by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 13, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
New Zealand has become the first country to introduce a law that will require banks, insurers and investment managers to report the impacts of climate change on their business, minister for climate change James Shaw said on Tuesday. All banks with total assets of more...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
MUMBAI: Amid surging pandemic cases forcing many states to curb mobility and businesses, a report has said these localised lockdowns in key economic hubs can cost the economy an average of USD 1.25 billion each week and may shave off 140 bps from the Q1 nominal...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: Amid surging coronavirus cases in India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday made it clear that the government would not go for lockdowns in a big way and only resort to local containment. In a virtual meeting with World Bank Group...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India’s new coronavirus infections reached a record of 184,372 in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Wednesday, as most of the south Asian nation battles a second surge in cases. The nationwide tally of infections is 13.9...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
Geneva: Confusion and complacency in addressing Covid-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. So far some...