by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: Nearly 146 tonnes of bio-medical waste is generated per day in the country due to diagnostic activities and treatment of COVID-19 patients, the Ministry of Environment informed Parliament on Monday. Responding to a query in the Upper House of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 15, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: India is the only country in the G-20 forum implementing the Paris accord commitments on renewable energy and afforestation, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Monday. Replying to supplementary queries during the Question Hour, Minister for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 14, 2021 | Articles, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Risk Management, Technology
Mari Yamaguchi A decade ago, a massive tsunami crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three of its reactors melted down, leaving it looking like a bombed-out factory. Emergency workers risked their lives trying to keep one of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 14, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
Mumbai: Banking operations across the country could be impacted on Monday and Tuesday as United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has given a call for a nationwide strike to protest against the proposed privatisation of two state-owned lenders. Services such as deposits and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has endured over the years in part due to his focus on giving poorer Indians things like cooking gas, toilets and electricity. Now he wants every rural home to have water by the next national election in 2024....
