by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 18, 2019 | Health, Indian News, Risk Management
New Delhi: Delhi is a "gas chamber" where it’s difficult to live because of pollution and traffic congestion, said the Supreme Court on Friday, pulling up authorities for failing to improve air quality. "In the morning and evening,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 18, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi, The Housing and Urban Affairs ministry will extend outreach of its flagship project Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana among the poorest of poor in the country through a series of events in the coming month. The 'Shehri Samridhi Utsav', focusing on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 18, 2019 | Indian News, Risk Management
New Delhi: DGCA asks airlines to make extra checks on A320neo planes with P&W enginesIndia's air safety watchdog on Thursday directed airlines to make extra checks on their Airbus A320neo aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney engines as part of new...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 18, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
New Delhi: Electric vehicle (EV) makers' body SMEV Wednesday sought an allocation of Rs 20,000 crore in the next two years for promoting EVs in the country and also urged the government to impose a "notional green cess" on conventional vehicles in the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 17, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
WASHINGTON: The World Bank Group today launched its Action Plan on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience. Under the plan, the World Bank Group will ramp up direct adaptation climate finance to reach $50 billion over FY21–25. This financing...
