by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 28, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi, Sep 28: Stating that climate change is a big challenge for agriculture and the entire ecosystem, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stressed on the need to step up efforts to fight it as he launched 35 crop varieties which are climate resilient and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 28, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: The emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin has once again been delayed by the World Health Organisation, said sources. The sources further said that the UN public health agency has asked for more data from...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 28, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: India's drug regulator on Tuesday allowed vaccine maker Serum Institute to enrol kids aged 7-11 years for its COVID-19 vaccine trial as the country prepares to protect children from the coronavirus.It has already administered more than 870...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 28, 2021 | Indian News, Life, Policy, Regulation
Mumbai: State-backed Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC) is seeking to appoint a chief financial officer, according to a notification on its website, ahead of an initial public offering slated before the end of the fiscal year. The move to hire a CFO follows a decision...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 28, 2021 | Disaster & Management, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
BEIJING: China's banking and insurance regulator released a notice on Monday encouraging the sales of catastrophe bonds by mainland insurers in Hong Kong. Mainland property and casualty insurance companies and reinsurance companies can set up special-purpose...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
The East Asia and Pacific region's recovery has been undermined by the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, which is likely slowing economic growth and increasing inequality in the region, the World Bank said on Monday. Economic activity began to slow in the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic, Technology
Sept 28: More than a thousand robots are set to join the delivery personnel ranks of Chinese behemoths Alibaba, Meituan and JD.com over the next year as the pandemic fuels demand for contactless services. The firms expect to operate over 2,000 robots between...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The Delhi government has so far approved nearly 7,000 applications under a scheme to provide relief to families who have lost a member to COVID-19 and disbursed ex gratia of Rs 50,000 each in over 6,000 such cases, an official statement said on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 28, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Berlin: Increasing global warming from currently one to two degrees Celsius by mid-century might put about 25 per cent more people at risk of tropical cyclones, a new study has found out. However, emission reductions that would limit global warming to 1.5...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
Kolkata, Sept 28: The West Bengal government has allocated around Rs 2.5 crore for the first lot of beneficiaries of the 'Lakshmir Bhandar' (treasure of Goddess Lakshmi), an income support scheme for women, who will start getting money in their bank...
