by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Beijing: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Board of Directors reaffirmed its commitment to environmental and social standards by approving a revised Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). The revisions will take effect in October 2021. The ESF...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Indian authorities began evacuating thousands of people from coastal areas in two states on Monday as a powerful cyclone bore down on the country's east coast, complicating efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Cyclone Yaas, the second storm to hit the...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: As many as 5,424 cases of mucormycosis or black fungus have been reported from 18 states, with a majority of them in Gujarat and Maharashtra, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. “Nine lakh vials of Amphotericin-B are being...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: WhatsApp on Monday said it will not limit the functionality for users not agreeing to its new privacy policy but will continue to remind users about the update, and “maintain this approach” till the forthcoming data protection law comes...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The central government on Monday said there is no indication that children will be severely or more affected in the third wave of COVID-19. Responding to a question on the possible impact of a third wave on children, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria at...
