by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
London: British Airways's new boss said vaccinated people should be allowed to travel without restriction and non-vaccinated people with a negative COVID-19 test, as he set out his ideas for a travel restart a month before the UK government finalises its plans....
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: The Ministry of Jal Shakti Saturday launched a framework and guidelines for testing, monitoring, and surveillance of drinking water quality as well as a Water Quality Information Management System (WQMIS), an online portal that provides detailed...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Funding from family philanthropy in India triples to Rs 12,000 cr in FY20: ReportFamily philanthropy has proven resilient throughout the pandemic and grew to nearly Rs 12,000 crore in fiscal year 2020, accounting for almost two-thirds of the rise in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: India recorded 26,291 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, its highest single-day spike in 85 days, taking the country’s infection tally to 1,13,85,339, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll due to the disease increased to 1,58,725...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: The government departments will not be able to renew registration of their vehicles older than 15 years from April 1, 2022, if a proposal in this regard issued by the the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is finalised. It has sought...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Technology
New Delhi: The government is deeply committed to expanding institutes of medical excellence for providing high-quality medical care for all, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday and stressed it must be ensured that innovations benefit mankind...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has endured over the years in part due to his focus on giving poorer Indians things like cooking gas, toilets and electricity. Now he wants every rural home to have water by the next national election in 2024....
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 14, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
Mumbai: Banking operations across the country could be impacted on Monday and Tuesday as United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has given a call for a nationwide strike to protest against the proposed privatisation of two state-owned lenders. Services such as deposits and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 14, 2021 | Articles, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Risk Management, Technology
Mari Yamaguchi A decade ago, a massive tsunami crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three of its reactors melted down, leaving it looking like a bombed-out factory. Emergency workers risked their lives trying to keep one of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life
The transactional risk insurance market had a tumultuous year in 2020. Despite challenges related to the pandemic, the US and Canada transactional risk marketplace remained robust – signaling that transactional risk insurance will be increasingly...
