by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 29, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Regulation
Though as early as July, the government had advertised for two posts of members- `Finance and Investment’ and `Actuary’ at the Irdai, no body has been selected for these posts as yet Hyderabad: Even as the government is yet to make any new appointments to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 27, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
The package of measures would have seen bans on selling tobacco to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2009, reduced the amount of nicotine allowed in smoked tobacco products and cut the number of retailers able to sell tobacco by over 90%. They marked some of the toughest...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 25, 2023 | Features, Health, Policy
Climate change is already harming human health and wellbeing. From illness caused by extreme climate events to the increased incidence and spread of vector-borne diseases; and the rise in cardiovascular and respiratory diseases caused by extreme heat and air pollution...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 24, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Features, Policy
Touted as a green fuel and a solution to cut tailpipe emissions from vehicles when blended with gasoline, ethanol – a biofuel – is key to India’s action to tackle climate change. But the residents of Chittanur village in Telangana state say they are...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 6, 2023 | Data, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
These flood-and-death associations varied with local climate types and were stronger in populations with low socioeconomic status or greater numbers of older people, said lead researcher Yuming Guo from the university’s School of Public Health and Preventive...
