by AIP Online Bureau | May 30, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
The Rishiganga glacier in Chamoli district is not yet in critical condition the Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar said on Sunday. "Rishiganga does not have serious normal landscape formations. A team of scientists conducted an aerial...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The arrival of monsoon over Kerala is likely to delayed by two days and it is now expected to make an onset over the state by June 3, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. IMD Director General M Mohapatra said there is cyclonic...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 29, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
Aizawl: The African Swine Fever (ASF) continued to wreak havoc in Mizoram, killing 4,650 pigs and piglets in a little over two months, an official said on Saturday. The ASF outbreak has caused a loss of Rs 18.60 crore to the farmers of the state, said Dr...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 29, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Pension & Social Security
Retail mall developer Phoenix Mills and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) on Saturday said they have agreed to form a joint venture to develop a regional retail centre in Alipore, Kolkata. CPP Investments will invest approximately Rs 560...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 29, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Technology
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government in the next five years plans to ensure at least 10 per cent of newly registered vehicles in its major cities would be electric ones, a senior official said. Addressing a virtual town hall organised by 'Climate Voices' on...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 29, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic, Pension & Social Security, Policy
New Delhi: The government on Saturday announced a string of measures, including a pension for dependents of those having lost their lives due to COVID-19, among other benefits for the families who lost their earning members to the pandemic. Besides family pensions,...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 29, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
A survey conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has revealed that around 16.4 per cent of households in the country have reported that they are experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity. According to the survey, the percentage of insecurity has...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 29, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
As Covid-19 ravaged the world last year, CEOs' big pay packages seemed to be under as much threat as everything else. Fortunately for those CEOs, many had boards of directors willing to see the pandemic as an extraordinary event beyond their control. Across...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 29, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Coronavirus infections in the South Asia region surpassed 30 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally of official data, led by India which is struggling with a second COVID-19 wave and a vaccine shortage across the region. India, the second most-populous...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
New Delhi: The government should focus on converting around 30 crore vehicles currently running on petrol and diesel to clean fuels in a bid to improve the air quality, said Indian Auto LPG Coalition, apex body of Auto LPG stakeholders. In a statement, the...