by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi, Sept 06 India aims to ramp up its medical oxygen production capacity to 15,000 tonnes per day before a potential third wave of coronavirus infections that is expected to hit the country as soon as mid-September, an industry executive said. The target...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 6, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Regulation, Risk Management
New Delhi, Sep 06: Companies in India are increasingly focusing on the importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues following the coronavirus pandemic, and their compensation committees can play a crucial role in taking this agenda further,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
UN: Despite our hopes that by now the pandemic would be under control, the head of the UN's health agency told the G20 leading industrialized nations Health Ministers Meeting in Rome on Sunday "but the opposite is true"....
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India reported 38,948 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the overall tally to 3,30,27,621, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. Of the 38,948 new cases, Kerala alone has reported 26,701 cases in the last 24 hours. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 5, 2021 | Indian News, Life, Technology
Kolkata_ Exide Industries’ move to hive off its insurance business to HDFC Life Insurance will be “positive” for the country’s largest lead-acid battery maker as it reinforces its commitment to remain a market leader, and the deal may...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 5, 2021 | Facts, Health, Pandemic
WASHINGTON: US pediatric Covid hospitalizations have surged since Delta became predominant, but a new study that offers a first look at the relevant data suggests that fears the variant causes more severe disease are unfounded. The paper by the Centers for Disease...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Non-Life, Technology
Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess on Sunday said autonomous cars, not electric vehicles, were the "real gamechanger" for the auto industry, which is facing the end of combustion engines in Europe by 2035. "Autonomous driving is really going to change our...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
Hyderabad, The Government of India is determined to vaccinate everyone by December this year under the COVID-19 vaccination programme, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said here on Sunday.The government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 5, 2021 | Indian News, Non-Life, Technology
New Delhi: Leading automakers Maruti Suzuki, Toyota Kirloskar Motor and Mahindra & Mahindra expect sales to be better this festive season compared to last year even as the chip shortage continues to make situation challenging with companies struggling to sustain...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security, Policy
New Delhi: Atal Pension Yojna most popular social security scheme under NPS systemAtal Pension Yojana has emerged as the most popular social security scheme under the National Pension System with over 2.8 crore subscribers, mainly from the non-metro centres....