by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
With consumers feeling the increased importance of sanitisation in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the frequency with which they wash clothes has gone up, according to a survey conducted by data, insights and consulting firm Kantar. According to the survey that...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi, Jan 5: In yet another example of shattering of the proverbial glass ceiling, the first batch of over 100 women disaster combatants and rescuers has been inducted in the country's federal calamity force NDRF. An all-woman team of freshly...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi, Jan 5: India recorded 16,375 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest in over six months,taking the country's COVID-19 caseload to?1,03,56,844, according?to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday The death toll increased...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
NAIROBI: The world risks a “moral catastrophe” if COVID-19 vaccinations are delayed in Africa while wealthier regions inoculate their entire populations, the head of the continent’s disease control body said on Thursday. The Africa Centres for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
BRASILIA: Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem SA said on Wednesday it reached a 9.1 billion reais ($1.75 billion) deal to settle lawsuits over cracks and sinking ground near its salt mines in the city of Maceio that requires thousands to be relocated. The...