by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2021 | Indian News, Non-Life
Mumbai: Magma Fincorp will pare its shareholding in insurance venture Magma HDI by selling stake to ICICI Venture, Morgan Stanley PE, a Poonawalla Group firm and other entities in a Rs 525 crore-deal. Magma HDI is a joint venture between Magma Fincorp and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: In an effort to help 50 million people get Covid-19 vaccines, Facebook CEO Marck Zuckerberg on Monday announced new tools, along with expanding efforts to address Covid-19 vaccine misinformation by adding labels to Facebook and Instagram posts that discuss...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
The version of the coronavirus that surfaced in Britain late last year was shocking for many reasons. It came just as vaccines had offered a glimpse of the end of the pandemic, threatening to dash those hopes. It was far more contagious than earlier variants, leading...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Amsterdam: Global health experts came under increasing pressure on Tuesday to clear up questions over the safety of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 shot, as Sweden, Latvia, Portugal, Luxembourg and Cyprus joined countries suspending their use in a further blow to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
LONDON: Men aged 50 years and above may have a significantly higher risk of death than women of the same age group, partly due heavier rates of smoking and heart disease in men, according to a large study of people in 28 countries. However, the research published in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Day-to-day transaction processing, monthly management reporting and financial statement closing process are among the priorities for finance leaders in terms of automation and optimisation, according to a survey. Leading consultancy EY India's...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 16, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
New Delhi: Cybercriminals are trying to lure Indian users into revealing important personal information with a new report on Monday warning that suspicious messages asking users to submit an application for the disbursement of income tax refund have been doing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 16, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Regulation
Hyderabad, Mar 16: In a bid to check any unjustified and arbitrary rise of health premiums by insurers, the insurance regulator IRDAI , on Tuesday, has revamped the existing regulations and has asked insurers to file its compliance reports to their boards...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: Twenty-two of the world's 30 most polluted cities are in India, with Delhi being ranked as the most polluted capital city globally, a new report said on Tuesday. The report is prepared by the Swiss organization, IQAir, in the form of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan wrote to Maharashtra Chief Secretary after the central team's visit last week and observed that the state is undergoing the second wave of COVID-19 while urging for focus on containment strategies. "Maharashtra...
