by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 4, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: As the date for linking PAN with Aadhaar has been extended by three months, the government has linked over 30 crore such numbers with the unique identification code, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur said in Parliament on Monday....
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 3, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
New Delhi: Odisha is the most disaster prone State in the country. The State scored the highest of 60 out of 70 in the Disaster Risk Index (DRI) prepared by the Fifteenth Finance Commission (FFC). A Disaster Risk Index (DRI) has been prepared by the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 3, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
The European Union and Britain clashed over a post-Brexit trade deal on Monday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisting he need not sign up to the bloc’s rules and Brussels warning of tariffs and quotas unless he did. Britain wants to negotiate a trade...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 3, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Technology
The European Union has accepted there is no escape from facial recognition, but is seeking to ensure any roll-out that includes U.S. and Chinese players will abide by European values like strict personal privacy. Facial recognition has emerged as a hot-button...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 3, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
The economic and diplomatic costs of China’s coronavirus epidemic mounted on Monday with investors knocking $400 billion off the value of stocks and the government accusing the United States of over-reacting to the outbreak and whipping up panic. ...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 3, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life
New Delhi: India is gearing up for what could potentially be a slew of mega initial public offerings. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government surprised investors on Saturday by saying it will sell part of its stake in state-run behemoth Life...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 3, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Bangkok: A Chinese woman infected with the new coronavirus showed a dramatic improvement after she was treated with a cocktail of anti-virals used to treat flu and HIV, Thailand's health ministry said Sunday. The 71-year-old patient tested negative...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 3, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life
New Delhi: The government will protect the interest of policyholders of LIC, which is likely to go public in the next financial year, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur has said. Listing of LIC will help bring in greater...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 3, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life, Non-Life, Reinsurance
OLDWICK: A new Best’s Commentary, titled, “Coronavirus Highlights the Importance of Stress Testing,” notes that the reinsurers may face higher levels of risk than L/H insurers, as their risk profiles entail higher exposures to mortality and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 3, 2020 | Indian News
Thiruvananthapuram: In the third novel coronavirus case reported in India, another Keralite student who returned from Wuhan university on Monday tested positive for the infection, Health Minister K K Shailaja said here on Monday. The student is in an...
