by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 4, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
PARIS: A Paris court held a hearing Wednesday in a class-action effort to hold French health authorities and companies accountable after thousands with the virus died in nursing homes, and families were locked out and left in the dark about what was...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 4, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: As many as 16,838 new COVID-19 cases and 113 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Friday. With 13,819 new discharges, the cumulative recoveries reached 1,08,39,894. The country's coronavirus...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 4, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy, Reinsurance, Risk Management
MILAN: Europe’s insurance industry doesn’t have the capacity to deal with the systemic risk of a pandemic and more protection needs to be put in place through private-public partnerships, the head of Italian insurer Generali said on Thursday. Speaking in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 4, 2021 | Facts, Health, Pandemic, Technology
Hyderabad: Rockwell Industries, a pioneering commercial cold chain appliances manufacturer, on Thursday launched Chillermill, the world's first chiller/freezer powered by hybrid (solar and wind) renewable energy, that would be ideal for storing vaccines including...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 4, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
NEW DELHI India’s top court on Thursday said it favoured a screening mechanism for online video streaming services, dominated in the country by Amazon and Netflix and which currently are aired freely. The U.S. streaming platforms have faced complaints from...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 4, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Thursday issued summons to the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) and the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) over the lack of uniformity and standardisation in testing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 4, 2021 | Indian News, Intermediaries, Regulation
Hydearabad: S. N. Rajeswari has assumed charge as member, Distribution, of IRDAI Thursday. Rajeswari was the CMD of Oriental Insurance Company.before joining IRDAI where she will serve for the next three years,. He is a qualified chartered accountant and has a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 4, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
A severe 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the east of New Zealands North Island on Friday, prompting a tsunami warning, and authorities advised people in coastal areas to move immediately to high ground. Tsunami waves were possible within 300 km of the quake's...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 4, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Regulation
Mumbai: India's market regulator proposed on Monday tighter eligibility and appointment rules for independent directors of listed companies, a move seen aimed at protecting minority investors. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) proposed that if...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 4, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
NEW DELHI: Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in partnership with member countries, organizations and institutions hosts the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure – ICDRI 2021, a three-day Interactive Virtual...
