by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
New Delhi: The capacity of data centre industry is expected to double by 2023 to over 1,000 MW to meet the rising demand amid sharp growth in digitalisation, according to property consultant JLL. The industry's capacity is expected to double from 499 MW in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country rose by more than twofold to USD 17.57 billion during April-June this fiscal on account of measures such as policy reforms and ease of doing business, an official statement said on Saturday. Total FDI inflow...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
Mumbai, Aug 28: Mumbai municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has made a sinister prediction for the city, saying that by 2050, a major portion of south Mumbai, including the business district of Nariman Point and state secretariat Mantralaya, will go under...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday said it will hear in October the appeals of Facebook and WhatsApp challenging its single-judge order dismissing their pleas against the probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into the instant messaging...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy
UN: The heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, World Health Organization (WHO) and World Trade Organization (WTO) met with the leaders of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), Africa CDC, Gavi and UNICEF to rapidly scale-up vaccines in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Kuala Lumpur: Another month of extremely weak international air passenger volumes continued amid an unrelenting rise in Covid-19 infections across Asia and elsewhere, preliminary July traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA)...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Policy
New Delhi: Bank accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) have increased to 430 million with total deposits over Rs 1.46 trillion, the finance ministry on Saturday said as the government's flagship financial inclusion scheme completes seven years...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
People who contract the delta variant of Covid-19 are more than twice as likely to be hospitalized as those infected with the alpha strain, according to a U.K. study, raising the prospect of a greater burden on health services this winter. The review of more...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2021 | Facts, Health, Pandemic
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was "not developed" as a biological weapon, the US intelligence community has concluded in a report, with President Joe Biden reiterating the allegation that China continues to reject calls for transparency and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India reported 46,759 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 3,26,49,947, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. Active cases rose to 3,59,775, according to the health ministry. Kerala...
