by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: With 30,256 people testing positive for coronavirus infection, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,34,78,419, while the active cases declined to 3,18,181, the lowest in 183 days, according to the Union health ministry data updated on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 20, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
UN: The secretary-general of the United Nations on Friday excoriated members for choosing a “catastrophic pathway” on climate change that is leading to a “massive loss of lives and livelihoods.” Antonio Guterres, a former Portuguese prime...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 19, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Policy
NEW DELHI: The Central government on Saturday convened a high-level meeting on the emerging challenge of Serotype-2 dengue cases in 11 states. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba chaired a high-level meet with representatives of states/UTs to also review and discuss the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Washington: A new study has claimed that much of the blame for the current obesity epidemic lies on modern dietary patterns characterised by excessive consumption of foods with a high glycemic load: in particular, processed, rapidly digestible carbohydrates. These...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 19, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy, Reinsurance, Technology
New Delhi: State-run C-DOT is developing technology to intercept all media like television, mobile phones, railway announcements etc for broadcasting disaster alerts in local languages, a senior official said. The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) is...
