by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 26, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
BARCELONA: Updated plans to reduce emissions, submitted so far by about 75 nations ahead of November's COP26 summit, barely make a dent in the huge cuts needed to meet global climate goals, the U.N. climate chief said on Friday, calling for redoubled efforts. A...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: The government is eying huge private investment in 400 projects worth Rs 2.24 lakh crore during the Maritime India Summit 2021, a top official said on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate Maritime India Summit 2021 (MIS...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance, Technology
Pune: The Indian insurance industry has recovered from the negative growth caused by the caronavirus disruptions, and has already settled Covid-19 pandemic related claims worth of Rs 9000 crore, said Subhash Chandra Khuntia, Chairman, IRDAI. The domestic...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Regulation, Risk Management, Technology
Boeing Co. agreed Thursday to pay $6.6 million in penalties to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after U.S. regulators said it failed to comply with a 2015 safety agreement and cited other safety concerns. The penalties include $5.4 million for not...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
The European Union is bolstering its 14-trillion-euro ($17 trillion) economy against damage caused by the impacts of climate change, from droughts to floods and forest loss. Under an updated climate adaptation strategy unveiled Wednesday, the European...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
The risk of human-to-human spread of the H5N8 strain of bird flu appears low after it was identified for the first time worldwide in farm workers in Russia, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. A separate influenza strain, H1N1, that emerged from pigs...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
NEW DELHI: India’s economy returned to growth in the three months to December and the recovery is expected to gather pace as consumers and investors shake off the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, economists said.Fiscal and monetary policy could boost...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
NEW DELHI: India said on Friday it will let people choose their coronavirus vaccination centres when the campaign expands next week, effectively letting beneficiaries pick either a home-grown shot or the AstraZeneca one, unlike now. The country will halt...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 26, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
ZURICH: The Geneva Association's new report, Climate Risk Assessment for the Insurance Industry, finds that, for both P&C and life re/insurers, climate change poses different levels of physical and transition risks to both sides of the balance sheet,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Risk Management, Technology
NEW DELHI: India will halt coronavirus vaccinations this weekend to upgrade software used to coordinate its campaign, the health ministry said on Friday, preparing to expand the programme after infections surged in some states.With the world’s highest...
