by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 6, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: India's rank has slipped by two places from last year to 117 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by 193 United Nations member states in 2015, a new report has said. The State of India's Environment...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 6, 2021 | Facts, Technology
A 39-year-old man's life was saved by Delhi Police who was alerted by officials at US-based Facebook about suicidal behaviour that he displayed in a live video of himself that he posted on the social media platform. The police were alerted from Facebook's...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pandemic, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: The second wave of COVID-19 has accelerated digital piracy in India, which was already on the rise when the pandemic hit the country last year, making original content creators lose money by up to five times of what they make through genuine...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: Niti Aayog Member (Agriculture) Ramesh Chand on Sunday said the second COVID-19 wave will not impact the Indian agriculture sector in any way as rural areas saw the spread of infections in May when agriculture activities remained at a bare minimum....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India reported 1,14,460 new COVID-19 cases, 1,89,232 discharges, and 2,677 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Sunday. This is the lowest number of cases reported in the last two months. On April 5, 96,982 cases were...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Technology
New Delhi: Industry body COAI has said that any concern around adverse impact of 5G on health is “totally misplaced”, and all evidence available supports that the next-generation technology is safe. The Cellular Operators’ Association of India...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 6, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India has set an example in the world when it comes to protecting the environment, adding that the country's capacity for renewable energy has increased by more than 250 percent in 6-7 years. Addressing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Mumbai: Restaurants, shops selling non- essential items and public places are set to reopen from Monday in Mumbai which is categorised under level 3 of the 'unlock' plan of the Maharashtra government but malls, theatres and multiplexes will continue to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: The Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd (YIAPL) has received the final credit sanction for Rs 3725 crore from the State Bank of India (SBI) for the development of Noida International Airport (NIA), it said in a statement issued on Friday. Christoph...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday reviewed the progress made under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) insurance scheme for health workers fighting Covid-19 and asked insurers to accelerate the disbursement of...
