by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy
NEW DELHI: Terming the massive resurgence of COVID-19 cases a "national crisis", the Supreme Court Tuesday said it cannot remain a mute spectator and made clear that its suo motu proceeding on devising national policy for COVID-19 management is not...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed civil aviation regulator DGCA to set up a medical committee to examine whether breath analyser (BA) tests of pilots and cabin crew need to be conducted or blood tests would suffice as an alternative. Justice...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
Containers piled high on giant vessels carrying everything from car tires to smartphones are toppling over at an alarming rate, sending millions of dollars of cargo sinking to the bottom of the ocean as pressure to speed deliveries raises the risk of safety...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2021 | International News, Non-Life
The head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Monday he hoped talks would soon yield an agreement with the owner and insurer of a giant container ship which isstill being detained since it blocked the waterway for six days last month. The 400-metre (430...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the second wave of COVID-19 has created an ''alarming situation'' and agreed to extend the period of limitation for filing appeals by litigants until further orders. Observing that resurgence of...