by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 6, 2023 | Data, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
These flood-and-death associations varied with local climate types and were stronger in populations with low socioeconomic status or greater numbers of older people, said lead researcher Yuming Guo from the university’s School of Public Health and Preventive...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 6, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Features, Health, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded ASHA workers – who are behind a series of high-profile health campaigns, including India’s COVID-19 response and vaccination drive – last year after the World Health Organization gave them an award for their...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 5, 2023 | International News, Risk Management, Technology
The UK communications regulator Ofcom said Thursday that its year long study of the cloud communications services market found features that could limit competition. British businesses face barriers when they try to switch or use multiple cloud suppliers, it said...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 5, 2023 | Banking & Bancassurance, Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Technology
Bank also plans to include services such as enrolments under social security schemes, account opening, remittance and card-based services under this facility shortly State Bank of India on Wednesday introduced banking through mobile handheld devices for its customers...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 5, 2023 | Banking & Bancassurance, Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
The UDGAM portal has been developed by RBI for use by members of the public to facilitate and make it easier for them to search their unclaimed deposits across multiple banks at one place Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has brought 30 banks on board its...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 5, 2023 | Indian News, Non-Life, Policy, Risk Management, Technology
India is making progress in the field of timely prediction of natural calamities like cloudbursts and earthquakes and the country will soon be able to accurately predict these and avoid large scale damage, Kiren Rijuju Union Minister of Earth Sciences Pune: Union...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 5, 2023 | International News, Risk Management, Technology
Google’s advertising business has been criticized by advertisers and website publishers for a lack of transparency, with both accusing Google of siphoning off too much revenue. The testimony on advertising is a change from previous testimony that has focused on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 5, 2023 | Banking & Bancassurance, Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Regulation, Technology
The sector witnessed significant growth in specific segments with alternative lending, banking tech and RegTech emerging as top performers in the first half this year Bengaluru: India’s fintech sector saw a 68 per cent surge in funding in the July-September period...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 5, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Policy, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Disasters are causing average losses of $732 billion-$845 billion each year to infrastructure and buildings, equal to 14% of growth in global gross domestic product in 2022, estimated the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) Climate-fuelled disasters...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 5, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Policy, Risk Management, Technology
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen The U.S. would face national security concerns without a robust semiconductor sector of its own, she said, adding that last year’s Chips and Science Act will help reverse that trend. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said...
