by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 17, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Risk Management
TOKYO: Japanese researchers confirmed the presence of the coronavirus in wastewater plants, a finding that could serve as a signal for future outbreaks. The study tested water from four treatment plants in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures in western Japan. Out...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
London: Low doses of the steroid dexamethasone can reduce deaths by one-third in ventilated Covid-19 patients, according to researchers who assessed the performance of the inexpensive drug in more than 2,100 patients. The analysis is part of the RECOVERY...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
Beijing: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a USD750-million loan to India to assist the government to strengthen its response to the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on millions of poor and vulnerable households. ...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Life
Nigeria’s biggest insurer is seeing more demand from the government and employers of health workers for life cover as the coronavirus pandemic starts taking hold in Africa’s most populous country. “Health workers are demanding it, other...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2020 | International News, Regulation
Beijing: The former head of China's insurance regulator was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Tuesday after his conviction for taking bribes, state media reported. Xiang Junbo is one of the most senior officials targeted in President Xi Jinping's...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
London: India’s general insurance industry is set to grow by 4.per cent in 2020 due to the disruptions caused by Covid-19 Pandemic, compared to the 10 per cent in 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2020 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography
India received USD 51 billion in foreign investment in 2019 and was the world's 9th largest recipient of foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2019, according to a report by the UN's trade body. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Technology
Mobile payments initiated by apps, comprising account-to-account transfers and payments made from stored-value accounts, rose 163 per cent to USD 287 billion in 2019, a report by S&P Global Market Intelligence said on Tuesday. The 'India Mobile Payments...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
After giving up on a costly lockdown, India’s coronavirus outbreak is projected to nearly triple by July 15 to over 8,00,000 cases as its leaders tell citizens to ‘learn to live with the virus’. The forecast from a team of data...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 16, 2020 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Mumbai: ICICI Lombard General Insurance, the largest private sector non-life insurance company in the country, has rolled out a host of offerings for its health indemnity customers, in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The additional benefits and...
