by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Policy
Consumers in fast-growing markets, where Bain found environmental concerns to be highest, including India, were willing to pay a greater premium (between 15 and 20 per cent), compared to markets like the US and the UK New Delhi: Over 60 per cent of businesses surveyed...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Features, Policy
Earlier this year, a case of land subsidence was also reported in Joshimath where some residents blamed NTPC’s 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad hydroelectric project for the problem. Horrific incidents like the partial collapse of an under construction tunnel on the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2023 | Indian News, Life, Regulation
The Aviva searches are part of a broader investigation involving many insurers who face allegations of at least $610 million in unpaid dues, a senior Indian government official, said. New Delhi: India’s tax inspectors searched the office of British insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2023 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life, Non-Life, Pension & Social Security, Policy, Reinsurance, Risk Management
The Bank wants to see how market players cope when there are huge demands for liquidity, such as meeting extra margin calls on positions in a short time. London: The Bank of England said on Friday it would start the second leg to its first system-wide stress test of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
As a result of the Russian attack, sea freight rates rose $20 a tonne and the number of shipowners willing to load in Ukrainian ports decreased, Spike Brokers, which tracks and publishes export statistics in Ukraine, said on Telegram early on Friday Freight costs for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2023 | Banking & Bancassurance, Technology
The incident spotlights a danger that bank leaders concede keeps them up at night — the prospect of a cyberattack that could someday cripple a key piece of the financial system’s wiring, setting off a cascade of disruptions. Even brief episodes prompt bank leaders and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 13, 2023 | Facts, Health
Gregory suffered from a rare, incurable and degenerative mitochondrial disease which meant that her cells did not produce enough energy Indi Gregory, an eight-month-old critically ill baby girl from Britain who was taken off life support on the weekend, has died...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 13, 2023 | Indian News
A bench of Justices A.S. Bopanna and P.S. Narasimha said that an agent of Kuwait Airways had promised that the goods shall be delivered within one week but the shipment was delivered after one-and-a-half months, adding that “there was negligent delay in the delivery...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 13, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
According to healthcare professionals, the culture of eating out, industrialisation, migrating to urban areas and other relevant factors make Indians more susceptible to diabetes. Hyderabad: It is estimated that 422 million people live with diabetes across the world...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 13, 2023 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Following a frenzy of deals in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, SPACs have lost popularity as they struggle to find businesses to merge with. Others have seen lackluster stock performance after acquiring a target Financials Acquisition Corp. said Monday it...