India’s deadly second wave. After a terrifying month that saw Covid-19 overwhelm the country’s run down health system, doctors and nurses on the pandemic frontlines say they were pushed into physical and mental...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 28, 2021 | Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
London: Lloyd’s, London Market Insurance Companies and DXC Technology partner to transform the technology and digital processing that powers the world’s largest insurance marketplace. Lloyd’s, DXC Technology, the Boards of the Lloyd’s...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
U.S. energy companies are scrambling to buy more cyber insurance after this month’s attack on Colonial Pipeline disrupted the U.S. fuel supply, but they can expect to pay more as cyber insurers plan to hike rates following a slew of ransomware attacks. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 28, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
The State of Finance for Nature report calls for scaling up funding from the current level of $133 billion, most of which comes from public sources to a total investment of $8.1 trillion, by 2050. Save nature now Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The single day rise in coronavirus cases in India fell below the 2-lakh mark for the second time this month, while the recoveries continue to outnumber daily cases for the 15th consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on...
