by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
A previous goal of $100 billion per year, which expires in 2025, was met two years late in 2022, the OECD said earlier this year, although much of it was in the form of loans rather than grants, something recipient countries say needs to change. Setting the tone at...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy
The data also shows the 10 countries most affected by climate change between 2000 and 2019 received just $23bn, less than two per cent of all climate finance, despite accounting for nine per cent of the world’s population. The 750 million people now living in these...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
Of the 82.8 crore, India’s share formed over a quarter (21.2 crore). Another 14.8 crore were in China, while 4.2 crore, 3.6 crore and 2.2 crore lived in the US, Pakistan and Brazil, respectively, the researchers found New Delhi: About 82.8 crore people around...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2024 | Health, Indian News, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy
The Rs 2,200-crore initial public offering of Niva Bupa Health Insurance got subscribed 1.80 times on the closing day of share sale on Monday.The Initial Public Offering (IPO) had a price band of Rs 70-74 per share New Delhi: Shares of Niva Bupa Health Insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2024 | Health, Indian News, Risk Management
The minimum temperature in Delhi fell to 16.1 degrees Celsius (61°F) on Thursday from 17 degrees C the previous day, weather officials said. Its pollution ranked in the ‘severe’ category for the second day in a row, with a score of 430 on an index of air...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2024 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life
(Lto R) S Guruprakash, chief marketing officer, G Srinivasan, MD & CEO, and V Jagannathan, Chief Mentor at the product launching event of Galaxy Health Insurance in Chennai G. Srinivasan, managing director and CEO of Galaxy Health Insurance said, “ We are...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 13, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy, Risk Management
Every extra increment of heat risks worsening climate impacts like powerful storms and drought. This year is expected to be the hottest year on record, and the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service predicts it will also be the first year ever to breach 1.5C of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 13, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Intermediaries
The appeals court in The Hague said Shell had a responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect people from global warming. But it dismissed the 2021 ruling that ordered Shell to cut its absolute carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 13, 2024 | Briefs, Pension & Social Security, Technology
NPCI BHIM Services (NBSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), on Wednesday launched National Pension System (NPS) contributions through the payments app. BHIM users can now contribute to their existing NPS accounts with ease,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 13, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Interviews, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Technology
N Ramaswamy, CMD, GIC Re The effort from the Regulator is to create a more conducive environment for doing business as well as to attract more players to set up shop in India. The Indian market is in a stage of big growth and it will need huge capital resources from...
