by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 22, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
TAIPEI/CANBERRA: Many Asian countries are accelerating the rollout of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine after confidence in its safety was hit, following reports that the shot was linked to rare blood clots in Europe earlier this month. After briefly halting...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 22, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
NEW DELHI: India plans to offer fresh incentives to companies making electric vehicles (EVs) as part of a broad auto sector scheme it expects to attract $14 billion of investment over five years, according to industry sources and a document seen by Reuters. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 21, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
London: Life expectancy among Londoners has fallen sharply as a result of Covid-19, with men living on average 2.5 years less and women 1.6 years less, making the drop worse than any since the Second World War. Experts described the data, from Public Health England...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 21, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Technology
New Delhi: Delhi Transport minister Kailash Gahlot on Sunday urged commercial vehicle owners to convert half of their fleet to electric by 2023, saying a five per cent interest subvention scheme will be soon launched for them. The Delhi government is working on a plan...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 21, 2021 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
During the early ‘90s, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan successfully raised funds to get antiretroviral drugs to those affected by the HIV epidemic. Many of the children of those patients are still alive today thanks to her work. As part of the podcast series,...
