by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Minneapolis: As Covid-19 surged last year, governments worldwide touted the hope of “herd immunity,” a promised land where the virus stopped spreading exponentially because enough people were protected against it. That’s now looking like a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: The Ministry of Power on Monday sais it has circulated the draft rules on renewable energy for seeking comments from stakeholders. The ministry has circulated the "Draft Electricity (promoting renewable energy through Green Energy Open Access)...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management
WASHINGTON: U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc's driver assistance system Autopilot after a series of crashes involving emergency vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Pension & Social Security, Policy
New York: The third-largest U.S. public pension fund on Thursday said it is launching reviews over climate concerns on $640 million invested in 42 shale oil and gas firms, including ConocoPhillips, Hess and Pioneer Natural Resources. The move by the New York...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Policy, Regulation
WILMINGTON, Del: As coronavirus infections rise again, U.S. companies mandating vaccinations are confronting an uncomfortable question rarely asked by an employer – what is an employee's religious belief? Google's parent Alphabet Inc, Walmart...