by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
SINGAPORE: Etiqa Insurance has unveiled their latest offering of Cancer Insurance with No Claim Discount (NCD) — a market-first feature among cancer protection plans in Singapore. This Cancer Insurance offers full coverage and payout for all stages...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
NEW DELHI: The government on Sunday said more than 14,000 prosecutions have been withdrawn under the Companies Act as it undertook various steps to improve the ease of doing business in the country, including de-criminalisation of various penal provisions under...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
NOIDA (UP): The government has received Rs 381.97 crore in penalty for violations of environmental norms since 2017, according to an official response to an RTI query. Rs 31.86 crore were received in 2017-18 and Rs 227.94 crore in 2018-19 as...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Non-Life
NEW DELHI: In a respite for enthusiasts and collectors of vintage cars, classic vehicles of more than 50 years of age may flash special number plates and enjoy exemption from scrappage once the regulation for these vehicles are formalised. For...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Technology
New Delhi: Porsche plans to start selling its electric Taycan model in India next year, in a bet that ultra-rich Indians are willing to splash out as much as $370,000 on an electric car to boost their street cred. Local duties in India make imported...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Technology
Washington: The series of pathbreaking and ambitious reforms unleashed by the Modi government in the last few years will make India a very competitive and productively-efficient economy in the long run, a top Indian official said on Friday. "There...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 14, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Madrid: Negotiators worked into the early hours of Sunday to try to salvage a strong global commitment to fight climate change after some of the most vulnerable nations said they were being sidelined at a marathon UN summit in Madrid. Talks were...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 14, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Mumbai: A new law on Indian citizenship is threatening to pull Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus away from a flagging economy as protests and criticism builds against the divisive plan. The government was forced to call in the army to quell protests in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 14, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
' The US auto safety agency on December 13 said it will investigate a 12th Tesla crash that may be tied to the vehicle's advanced Autopilot driver assistance system after a Tesla Model 3 rear-ended a parked police car in Connecticut on December 7. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 14, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Madrid: Big polluting countries faced last-ditch pressure from smaller nations to show serious commitment to fighting climate change as negotiators battled into the early hours of Saturday to salvage a result from a fraught UN summit in Madrid. With the...
