by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Technology
New Delhi: About 50 countries, including Canada, Mexico, Nigeria and Panama, have shown interest in having a Co-WIN like system to run their vaccination drive, a senior official said Monday, adding India is ready to share the open source software free of cost. Dr R S...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Non-Life, Policy
New Delhi: The government will provide free visas to 5 lakh tourists visiting India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. Announcing measures to revive the tourism sector battered by Covid-19, Sitharaman said financial support would be provided...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: To help revival of the economy battered by COVID-19, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a slew of measures, including Rs 1.1 lakh crore (Rs 1.1 trillion) credit guarantee scheme for improving health infrastructure, and enhancing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Mumabi: Information technology and financial services players are the most environmental, Social, and governance (ESG) compliant companies in the country, and second-largest software exporter Infosys scoring the highest on the key metric, as per scores prepared...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
COVID-19-positive patients with traumatic injuries have a six times higher risk of death and complication than patients without COVID, according to researchers at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Published in the Journal of Trauma and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Greece will offer young people a cash reward for receiving their first shot against COVID-19 as part of a government drive to boost vaccination rates ahead of the summer holiday season. Greece weathered the first wave of the pandemic fairly well but was forced to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi; Union Minister Jitendra Singh has urged medical professionals ''not to create a panic'' about a possible third wave of COVID-19 infection and stressed that the basic approach should be ''precaution, no panic''. Instead of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Technology
UN: Some 50 ministers outlined their plans to reduce emissions and ensure that all people have access to electricity and clean cooking fuels, as the world transitions away from fossil fuels, towards renewable energy. Laying the groundwork The ministerial...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology is scheduled to hold a meeting on June 29 to hear the views of Facebook India and Google India on safeguarding citizens' rights and prevention of misuse of social online news media...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Tokyo: On June 25th, MS&AD( Mitsui Sumitomo and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance), one of the top three Japanese non-life insurers, adopted a policy to no longer insure or invest in new coal power plants, becoming the first Japanese insurer to make this...
