by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 20, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
PANAJI: Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures on Friday to revive sagging investment in Asia’s third largest economy including a cut in corporate taxes. Sitharaman told a news conference that the effective...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 19, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos on Thursday committed the company to being carbon neutral by 2040 and said part of that pledge is an order for 100,000 electric delivery vans from a start-up the online retailer has invested in. Cutting...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 19, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
New Delhi: Google on Thursday said it is setting up an artificial intelligence research unit at Bengaluru as the tech giant looks to continue developing products for India and taking them to global markets. Google Research India, the artificial intelligence...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 19, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
NEW DELHI: Technology firms must protect user privacy and prevent abuse of their platforms, India's IT minister said on Thursday, speaking as the government draws up a data privacy law and seeks to push companies to store more data locally. ...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 19, 2019 | Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
London: The Willis Research Network (WRN) announced a new partnership with Mitiga Solutions, which will provide leading-edge volcanic ash cloud and sandstorm forecasting to aviation and aerospace clients to optimise air traffic management. This new...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 19, 2019 | Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
London: RFIB Group Limited, the international insurance and reinsurance broker, announced that its Hong Kong subsidiary has been admitted as a member of the Hong Kong Confederation of Insurance Brokers and is approved to transact general insurance. Stephen...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 18, 2019 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
London: Lloyd’s Returns to Profit in 1st Half After 2 Full Years of LossesLloyd’s of London, the world’s biggest insurance market, returned to profit in the first half after two full-year losses. The more than 300-year-old corporation...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 18, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: India announced on Wednesday a ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes, as a backlash gathers pace worldwide about a technology promoted as less harmful than smoking tobacco. The announcement by India came a day after New York became the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 18, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
New York: New York became the second state to ban flavored e-cigarettes on Tuesday after its Democratic governor called for emergency action in response to concerns about their rising use among teens and a nationwide spate of lung illnesses. Governor Andrew Cuomo on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Hong Kong/New York/London: Fitch Ratings has launched an ESG 'heat map' covering 29 different sub-sectors for Financial Institutions to provide further insight into the relevance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors to credit ratings....
