by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2024 | International News, Regulation, Risk Management, Technology
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed its nearly three-year defect investigation into Autopilot, saying it found evidence that “Tesla’s weak driver engagement system was not appropriate for Autopilot’s permissive operating...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Features
“When we talk about heavy rainfall, we need to talk about climate change. Focusing on cloud seeding is misleading,” said Imperial College of London climate scientist Friederike Otto, who heads a team that does rapid attribution of weather extremes to see if they were...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
The reduced storage levels in the southern region are indicative of worsening water scarcity and potential challenges for irrigation, drinking water supply and hydroelectric power generation in these states New Delhi: The southern region, encompassing states of Andhra...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Risk Management, Technology
”Year over year, the IP filing is increasing, in 2023-24 we got 90,300 patent filings. There is enough traction on not just development of science and technology but equally protection and this high number of patent filing shows the confidence of research on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2024 | Indian News, Life
SBI Life said it registered a growth of 9 per cent in the value of new business (VoNB) to Rs 5,550 crore in FY24.VoNB is the present value of expected future earnings from new policies written during a specified period. Mumbai: SBI Life Insurance, the second largest...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2024 | Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
BAGIC’S underwriting loss stood at Rs 76 crore for 04 FY24 as compared to a loss of Rs 2 crore in 04 FY23.The insurer’s combined ratio stood at 101.6 per cent in Q4 FY24 over 97.3 per cent in 04 FY23. Pune: Bajaj Allianz General Insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2024 | Briefs
Tarun Bajaj, former revenue secretary, ministry of finance, has been appointed as an independent directors of Bajaj Finance, a subsidiary of Bajaj Finserv, the holding company of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance. He has spent over 34...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Features, Health
Even though there are more than 1.27 lakh reported cases of cervical cancer and approximately 80,000 deaths among women reported in 2022 in India, awareness of this disease at the ground level remains alarmingly low, the doctors highlighted Medical experts have...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
Extreme weather events were the primary drivers in 18 countries where over 77 million people faced high levels of acute food insecurity, up from 12 countries with 57 million people in 2022. In 2023, the world experienced its hottest year on record and climate related...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy
The aim of this week’s United Nations negotiations is to create a legally binding treaty that would cover the entire lifecycle of plastic, from production to disposal or reuse. But some fossil fuel and petrochemical industry groups, as well as countries that...
