by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 18, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: COVID-19 can make a person more susceptible to developing active tuberculosis as it is an "opportunistic" infection like Black Fungus but currently there is not enough evidence to suggest TB cases have risen due to the viral disease, the Union...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 18, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Covid-19 deaths and cases are on the rise again globally in a dispiriting setback that is triggering another round of restrictions and dampening hopes for a return to normal life. The WHO reported on Wednesday that deaths climbed last week after nine straight weeks of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 18, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Microsoft continued to remain the most imitated brand for phishing attempts in the April-June quarter, as cyber criminals used the brand to steal individuals' personal information or payment credentials, researchers said on Thursday. Forty-five percent of all...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
San Francisco: US-based telecommunication company Mint Mobile has revealed the company became a victim of a data breach that allowed several phone numbers to be ported out to another carrier, along with possible access to subscriber data. An email sent on Saturday to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 18, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
India is among the top three countries facing phishing attacks primarily via instant mobile messaging apps like Facebook-owned WhatsApp and highly-encrypted Telegram, a new report revealed on Wednesday. The biggest share of detected malicious links between...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 18, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that to achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of India becoming a five-trillion-dollar economy, cyber security was very important. He was speaking at the inauguration of the Centre of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 17, 2021 | Indian News, Pension & Social Security
Mumbai: PFRDA has registered a 24 percent jump in its subscribers' base under two flagship pension schemes to more than 4.35 crore at the end of June. "The number of subscribers in various schemes under the National Pension System (NPS) rose to 435.36...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Risk Management
TORONTO: Canadian municipalities reeling from a pandemic-driven hit to revenues are facing an added blow from surging liability insurance costs, forcing them to raise property taxes or even cut services for residents. The increase in premiums, about 20% to 30% in many...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 17, 2021 | Articles, Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Non-Life
The European Union wants to enact the world’s first pollution-import levy on global competitors. The details will take a while to hash out. The measure, which will affect producers of steel, cement and aluminum in countries with looser environmental...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Kohima: The Nagaland government on Saturday said that it will not allow employees posted in the civil secretariat and directorate offices to join duty and stop their salaries if they are not vaccinated against coronavirus or fail to provide Covid negative...