by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy, Regulation
New Delhi: The US-based pharmaceutical company Johnson and Johnson is still in talks with the Centre over its COVID-19 vaccine, said sources on Monday. The development came after reports surfaced that the company has pulled its proposal seeking accelerated approval...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday sought a response from the Delhi government on a petition concerning the mental health of students in schools and colleges. A bench of Justices D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice on the PIL by Devina Singh, a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched e-RUPI, a person and purpose-specific digital payment solution, and said it will play a huge role in making DBT more effective and give a new dimension to digital governance. Addressing the event...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
Mumbai: With heavy rains last month causing deluge in parts of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday underlined the need to find a ''permanent solution'' and taking stringent steps to prevent frequent floods in the state. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2021 | Indian News, Life
Mumbai, July 02: Mini Ipe, 58, has taken charge as managing director of steate owned Life Insurance Corporation of India on Monday. She was appointed as one of the four managing directors on 5th July, 2021.The post had fallen vacant after Vipin Anand retired on 31st...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
New Delhi: Overall recruitment activity witnessed an 11 per cent growth during April-June, as the job market began showing signs of recovery from the COVID-19 second wave, says a survey. According to the Indeed India Hiring Tracker, that maps quarterly job...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
NEW DELHI: India is likely to receive an average amount of rainfall in August and September, the state-run weather office said on Monday, raising expectations of higher crop yields in Asia's third-biggest economy, which relies heavily on the vast farm...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Pandemic
London: The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened a shortage of white-collar workers in many countries, forcing companies to pay higher salaries to woo talent, a top London-based recruiter said on Tuesday. Robert Walters – which specialises in the likes of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
San Francisco: Zoom, the videoconferencing firm, has agreed to settle a class-action US privacy lawsuit for $85 million, it said Sunday. The suit charged that Zoom's sharing of users' personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn was a breach of privacy for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
SAN FRANCISCO: Ransomware attacks globally surged in the first half of 2021, with 304.7 million, surpassing 2020's full-year total (304.6 million), says a new report. After posting record highs in both April and May, cybersecurity firm SonicWall recorded another...
