by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 25, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
Citing concerns over its toxicity and risks to human health and the environment, the Ministry proposed a draft order for a complete ban on the insecticide, including the prohibition on the import, manufacture, sale, transport, distribution and use of Carbosulfan from...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 25, 2026 | Indian News
K Rammohan Naidu,Civil Aviation Minister The issue of possible substance use by pilots has come to the spotlight after an Air India captain of Phuket-Delhi flight involved in a sudden altitude loss incident was tested positive for marijuana. Currently, drug tests for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 25, 2026 | Articles, Health, Regulation
“The threat that warning labels pose to profits means the industry is incentivized “to hold out for as long as possible, not informing the Indian public about the healthiness of the foods that they’re selling.Lobbying by interest groups has...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 25, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
A climate pattern marked by unusually warm sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, El Nino disrupts global weather patterns and can bring drier conditions to parts of Southeast Asia and other regions. MUMBAI: India is on course for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 24, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
US President Donald Trump has vowed to hit Iran hard economically and Tehran has threatened to shut down all oil exports from the Gulf ‘if the economic war continues’. Washington:The US announced a new economic sanctions plan targeting Iran and its trade...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 24, 2026 | Disaster & Management, Indian News, Regulation, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
“Through this portal, market participants can directly access the latest cybersecurity circulars, vulnerability warnings and incident insights,” SEBI said Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday launched the Cyber Suraksha...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 24, 2026 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Regulation
The scrutiny originated with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). In November 2022, IRDAI informed SEBI that MFSL and Axis Bank had entered into a series of buy-and-sell transactions involving unlisted equity shares of Max Life. IRDAI...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 24, 2026 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Life, Non-Life, Technology, Workplace/Employee Benefits
For employers, employee benefits should not be treated merely as an annual renewal exercise. For employees, understanding their benefits should become as important as understanding their salary. And for insurance brokers, it means moving beyond policy placement...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 24, 2026 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Asia’s renewal period in 2026 is buyer-friendly, with abundant capacity and falling rates enabling cedents to enhance protection and support growth, while retention levels largely remain stable. The expectation for 2027 is continued rate easing on non-loss-impacted...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 24, 2026 | International News
The two Chinese seafarers said the vessel, called the Ocean Winner, had developed a list on Friday and sank within eight minutes, forcing the crew to abandon ship, Shyam Jagannathan, director general of India’s Maritime Administration. The missing crew...
