by AIP Online Bureau | May 27, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life
Investors rejected the responses of US oil giants to climate change Wednesday, installing activist board members at ExxonMobil and directing Chevron to deepen emissions cuts. The dual decisions at the two biggest US oil giants' annual meetings are clear...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 26, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
Singapore: The banking sector is becoming more exposed to cyber crime after Covid-19 pandemic accelerated digitalisation and remote working, S&P Global Ratings said on Tuesday. Cyber attacks can harm credit ratings mainly through reputational damage and...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
Social media giant Facebook has lifted its ban on content claiming about the origins of COVID-19, and theories about its possible lab creation, reports said. "In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday staunchly defended its new digital rules, saying the requirement of messaging platforms such as WhatsApp to disclose origin of flagged messages does not violate privacy, and went on to seek a compliance report from social media...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 26, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered Royal Dutch Shell to significantly deepen planned greenhouse gas emission cuts, in a landmark ruling that could pave the way for legal action against energy companies around the world. Shell immediately said it would appeal...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Attacks on water and sanitation facilities in conflict zones around the world are putting the lives of millions of children around the world in danger, and are a much greater threat than violence itself, warns the UN Children’s agency, UNICEF, in a report...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 26, 2021 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Life, Non-Life
Countries reliant on tourism are racing to reopen borders and revive economies decimated by the pandemic. The World Travel & Tourism Council estimates that the sector lost nearly USD 4.5 trillion and 62 million jobs last year. Airlines alone lost USD 126 billion...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 26, 2021 | Health, Indian News
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has served a defamation notice on Ramdev for alleged disparaging remarks against allopathy and allopathic doctors, demanding an apology from him within 15 days, failing which it said it will demand a compensation of Rs 1,000...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 26, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Technology
The electric two and three-wheelers volume are expected to account for 8-10 per cent and 30 per cent of new vehicle sales in the country by 2025, respectively, owing to low operating cost and attractive subsidy support, among others, ratings agency ICRA said on...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Tokyo: When Japan won the competition to host the 2020 Olympics in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami, then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said it would be a “tremendous opportunity for Tokyo and for Japan to shine at the very center of the world...
