by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Asian countries from Australia to Japan and the Philippines announced tighter COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, as they battle worsening coronavirus outbreaks, driven by the more contagious Delta variant. Detected in some 96 countries, the Delta variant, first...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
Global hunger will surge by about a third this year, driven by lingering income losses from the pandemic, according to the US Department of Agriculture. The department’s annual assessment of food security in 76 middle- and low-income nations that are past...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 30, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need of creating vigilance and awareness on zoonotic diseases, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said. He made the remarks while virtually inaugurating the Whole Genome Sequencing National...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: Mobile operators' association COAI on Friday warned the public not to respond to fraudulent messages and calls relating to KYC documents, and urged users to stay "aware and cautious". COAI cautioned that mischievous elements are sending...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India reported 44,230 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate at 2.44 per cent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With these new cases, the active tally has climbed to 4,05,155 and constitutes 1.28...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance
New Delhi: The coronavirus-induced suspension of scheduled international passenger flights has been extended till August 31, aviation regulator DGCA said on Friday. "However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 29, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: Over nine lakh severely acute malnourished children aged between six months and six years have been identified in the country, out of whom 3,98,359 are from Uttar Pradesh, the Women and Child Development Ministry said. In response to a question in Rajya...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 29, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: The R-factor, which indicates the speed at which COVID-19 infection is spreading in the country, is climbing steadily with Kerala and the northeastern states occupying top spots fuelling worries about the pandemic rearing its head again. Among the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 29, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
BEIJING: China’s banking and insurance regulator said on Thursday that it will guide insurers to increase investment in natural disaster insurance and enrich product offerings. It also plans to raise public awareness of risks, to let natural disaster...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 29, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
LONDON: Global investment in the InsurTech sector reached an emphatic record during H1, 2021, as half-year funding of US$7.4 billion exceeded full-year investment in 2020, and in every other year, according to the new Quarterly InsurTech Briefing from Willis...
