by AIP Online Bureau | May 19, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
”Be it Panaji, Thane, Surat, our cities could suffer permanent damage if their green areas are not protected now. We need to take immediate measures to improve the state of the environment in our cities,” Kunal Kumar, Mission Director of the Smart Cities...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 19, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Data, Eco/Invest/Demography
Study authors said the average El Nino costs the global economy about $3.4 trillion. The strong 1997-1998 one cost USD 5.7 trillion. The World Bank estimated the 1997-1998 El Nino cost governments USD 45 billion, which is more than 100 times smaller than the Dartmouth...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 19, 2023 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Cyclone Mocha roared in from the Bay of Bengal on Sunday with high winds and rain slamming a corner of neighbouring Bangladesh and a wider swath of western Myanmar’s Rakhine state It made landfall near Rakhine’s Sittwe township with winds of up to 209...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 19, 2023 | Workplace/Employee Benefits
by AIP Online Bureau | May 19, 2023 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
P K Mishra, Principal Secretary, PMO India has significantly increased funding earmarked for disaster risk reduction and has brought about landmark changes in its financing architecture to support the entire spectrum of disaster risk management needs – disaster risk...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 18, 2023 | International News, Non-Life, Risk Management
Hundreds of “ghost” tankers, which are not fully regulated, have joined this opaque parallel trade over the past few years, carrying oil from countries hit by Western sanctions and restrictions, including Russia and Iran The number of incidents last year, including...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 18, 2023 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the U.N. make up a Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) in Istanbul, which implements the Black Sea export deal. They authorize and inspect ships. No new vessels have been authorized by the JCC since May 4 The Ukraine Black Sea...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 18, 2023 | Indian News, Non-Life
”The total loss due to the fire is estimated at Rs 8 crore. But the corporation need not suffer this much loss as the medicines are insured,” Kerala Health Minister Veena George said Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 18, 2023 | Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Debasish Panda, chairman, IRDAI Raising the overall budget for Bima Sugam to Rs 200 crore from around Rs 85 crore, Irdai now plans to go for requests for proposals (RFPs) soon to appoint a service provider for the platform. The service providers will be the...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 18, 2023 | Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Technology
ICICI Lombard will collaborate with actyv.ai to design comprehensive insurance offerings for the entire supply chain ecosystem, encompassing distributors, retailers, and suppliers Mumbai: ICICI Lombard General Insurance, India’s second largest general insurance...
