by AIP Online Bureau | May 8, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Pandemic
Chandigarh: Days after eight Asiatic lions in the Hyderabad zoo tested positive for COVID-19, authorities in Punjab announced that all zoos and wildlife sanctuaries in the state will remain closed till May 31 as a precautionary measure. Zoo officials said animals were...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 8, 2021 | Indian News, Life, Policy
New Delhi: Even as Life Insurance Corporation(LIC) is gearing up for a mega IPO during the current fiscal, MR Kumar, chairman,LIC, is set to get an extension of one or two years as government has extended the retirement age for the post from 60 to 62...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
Ahmedabad/Mumbai Cases of mucormycosis, a serious but rare fungal infection, are on the rise among COVID-19 survivors, causing blindness or other serious issues, health officials in Maharashtra and Gujarat said on Saturday. Mathur Savani, chairman of...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has constituted a 12-member National Task Force to facilitate a public health response to the pandemic based on scientific and specialised domain knowledge. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and M R Shah said that the rationale for...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
Colonial Pipeline is working to restore operations after a cyber-attack prompted the company to take its systems offline, threatening the supply of refined petroleum products to gas stations in major cities on the U.S. eastern seaboard. Colonial, which runs the...
