by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 25, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Technology
Washington DC: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has reached more than 56 million Indians with COVID-related health training, risk mitigation and vaccine information, and essential equipment since the beginning of the pandemic, White House...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 25, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy
Sept 25: Vanuatu is asking the International Court of Justice to issue an opinion on the rights of present and future generations to be protected from the adverse impacts of climate change. Vanuatu, with a population of some 280,000 people spread across roughly...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 25, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi, While 92 per cent of people know that using the same password or a variation is a risk, 65 per cent still re-use passwords across accounts, drastically increasing the risks to their sensitive information, a report said. According to a report by LogMeIn,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 25, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Washington, Spt 25: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 231.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.73 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.04 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Saturday morning, the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 25, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Facts, Technology
Over two-thirds of Indians surveyed by a global consultancy are willing to switch to a digital-only lender for their banking needs, according to a report released on Friday. Approximately 4,000 respondents were surveyed by McKinsey as part of a global report, which...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
Many Americans struggling to feed their families over the past pandemic year say they have had difficulty figuring out how to get help and had trouble finding healthy foods they can afford. A poll from Impact Genome and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 24, 2021 | Facts, Health, Pandemic, Policy
A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Thursday recommended a booster shot of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for Americans aged 65 and older and some adults with underlying medical conditions that put them at risk of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
The slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines will cost the global economy $2.3 trillion in lost output, a report released Wednesday found. The Economist Intelligence Unit's study found that emerging and developing economies, whose vaccine rollouts are far behind those...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 24, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Policy, Technology
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be announcing the nationwide rollout of Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission (PM-DHM) on September 27, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed on Thursday. Under the mission, a unique digital health ID will be...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 24, 2021 | Indian News, Regulation, Risk Management
New Delhi: Competition Commission on Friday imposed penalties totalling over Rs 873 crore on United Breweries Ltd, Carlsberg India, All India Brewers' Association (AIBA) and 11 individuals for cartelisation in the sale and supply of beer. In its 231-page order,...
