by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
THE HAGUE: The European medicines watchdog on Friday approved the use of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine for children aged 12 to 17, making it the second jab for adolescents for use on the continent. "The use of the Spikevax vaccine in children from 12 to 17...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
NEW DELHI: The pace of COVID-19 vaccination across India is amongst the fastest in the world and in view of the evolving nature of the pandemic, it is expected that all beneficiaries aged 18 years and above will be vaccinated by December 2021, the Lok Sabha was...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
NEW DELHI Of India's population above the age of six, 67.6 per cent have developed antibodies against COVID-19, found the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) fourth national serosurvey done between June 14 and July 6, the Lok Sabha was informed...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2021 | Health, Indian News
New Delhi: Max Bupa Health rebrands to Niva Bupa; aims total business of Rs 2,500 cr in FY22 Standalone health insurance player Max Bupa Health Insurance Friday announced that it has rebranded itself as Niva Bupa and said it is targeting a total business of Rs...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Pandemic, Technology
DETROIT: The global semiconductor chip shortage that has hit automakers around the world and consrained vehicle production will easily drag into next year, the chief executive of the world's No. 4 automaker, Stellantis, said on Wednesday. The comments by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, International News, Non-Life, Technology
Paris: Electric vehicles more than doubled their share of new car sales in Europe in the second quarter, with hybrids also making gains, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) said Friday. All-electric vehicles accounted for 7.5 per cent of new...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: India’s Environment Ministry has almost halved the time it takes to clear projects, cheering companies hit by the pandemic and worrying green activists concerned the increased pace may come at a cost. It took an average of 84 days to clear a project...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2021 | Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance
Tokyo: The COVID-19 cases associated with the Olympic Games breached the 100-mark on Friday with the announcement of 19 new infections and the Czech contingent seemed among the worst hit after a fourth athlete — road cyclist Michal Schlegel — tested...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
UN: In his appeal to G20 environment ministers, the Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Qu Dongyu, highlighted the challenge of having to produce more food while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. "Today, humanity faces a triple...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
Websites of several airlines, banks and technology companies including Delta Air Lines, Costco Wholesale Corp and American Express were facing outages on Thursday. This is the third such incident in a span of just two months, after multiple outages hit social media,...
