by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Intermediaries, Life, Non-Life, Regulation
“The launch of the website today is an important milestone, and I am confident that with collective industry commitment, the vision of ‘Insurance for All by 2047’ — as part of the Prime Minister’s mission of Viksit Bharat 2047 — will become a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pension & Social Security, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy
“We will also engage with the government to consider banks, insurance companies and pension funds to trade in these (non-cash, non-agricultural) markets,” chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said Mumbai:Sebi will “engage” with the government to allow...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2025 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Regulation, Workplace/Employee Benefits
By making renewable energy more affordable and accessible, this reform aligns with India’s international commitments under the Paris Agreement while advancing the nation’s target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030. It firmly positions India as a leader in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2025 | Workplace/Employee Benefits
This growth in traffic has been supported by rising internet penetration, higher smartphone adoption, and the growing popularity of OTT platforms, digital payments, and e-commerce. In addition, regulatory measures such as the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP)...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Risk Management, Technology
Nidhi Khare, Consumer Affairs Secretary Khare advised e-commerce entities to conduct a self-audit and avoid using dark patterns, which include tactics such as false urgency alerts, hiding negative reviews, subscription traps, and bait-and-switch pricing. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2025 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Data, Eco/Invest/Demography
The findings provide critical insights into long-term trends in droughts across Indian rivers and “underscore the growing risk of large-scale water scarcity”, a study from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar said Climate change could be driving a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Features, Health, Policy
“It is not the illness alone that debilitates individuals, but the shame, secrecy and silence that accompany it. In many households, a psychiatric diagnosis is still perceived as a threat to family honour, marriage prospects, or social standing. This cultural weight...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2025 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
Indian steel is predominantly produced using blast furnaces, where emissions are high, Sandeep Poundrik, steel secretary , said, adding that further addition of blast furnace capacity is an area of concern New Delhi: India’s steel industry will not see much...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2025 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
Uttarakhand is prone to floods and landslides, which some experts blame on climate change Landslides and heavy rain in India’s Himalayan state of Uttarakhand killed at least 15 people on Tuesday, with 16 missing, Indian media reported on Wednesday. Visuals...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 16, 2025 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
This has resulted in the opening of over 61 lakh new Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts and more than 2.6 crore fresh enrollments under the three Jan Suraksha social security schemes, reflecting a strong momentum towards universal financial inclusion, the...