by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 22, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India recorded 3,32,730 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since the pandemic broke out last year. India has crossed the mark of 3 lakh COVID-19 cases for two consecutive days now. This has taken the cumulative...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
New Delhi: Less than 4 per cent of Indian farmers have adopted sustainable agricultural practices and systems, according to a study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). The study, supported by the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), found...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic, Technology
These days, social media posts in India are no longer about cheeky photos, funny memes or political jokes. Instead, frantic calls to save lives are flooding Twitter and Instagram as the latest wave of coronavirus cases and deaths overwhelm the nation’s hospitals...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic, Risk Management
JOHANNESBURG: The South African government's compensation fund to cover potential injuries from COVID-19 vaccines could cost around 250 million rand ($17.5 million) in the first year, the health minister said in response to questions in parliament. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
KITUI, Kenya: When Kenyan farmer Waki Munyalo's crop of lentils shrank by three quarters last year because of unusually low rainfall, disaster was averted thanks to a simple remedy that was previously unavailable to most African farmers – insurance. Munyalo,...
