by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Risk Management, Technology
TOKYO: Japan’s NEC Corp has launched a facial recognition system that identifies people even when they are wearing masks, adapting to a new normal where face coverings have become a key form of protection against the spread of the coronavirus.The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
ROME: World food prices rose for a seventh consecutive month in December, with all the major categories, barring sugar, posting gains last month, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
FRANKFURT: Natural catastrophes around the world resulted in $210 billion in damage in 2020, with the United States especially hard hit by hurricanes and wildfires, a top insurer said on Thursday. The damage, tallied by the German reinsurer Munich Re, increased...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
As more Americans continue to get vaccinated against COVID-19, U.S. officials continue to monitor for severe allergic reactions and other adverse events after getting the vaccine. A Florida doctor has died several weeks after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Diversified business entity ITC Ltd on Wednesday said it has set a target to meet 100 per cent of purchased grid electricity requirements from renewable sources by 2030 as part of its Sustainability 2.0 Vision. Currently, ITC meets over 40 per cent of its...
