by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: The much-awaited policy to scrap 15-year old vehicles is likely to get government nod soon, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. On July 26, 2019, the government proposed amendments to motor vehicle norms to allow scrapping of vehicles older...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
NEW DELHI: WhatsApp is battling mistrust globally after it updated its privacy policy to let it share some user data with parent Facebook and other group firms, and the backlash risks thwarting its ambitions in its biggest market, India. A WhatsApp...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 15, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
United Nations: The year 2020 was one of the three warmest years on record and rivalled 2016 for the top spot, indicating the pace of the "human-induced" climate change which is now as powerful as the force of nature, the UN weather agency has said....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
Shocks to supply chains are engulfing a wider swath of the global economy as the pandemic rages on, threatening to stifle Asia’s trade-led recovery just as soaring freight rates make it harder for businesses to weather another year like 2020. Shortages of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
NEW DELHI: Depression, stress, and loneliness can weaken the body's immune system, and lower the effectiveness of certain vaccines, including the new Covid-19 preventives that are in development and the early stages of global distribution,...