by AIP Online Bureau | May 26, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
The Commerce and Industry Ministry has proposed cutting down compliance time significantly to just one hour per month for start-ups as part of measures to ease regulatory requirements for budding entrepreneurs, an official said. The proposal is a part of...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 26, 2019 | Facts, Health
Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis on Friday announced it had received US regulatory approval for a gene therapy that treats a rare childhood disorder and has a price tag of $2.1 million, making it the most expensive drug in history. The company said...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 25, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg urged European politicians on Friday to focus on a climate crisis instead of "bickering", as children walked out of classes around the world to back her demands for urgent action to curb carbon emissions. Thunberg, 16,...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2019 | International News, Risk Management, Technology
Texas: The chief U.S. aviation regulator said he was very encouraged by a one-day discussion with his counterparts from around the world on the steps needed to return Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max jetliner to service, including the need for additional...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
London: Fighting back tears, Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, setting up a contest that will install a new British prime minister who could pursue a cleaner break with the European Union. May’s departure deepens the Brexit crisis as a new...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2019 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
As many as 8 hurricanes may form in the Atlantic in 2019, a “near normal” season following two years of storms that have left a trail of death and destruction in the Caribbean and U.S. coast. Nine to 15 named storms are forecast during the six-month...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2019 | International News, Risk Management
New York: Harvey Weinstein, women who accused him of sexual misconduct, his former film studio’s board members and the New York attorney general’s office have reached a tentative $44 million deal to resolve lawsuits and compensate alleged victims of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai: A SEBI-constituted panel has proposed significant changes to norms governing foreign portfolio investors, including simplified registration requirements for certain categories and barring entities that fail to furnish beneficial ownership details....
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai: Investor wealth increased by Rs 2.53 lakh crore on Friday as the Sensex shot up over 623 points after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's victory in the Lok Sabha elections. The BSE benchmark closed at 39,434.72, up 623.33 points or 1.61 per cent. During...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
NEW DELHI: India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is unlikely to continue in his current role due to poor health as Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his second term, according to four sources with knowledge of the matter. If he hangs his...
