by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: As more states went for lockdown-like restrictions to battle the raging second COVID-19 wave, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stressed that use of lockdown should be the ''last resort'' and that the focus should rather be on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said the next three weeks are crucial with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country. "Centre working closely with States and UTs on public health measures to contain COVID-19....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security
New Delhi: Net new enrolments with retirement fund body EPFO grew by nearly 20 per cent to 12.37 lakh in February compared to the same month in 2020, according to the payroll data released on Tuesday, providing a perspective on formal sector employment amid the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Policy, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: Indian aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday allowed foreign-registered Boeing 737 Max aircraft, which were grounded in the country since the March 2019 fatal crash of such a plane in Ethiopia, to overfly India after taking the agency's permission....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: Global healthcare major Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday said it has sought an approval from the India's drug regulator to conduct a bridging clinical trial of its single-dose Covid-19 vaccine in the country. The US Food and Drug Administration...