by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 26, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
Rewari (Haryana): WiFi services being provided through BharatNet in villages across India will be free of charge till March 2020, Telecom and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday. "We have already connected 1.3...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 26, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: A good governance index (GGI) was launched on Wednesday by the central government to assess the state of governance in the country, according to a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry. The objectives of GGI are to provide quantifiable...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 26, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: The Indian Railways has claimed that zero passenger death was witnessed in the current financial year, that is, 2019-20, which is for the first time in the 166-year-long history of railways. "Safety First: First time in 166 years, Indian...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 25, 2019 | Interviews, Life
How do you see the govt’s decision to allow 100 % FDI for insurance intermediaries? What will be its impacts on the industry particularly on the insurance broking front? We welcome the government’s move to permit 100% foreign direct investment (FDI)...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 25, 2019 | International News, Non-Life
NEW YORK: Boeing provided a fresh batch of incriminating documents on the 737 MAX to regulators and congressional investigators, only hours after announcing a leadership shakeup, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The document dump came just before...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 25, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: State-owned power giant NTPC is planning to add 10GW of solar energy generation capacity by 2022, which entails an investment of around Rs 50,000 crore, to be funded mainly by green bonds, a source has said. At present, NTPC has installed renewable...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 25, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
New Delhi: Launching the Atal Bhujal Yojna (ABY), Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here on Wednesday, urged farmers to change old irrigation methods and use technology to prevent wastage of water in agriculture and grow crops that consumed less water. Farmers must...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 25, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Gold scales 6-week peak as equity markets steadied after a record rally Gold prices rose to their highest in more than 1-1/2 months on Tuesday, as equity markets steadied after a record rally and weak US data improved demand for bullion in subdued...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 25, 2019 | Facts, Health
For all the flak the pharmaceutical industry has taken for its exorbitant pricing practices, there's no getting around the fact that it's been a pretty stunning decade for medical progress. Multiple new categories of medicines have moved from...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 24, 2019 | Indian News, Life, Regulation
Hyderabad: The insurance regulator IRDA has said that Cardiff, the Fremch partner of the State Bank of India in SBI Life Insurance Company, sold 5.069 per cent of its stakes in SBI Life Insurance Company, through the stock exchange, on 29th March,...
