by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 1, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
Average maximum temperature in February was 29.54 degrees Celsius, the highest since 1901, when the IMD started keeping weather records. The country received 68% lower rainfall than the normal in February, the weather office said. “Temperatures have already...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Gross savings during 2021-22 are estimated at Rs 70.77 lakh crore against Rs 57.17 lakh crore during 2020-21, it stated The rate of Gross Saving to GNDI (Gross National Disposable Income) for 2021-22 is estimated at 30.0 per cent as against 28.4 per cent for 2020-21,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2023 | Facts, Workplace/Employee Benefits
“Despite companies facing increasing volatility and uncertainty in the form of inflation, a global pandemic, changing workforce patterns and geopolitical conflict, the latest Global Wellbeing Survey demonstrates that employers are still focused on wellbeing, now...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
Joshimath’s future is at risk, experts and activists say, due in part to a push backed by the prime minister’s political party to grow religious tourism in Uttarakhand, the holy town’s home state. On top of climate change, extensive new construction to accommodate...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2023 | Health, Indian News, Regulation, Reinsurance
“The insurers are directed to put in place a board approved underwriting policy immediately that ensures that no proposal from the Persons with disabilities, HIV/AIDS and Mental Illness is denied covers,” said IRDAI in a circular on Monday Hyderabad:...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
The heightened SRCC risk environment means businesses need to remain vigilant about the different threats such activity can pose. In addition to buildings or assets suffering costly material damage, operations can be severely disrupted, resulting in significant loss...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Dr Fu Siong Ng, senior author for the study said “This study shows a clear link between reproductive factors and cardiovascular disease. This doesn’t mean that women should worry if they’ve had their period at a young age, or if they had an early...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2023 | Facts, Health, Technology
Professor Majid Warkiani from the UTS School of Biomedical Engineering said getting a biopsy can cause discomfort to patients, as well as an increased risk of complications due to surgery and higher costs, but an accurate cancer diagnosis is vital to effective...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
An international team of researchers found that over 75 per cent Indian districts are off target for crucial SDG indicators like access to basic services, poverty, stunting and wasting of children, anaemia, child marriage, partner violence, tobacco use, and modern...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Data, Eco/Invest/Demography
Existing programs to boost recycling or cut single-use plastic consumption only “scratched the surface” and a more comprehensive global plan is required, according to Back to Blue, a research group run by the Economist Impact think-tank and the Nippon Foundation, a...
