by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
NEW DELHI: Cairn Energy has filed a case in a U.S. district court to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award it won in a tax dispute against India, a court document showed, ratcheting up pressure on the government to pay its dues. In December, an arbitration...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Risk Management
New Delhi: Four people were detected with the South Africa variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India in January, while one tested positive for the Brazil variant strain in the first week of February, the Centre said on Tuesday. In India, the South Africa strain has been detected...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
London: Today, Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the newly launched Pan-African focused reinsurance group, has secured additional multi-year binder capacity of up to $25 million per risk through a partnership with India's GIC Re and annual capacity from...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The daily new infections fell below 10,000 for the fourth time this month taking India's tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,09,25,710, while fresh fatalities remained below 100 for the tenth time this month, according to Union health ministry data...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Joshimath: Sate-run power giant NTPC on Monday said it would pay a compensation of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of labourers who died in the recent flash flood at its Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project in Uttarakhand. Details of the procedure for payment of the amount...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Risk Management, Technology
LONDON: Jaguar Land Rover’s luxury Jaguar brand will be entirely electric by 2025 and the carmaker will launch e-models of its entire lineup by 2030, it said on Monday, as it joined a global race to develop zero-emission vehicles.JLR, owned by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Announcing a sweeping change in India's mapping policy, the Centre on Monday liberalised regulations on geospatial data, making it freely available in the country for innovation and IT companies. The change is made specifically for Indian...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: About 18-19 vaccines against Covid-19 in the pipeline: Harsh VardhanAbout 18-19 vaccine candidates against COVID-19 are in the pipeline and in different clinical trial stages, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. Addressing the media,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
Aurangabad: Describing as ''alarming'' therise in fresh COVID-19 cases in some districts of Maharashtra,Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday warned of takingsome ''harsh decisions'' and asked people to be prepared. Some...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 15, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Feb 15: India’s government has shortlisted four mid-sized state-run banks for privatisation, under a new push to sell state assets and shore up government revenues, three government sources saidPrivatisation of the banking sector, which...
