by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: The finance ministry has moved a file for the extension of tenure of three public sector banks' managing directors, including Punjab National Bank (PNB), according to sources. Besides, the sources said the ministry has also recommended the Department of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Mumbai: Alleging that China is “not allowing” entry of ships with Indian crew onboard, All India Seafarer & General Workers Union has sought the central government's help in saving the jobs of thousands...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: There has been a 73 per cent increase in healthcare facilities in tribal areas between 2005 and 2020 as compared to a 10 per cent increase across the country, according to government data. The number of sub health centres (SHC) in tribal areas increased by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: While a large number of people now have immunity against coronavirus due to previous infections or vaccination, a guarded approach is needed in terms of implementing restrictive measures to avoid a second wave-like crisis, experts said. Dr Yudhyavir...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Mumbai: With as many as 28 per cent Indians planning to travel in August-September, which is also the time for some of the major festivals in the country, the risk of the third wave of the pandemic is set to rise, according to a survey. In a statement, online...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of the people who lost their lives in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur after a bridge collapsed....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Shanghai's two international airports cancelled all flights and authorities banned outdoor activities Sunday as eastern China braced for the arrival of Typhoon In-fa. In-fa was forecast to hit Zhejiang province, south of Shanghai, on Sunday afternoon, with...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
A longer gap between first and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine generates strong antibody and T cell immune responses, UK researchers have found. The study, led by the University of Oxford, in collaboration with the Universities of Birmingham,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Technology
London: Senior government officials from across the world, including individuals in high national security positions who are "allies of the US", were targeted by governments using the NSO Group spyware in a 2019 attack against 1,400 WhatsApp users,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Mumbai: The number of deaths due to flooding, landslides and other rain-related incidents in parts of Maharashtra reached 113 on Sunday with one more casualty reported in the last 24 hours, while 100 people were missing after the monsoon fury, the state...
