by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: India's continuous wide-ranging reforms make the country an attractive destination for foreign investments, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday while addressing executives of top US companies. She also mentioned about stimulus...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: India recorded 38,079 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate to 1.19 per cent, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday. The daily positivity rate has been below 3 per cent for 26 consecutive days. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: As there have been some media reports alleging that lakhs of Indian children may have missed their routine vaccinations due to disruptions caused by COVID-19 leading to increased risk of future outbreaks and deaths,Union Ministry of Health and Family...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 16, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Regulation
New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday stressed on the need to act against those violating environmental laws and underlined the importance of enforcing the principle of "polluter pays". He also said that everyone must become a warrior...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Two doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered to high-risk police personnel were successful in preventing 95 per cent deaths due to coronavirus in the Delta variant-driven second wave, according to an ICMR study. The study, presented by NITI Aayog...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 16, 2021 | Facts, Health, Technology
An Indian scientist has developed an automated technology for the collection of toilet waste, which is easy to maintain and seven times cheaper than the bio-toilets and can be used to maintain the toilet system of the railways, the Department of Science and Technology...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is examining pharmaceutical major Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine for children, said Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog on Friday. Dr VK Paul said the Centre has set the target to administer 50 crore...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi, Forty-seven districts across 12 states and UTs reported over 10 per cent COVID-19 positivity rate for the week ending July 15, the government said on Friday. Just 73 districts recorded more than 100 cases daily in the week ending on July 14, it said....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Hong Kong: Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies trying to pull out of pandemic slowdowns. Infections on vessels...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
London: Financial firms may need to bolster their defenses in the face of rocketing cyberattacks after employees began working from home, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) said on Tuesday. The board, which coordinates financial rules for the G20 group of...
