by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2020 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life
New Delhi, Dec 06: Max Life Insurance CEO and managing director Prashant Tripathy has said that approval from the insurance regulator on Axis Bank proposal to raise its stake in the insurer to about 19 percent should come through within next three months....
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life
Mumbai, Dec 06: The value of equity holdings of the nation's financial powerhouse LIC has crossed $77 billion (Rs 5.7 lakh crore) by the end of the September quarter which is a shade below its record holding of $84 billion in the March 2018 quarter,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said since 1990 four cyclones have formed every year in the seas along the eastern and western coasts (Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea) of the country. New Delhi, Dec 6: Four of the five...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Technology
BERLIN, Dec 06: The chief executive of Volkswagen, the world’s largest vehicle maker by sales, expects autonomous vehicles to be ready for sale between 2025 and 2030, he told a magazine. Herbert Diess cited the improving performance of computer chips needed in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Workplace/Employee Benefits
New Delhi,Dec 06: Job cuts and salary adjustments have not been as widespread as originally apprehended despite the severe impact on the revenue of companies in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic, a study has revealed. The CII-Talentonic HR Solutions joint research...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
LONDON: AstraZeneca and Oxford University have given conflicting accounts of how they came upon the most effective dosing pattern for their COVID-19 vaccine, a rare instance of public dissension between major institutions collaborating on a pivotal project. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
New Delhi,Dec 06: In perhaps the first red flag by a significant start-up curator against 'flipping', a Naukri.com and Zomato investor has said foreign funds are the new East India Company that are colonising successful start-ups in India by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi, Dec 06: India's economic growth is likely to reach pre-COVID-19 levels by the end of the 2021-22fiscal as the GDP contraction in this financial year is expected to be less than 8 per cent, Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Sunday. The Reserve...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi,Dec06: The banking industry needs to upgrade its IT infrastructure and appoint experienced chief risk officers to effectively deal with incidence of cybercrimes, says a report by Deloitte India. Observing that banks are the most targeted sector, the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
United Nations: An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030 due to the severe long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number of the world's extremely poor to more than a billion, a new study from the UN...