by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 24, 2021 | Indian News, Life, Regulation
New Delhi: Max Financial Services Limited (MFSL) announced today that the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has given its formal approval for the acquisition of up to 12 per cent stake in Max Life Insurance Company (Max...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is concerned over the impact cryptocurrencies may have on the financial stability in the economy and has conveyed the same to the government, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Wednesday. ''We have certain major...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government on Wednesday presented the Budget for 2021-22 and said it will bring a Universal Health Care scheme worth Rs 3,500 crore. He said that from next year, universal health coverage will be...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
MUMBAI: Telecom disruptions forced India’s National Stock Exchange to shut all trading on Wednesday, leaving investors stranded ahead of the crucial expiry of monthly derivative contracts. The NSE, headquartered in India's financial capital Mumbai, is the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: India warned on Wednesday that a breach of guidelines on testing and other measures to contain the coronavirus could worsen a recent spurt in infections in many states, particularly after it detected several variants. Nearly a month after the health...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India's total COVID-19 active caseload currently stands at 1.46 lakh (1,46,907) on Wednesday and accounts for 1.33 per cent of the country's total coronavirus cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). According to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
South Korea's fertility rate fell to the lowest in the world last year, data showed on Wednesday, as uncertainty over the coronavirus discouraged couples from marrying and having children. The number of expected babies per South Korean woman fell to 0.84 in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 24, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
LONDON: Major Lloyd’s of London insurer Brit will not insure Adani Enterprises’ Carmichael thermal coal mine, it said on Tuesday, adding to a growing list of Lloyd’s insurers who have made similar pledges.Carmichael has provoked controversy in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The genetic diagnostic laboratories in India have detected over 24,000 mutations in the strains of SARS-CoV-2 in the last one year, top officials told IANS on Tuesday. The officials added that the mutations have been detected in around 7,000 variants...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Japan has appointed a “minister of loneliness” to reduce social isolation among its residents as the country deals with rising suicide rates, according to a report in the Japan Times. The rising psychological and physical toll of the pandemic has been...
