by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life, Risk Management
in its new ESG report, AIA, the biggest life insurer in Asia, has committed to fully divest from coal. In its new 2020 ESG report, AIA has said it will divest and/or run off their entire directly managed equity and fixed income exposure to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India said on Wednesday its coronavirus immunisation campaign would continue with "full rigour" despite some concerns in Europe about the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine it relies heavily upon as infections hit a three month high. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed concern over a rise in COVID-19 cases in parts of the country and called for "quick and decisive" steps to check the "emerging second peak". In a virtual interaction with state...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Risk Management
Vaccine nationalism in countries including the U.S. and India is likely to derail efforts by the World Health Organization to deliver 2 billion doses to poorer and middle-income nations by the end of the year, according to the head of the world’s biggest...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 17, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
NEW DELHI: Top Indian government officials are debating whether to set a goal to zero out its greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, an ambitious target that would require overhauling its coal-dependent economy. Officials close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi...