by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 3, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
NEW DELHI: German luxury carmaker Audi will transition into the BS-VI emission norms with petrol vehicles and alternate fuel technologies, although it has ruled out exiting diesel engines totally, according to a top company official. Audi India, which...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 3, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
Portland: A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas. US District Judge Michael Simon granted a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 3, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Bangkok: India is committed to further improving its people-friendly tax regime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, as Asia’s third-largest economy seeks to attract more overseas investment to spur growth. The government has cut corporate tax...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
New Delhi: Authorities in New Delhi declared a public health emergency on November 1 and closed schools and all construction activity until next week as air pollution in the city hit its worst level this year. A thick haze has hung over the Indian capital this...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 3, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: The corporate affairs ministry has asked disqualified directors to file their pending statutory returns and ensure compliance or else face regulatory action. As part of larger crackdown on companies suspected to be shell entities, the ministry had...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 3, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday pledged to invest 1 billion euros over the next five years on environmentally-friendly urban mobility in India. Merkel, whose visit to the country coincided with one of the worst spells of air pollution in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 3, 2019 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Saturday approved Rs 10,000 crore as a special provision to provide immediate assistance to farmers affected by unseasonal rains. The decision was taken by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at the meeting of a Cabinet...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 1, 2019 | Health, International News, Technology
Google has agreed to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion in a move giving the US tech giant an entry into the wearable technology space, the two companies announced Friday. The move comes with Google seeking to expand beyond its core business of online search...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
MUMBAI: The NPCIL on Friday said its reactors at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu are "safe". The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL), a public sector undertaking on Wednesday admitted to a malware attack on one of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 1, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
New Delhi: The blanket of haze over Delhi thickened on Friday morning with the national capital's pollution levels increasing overnight by around 50 points, taking the overall air quality index to 459. A Central Pollution Control Board official...
