by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
London: Researchers have now documented human-to-cat transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, that occurred during the pandemic in the UK, with the infected cats displaying mild or severe respiratory disease. The research provides fresh...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has issued an updated 'Clinical Guidance for Management of Adult Covid-19 Patients' recommending emergency use authorisation of remdesivir for patients with moderate to severe diseases, requiring supplemental oxygen, within...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Regulation
Hyderabad: Regulator IRDAI on Friday asked insurers to ensure expeditious settlement of claims on cashless basis amidst reports of certain hospitals insisting on cash payments from policyholders for the treatment of Covid-19. Insurance Regulatory and Development...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 23, 2021 | Indian News, Regulation, Risk Management, Technology
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI),on Friday, has, imposed restrictions on American Express Banking Corp. and Diners Club International Ltd. from on-boarding new domestic customers onto their card networks from May 1, 2021 as these entities have been found...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 23, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai: The country needs over USD 400 billion in capital investment which could save over 100 GW of energy and 1.1 billion tonne of greenhouse gasses between 2015 and 2030, if it goes ahead with the measures to control pollution under the Paris climate...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Paris: French energy group EDF took Friday a key step towards helping to build the world's biggest nuclear power plant in India, a project blocked for years by nuclear events and local opposition. The company said it had filed a binding offer to supply...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The Government of India is set to provide free food grains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for the month of May and June 2021. Under the PMGKAY, 5 kg free food grains will be provided to the poor for the month of the next...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
The Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) has approved emergency use for Zydus Cadila's Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b, 'Virafin' for treating moderate COVID-19 infection in adults. A release by Cadila Health said, "The drug has also shown efficacy...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance
Tokyo: Japan is set to issue a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three western urban prefectures amid skepticism it will be enough to curb a rapid coronavirus resurgence ahead of the Olympics in July. Health and economy ministers in charge of the virus...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 23, 2021 | Health, Indian News
Virrar(Maharashtra): Thirteen COVID-19 patients, including five women, died in a blaze at the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Friday, police said There were 90 patients in the hospital, 18 of them in the ICU, when...
