by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: The global retail sector faced the highest level of ransomware attacks during 2020, with 44 per cent of organisations hit (compared to 37 per cent across all industry sectors), according to a report by UK-based cybersecurity firm Sophos on Wednesday....
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
The Italian island of Sicily may have just smashed continental Europe’s heat record, the latest example of how climate change is causing extreme weather events around the globe. Temperatures there reached 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit) on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | International News, Life
London: Aviva Plc plans to return at least 4 billion pounds ($5.6 billion) to investors using proceeds from the recent sale of non-core businesses. The UK-based insurer and asset manager will start with an immediate 750 million pound share buyback, and the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: It is highly unlikely that India will become a $ 5 trillion economy by 2024-25 due to the slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Massachusetts professor Vamsi Vakulabharanam has said. Moreover, Indian economy will be smaller for a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said over 4.5 crore new households received piped water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission in the last two years. The scheme aims to provide tap water connections to all rural households by 2024. ''The...