by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 15, 2019 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck off the Maluku islands in Eastern Indonesia on Sunday, United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicentre of the quake, which occurred at around 9:10 (UTC), was registered at a depth of 10...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 14, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Foreign investors have remained net buyers in the Indian capital markets this month so far, even as the equity segment saw robust outflows post the Budget. According to the latest depositories data, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) withdrew...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 14, 2019 | Indian News, Life
NEW DELHI: Led by LIC, life insurers' collective new premium income jumped 94 per cent to Rs 32,241.33 crore in June this year, according to data from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority. All the 24 life insurers had written new gross...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 13, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
The US Justice Department is pursuing a criminal investigation into whether Johnson & Johnson lied to the public about the possible cancer risks of its talcum powder, people with knowledge of the matter said. The criminal probe, which...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 13, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management
WASHINGTON: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a settlement involving about $5 billion with Facebook over its probe into the tech giant's privacy violations, a media report said on Friday. FTC commissioners voted by 3-2 with...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 12, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Technology
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry is working towards using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a safe and effective way in public health in the country. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also said in Lok Sabha on Friday that to address gaps in India's AI...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 12, 2019 | Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
New Delhi: Four senior executives of IndiGo airline were issued show cause notices Friday by the DGCA after a special audit team of the aviation regulator found safety lapses, according to sources privy to the development. The Directorate General of Civil...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 12, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
India’s steelmakers, more accustomed to securing raw materials such as iron ore and coal, are keeping another key resource in their sights: water. Two of India’s biggest steelmakers — JSW Steel Ltd. and Tata Steel Ltd. — and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 12, 2019 | International News, Non-Life, Technology
DETROIT: An expanded alliance between Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG that includes a partnership in Ford self-driving unit Argo AI could redraw the balance of power in autonomous vehicles. A Ford-VW collaboration with Argo, the Pittsburgh-based start-up...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 12, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
United Nations: India lifted 271 million people out of poverty between 2006 and 2016, recording the fastest reductions in the multidimensional poverty index values during the period with strong improvements in areas such as "assets, cooking fuel,...
