by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
London: Boris Johnson’s Brexit strategy has been on trial ever since he became prime minister eight weeks ago, and on Tuesday his lawyers will defend it in the U.K.’s highest court. Fresh from being lambasted by a fellow European leader after...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Technology
Mumbai: Indian corporates need to hold themselves accountable to global standards of governance if India wishes to re-shape the global economic order, Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said on September 17. Speaking at an event here, Birla said...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Guwahati: The Pollution Control Board, Assam has slapped a fine of Rs 2.05 crore on PSU firm Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for allegedly violating an order by the Supreme Court and causing pollution to the environment. The board's order was issued...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: The finance ministry is working on one more booster dose to give a leg-up to the economy that has hit over six-year low of 5 per cent, a senior finance ministry official said. The blue print for the stimulus is ready that would be announced by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
After pouring $45 billion into India’s stock market over the past six years on hopes that Modi would unleash the country’s economic potential, international money managers are now unwinding those wagers at the fastest pace on record. They’ve...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 16, 2019 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
BOSTON: Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that industry insured losses from Typhoon Faxai, which made landfall in Japan on September 9, will be between JPY 340 billion (USD 3 billion) and JPY 740 billion (USD 7 billion). AIR Worldwide...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 16, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
NEW DELHI : The commerce ministry will soon approach the Cabinet for reduction in insurance premium rates to 0.6% for small exporters having an outstanding limit of less than ₹80 crore, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. The commerce and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 16, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
NEW DELHI: The National Health Authority, responsible for implementing the Ayushman Bharat scheme, and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) have launched a report recommending best practices, common standards, collaborative measures and IT...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 15, 2019 | Banking & Bancassurance, Indian News, Non-Life
LEH: The largest lender State Bank has dropped its plan to take its general insurance arm public as there is no need for additional capital now, chairman Rajnish Kumar has said. Investor interest for its cards business is very high, and SBI Card listing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 15, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai: Foreign portfolio investors turned net buyers in the first half of September, pumping in Rs 1,841 crore into the capital markets, after remaining sellers for the previous two months. The latest inflows have been triggered by improving investor sentiment...