by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 20, 2021 | Facts, Health, Technology
New Delhi: Acritically-ill baby, born prematurely, has undergone a rare surgery at a private facility here for a medical condition that affected flow of blood to his heart, hospital authorities said on Monday. The child, born to an eight-month pregnant woman in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Delhi high court that it is taking all steps to safeguard the best interest of the children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and has written to state and Union Territories (UTs) for immediate rehabilitation of the orphaned children....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
A coronavirus related to the virus that causes Covid-19 in humans has been found in UK horseshoe bats. It is the first time that a sarbecovirus (SARS-related coronavirus) has been found in a horseshoe bat and the first to be discovered in the UK. However, there...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 20, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Brasilia: A definitive settlement with miner Samarco and owners, BHP Group and Vale SA, for the damage caused by a burst tailings dam in 2015 could reach 100 billion reais ($19.06 billion), the governor of the Brazilian state where the disaster occurred told...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 20, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Washington DC: The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or IBRD) priced a catastrophe bond that will provide the Government of Jamaica with financial protection of up to the US $185 million against losses from named storms for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
”Data shows that 65.7 per cent of households belonging to the general category have access to improved, non-shared sanitation facilities, while only 25.9 per cent scheduled tribes households have improved, non-shared sanitation facilities,” the report...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Washington: According to a new study, the chances of dying or being hospitalised following Covid-19 infection in individuals with psychiatric disorders were found to be twice as high in comparison to persons without mental disorders. This study, initiated by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life
LONDON: Antibody levels remain high nine months after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, according to a study published on Monday that analysed data from an entire...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 20, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: The Government of India, the Government of Kerala and the World Bank have signed a $125 million program to support Kerala's preparedness against natural disasters, climate change impacts, disease outbreaks, and pandemics. The Resilient Kerala Program...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Pension & Social Security
Washington: In its largest-ever crisis response, the World Bank has deployed over USD 157 billion to fight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health, economic and social fronts over the last 15 months. This represents an increase of more than 60 per cent...
