by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life
The tobacco industry's sleek marketing is attracting youngsters to e-cigarettes which can lead to tobacco addiction, despite claims by some executives that they aim to solve the smoking epidemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Over eight...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 27, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Policy
New Delhi: An estimated Rs 49,000 crore is lying unclaimed with banks and insurance companies, the Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The data on the unclaimed amount is till December 31, 2020. Giving the details in a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 27, 2021 | Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
New Delhi: Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill that will replace an over nine-decade-old law governing lighthouses and provide a fresh framework to establish and manage vessel traffic services. Rajya Sabha gave its nod to the Marine Aids to Navigation Bill,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
An expert panel of India's Central Drug Authority on Tuesday recommended granting permission to Serum Institute of India (SII) for conducting phase 2/3 trials of Covid vaccine Covovax on children aged 2 to 17 years with certain conditions, official sources said....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 27, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Srinagar: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said that climate change is the most critical challenge before humanity and global warming is making its impact everywhere. Addressing the 19th convocation of the Kashmir University here, he also hoped that the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 27, 2021 | Indian News, Policy, Risk Management
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday confirmed that a French court has ordered the freezing of certain Indian assets in Paris on a petition by Britain's Cairn Energy, which is seeking to recover USD 1.72 billion from New Delhi after winning an arbitration...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The Central government has written to States/Union Territories seeking data on deaths due to oxygen shortage during the second wave of COVID-19, according to government sources. This data is likely to be presented in the ongoing Monsoon Session of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
London: Saudi Arabia will impose a three-year travel ban on citizens travelling to countries on the kingdom's 'red list' under efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and its new variants, state news agency SPA said on Tuesday. It cited an unnamed...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for India to 9.5 per cent for the fiscal year to March 31, 2022 as the onset of a severe second COVID-19 wave cut into recovery momentum. This forecast for 2021-22 is...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
New Delhi: As many as 7,938 Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) are functional across the country, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. ''PMBJKs are functional in all the States/UTs, covering all districts of the country. As on...
