by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 29, 2026 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Among key proposals, the draft raises the vehicle weight limit from 3,000 kg to 3,500 kg, bringing regulation in sync with global standards for light commercial vehicles. This means more vans, pickups, and small trucks will now fall under the same emission testing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 29, 2026 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Non-Life, Policy
The median out-of-pocket medical expenditure per hospitalisation case in 2025 was ₹11,285, indicating that over half of the country’s hospitalisations involve relatively low expenditure. The report stated that only a small number of high-cost cases push up the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 29, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Aditya Samag, Private Equity and M&A Leader, Marsh India, mentioned a clear shift in India to larger, more complex transactions, particularly in high-growth sectors such as technology, healthcare, and infrastructure.In this environment, transactional risk...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 29, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security, Policy
Mansukh Mandaviya,Union minister, Ministry of Labour and Employment The minister also stressed the nearly three-fold expansion in India’s social security coverage in the last ten years, from 19 per cent in 2015 to over 64.3 per cent in 2025, reflecting the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy
Major state-owned insurers with significant stakes in the NSE as of March 2025 include Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) with 10.72%, and public sector general insurers like GIC, New India Assurance, National Insurance, and Oriental Insurance, each holding...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2026 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
It is not clear how the order of the J&K Government will be implemented as the Reliance General Insurance, which at that time was owned by Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group, has now changed hands and changed its name also. It is now owned Hinduja Group and new...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Shipping traffic passing through the crucial waterway at the entrance to the Gulf during an uneasy ceasefire between Washington and Tehran represents a fraction of the average 140 daily passages before the Iran war began on February 28. At least seven ships – mainly...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister Highlighting inclusivity, she said it is also about the Mogaveera fisherman on the Udupi coast having access to cold storage, digital markets and insurance, and about tribal youth in the forests of Dandakaranya having a seat...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2026 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy
“Geopolitical uncertainty, momentum in gold prices and portfolio diversification preferences are expected to continue fuelling investment demand for gold, with its share in overall gold consumption is projected at 35-40 per cent in FY27,” domestic rating...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 28, 2026 | Workplace/Employee Benefits
Affluence is no longer restricted to metro cities, with emerging centres such as Ahmedabad, Surat, Jaipur and Lucknow showing consumption patterns similar to established urban markets like Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. New Delhi: India’s affluent consumers are...
