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India records 203 fresh Covid cases, two deaths in 24 hours

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 22, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health

Two deaths — one each in Kerala and Maharashtra — have been reported in 24 hours, according to the data updated at 8 am New Delhi: India reported a single-day rise of 203 Covid cases while the active caseload was recorded at 2,034, the Union Health...

Spanish court rules Facebook moderator suffered work-related mental trauma

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 22, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Workplace/Employee Benefits

It is the first time in Spain that a court has recognized a content moderator’s sick leave was caused by their job, said Francesc Feliu, the worker’s lawyer who is also representing around 20 other former and current content moderators at CCC on similar legal grounds...

Near record jump in CO2 emissions expected in 2024 risks climate goal

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 22, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News

The jump is the result human-induced pollution, plus the El Niño weather pattern, which weakens the ability of the world’s natural carbon sinks to absorb CO2, according to a forecast by the UK’s Met Office Carbon dioxide emissions are on track for one of the biggest...

Hedge funds rake in huge profits betting on catastrophe risk

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 22, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Policy, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy

The best hedge fund strategy of 2023 was a bet on insurance-linked securities (of which catastrophe bonds are the dominant sub-category), which generated over 14%, according to Preqin, a consultancy that provides data on the alternative asset management industry....
MHA think tank alerts against ‘hijack’, sextortion, impersonation scams on WhatsApp

MHA think tank alerts against ‘hijack’, sextortion, impersonation scams on WhatsApp

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 22, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Risk Management, Technology

The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) has identified seven types of such frauds that includes tricking through missed calls, video calls, in the name of job offers and investment plans, impersonation, hijacking and screen share New Delhi: A police think...
Sanlam banks on India as its home market reels

Sanlam banks on India as its home market reels

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 22, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Non-Life

Paul Hanratty,Chief Executive Officer, Sanlam “If you ask where our real short-term upside is, it’s India. We’ve got a great business with them, growing tremendously. That is our fast-growth outlet” Paul Hanratty, 62 Sanlam Ltd., Africa’s biggest insurer, is banking...

Sitting at work for long? 15-30 mins of extra exercise can cut high death risk

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 21, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Risk Management

The study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, suggests that reducing prolonged sitting in the workplace and/or increasing the volume or intensity of daily physical activity may be beneficial in mitigating the elevated risks of all-cause mortality and...
Only zero-emission cars can help tackle air pollution, reduce oil imports: Tata Motors

Only zero-emission cars can help tackle air pollution, reduce oil imports: Tata Motors

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 21, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Policy

Shailesh Chandra, MD of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Chandra noted that around 45-50 per cent of its EV customers in Rajasthan and Gujarat were using rooftop solar units to charge their cars thus utilising renewable sources of...
Yet to finalise mechanism for regulating cryptocurrencies: Centre to SC

Yet to finalise mechanism for regulating cryptocurrencies: Centre to SC

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 21, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Regulation, Risk Management, Technology, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy

A bench of justices Surya Kant and K.V. Viswanathan was told by Additional Solicitor General Vikramjit Banerjee, appearing for the Centre, that the issues related to the digital currency are continuously evolving and the government is deliberating on the mechanism to...

Russian charter flight with 6 people disappears over Afghanistan; crash reported

by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 21, 2024 | International News, Non-Life, Risk Management

Russian aviation authorities said in a statement the plane was a charter ambulance flight traveling from India, via Uzbekistan to Moscow on a French-made Dassault Falcon 10 jet manufactured in 1978 Russian aviation authorities said on Sunday a Russian-registered...
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