by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 8, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 78,524 COVID-19 cases taking the virus caseload to over 68 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated surged to 58,27,704, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The national recovery...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 8, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life
Mumbai: Led by by state owned Life Insurance Corporation(LIC), the domestic life insurance industry has shown signs of bouncing back from the covid-19 pandemic business losses, in new premium income,in H1 Fy 20-21. According to the business figures released...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 8, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
Mumbai: Maharashtra becomes first state to regulate prices of masks during COVID-19 pandemicMumbai: Maharashtra has become the first state to regulate the rates of face masks during COVID-19 pandemic as a committee formed to implement caps on the price of masks...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 8, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
Washington: The World Bank on Wednesday praised the efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus in Mumbai's Dharavi, one of the world's largest slums, saying its success stemmed from a combination of "customised solutions", community involvement...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 8, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life
Mumbai: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance on Wednesday said it will raise up to Rs 1,200 crore by issuing non-convertible debentures (NCDs) on private placement basis. "The Board of Directors has at their meeting held on October 7, 2020 approved raising...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 8, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
Gondia: Farmers in Maharashtra's Gondia and Bhandara districts who have grown early maturing varieties of paddy are worried as the retreating monsoon rains pose a threat to their standing crops. Agriculture officials in the two districts told PTI that...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 7, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic, Technology, Workplace/Employee Benefits
As Covid-19 takes its toll on the mental health of people globally, over 9 in 10 people in India think robots can support their overall well-being much better than humans, a new Oracle study said on Wednesday. A whopping 91 per cent of Indian workforce surveyed...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 7, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai: India's drug regulator has knocked back a proposal from Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd REDY.NS to conduct a large study in the country to evaluate Russia's Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine and has asked it to first test the vaccine in a smaller trial. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 7, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA issued detailed guidelines on Wednesday regarding a refund of the ticket price for the flights cancelled amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown. The guidelines came six days after the Supreme Court directed that a full and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 7, 2020 | Health, Indian News, Regulation
Hyderabad: In a bid to ensure seamless continuity of coverage of benefits to the account holders of various banks who are provided health insurance coverage through group insurance schemes,the insurance regualtor,IRDAI has now allowed portability of their...
