by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: As more states went for lockdown-like restrictions to battle the raging second COVID-19 wave, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stressed that use of lockdown should be the ''last resort'' and that the focus should rather be on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said the next three weeks are crucial with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country. "Centre working closely with States and UTs on public health measures to contain COVID-19....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security
New Delhi: Net new enrolments with retirement fund body EPFO grew by nearly 20 per cent to 12.37 lakh in February compared to the same month in 2020, according to the payroll data released on Tuesday, providing a perspective on formal sector employment amid the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Policy, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: Indian aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday allowed foreign-registered Boeing 737 Max aircraft, which were grounded in the country since the March 2019 fatal crash of such a plane in Ethiopia, to overfly India after taking the agency's permission....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: Global healthcare major Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday said it has sought an approval from the India's drug regulator to conduct a bridging clinical trial of its single-dose Covid-19 vaccine in the country. The US Food and Drug Administration...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Delhi HC asks Centre why wait till May 1 to vaccinate everyoneThe Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over "huge wastage" of vaccines and asked the Centre to vaccinate whomsoever it can to ensure there is no wastage. A bench...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Policy, Regulation, Risk Management
SHANGHAI: China launched the country’s first class-action lawsuit against a listed company on Friday, targeting Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co, as regulators vowed “zero tolerance” against accounting fraud and other capital markets “tumors”....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an interim stay on the Allahabad High Court order directing the Uttar Pradesh government to impose strict restrictions till April 26 in five cities in view of the COVID-19 surge. A bench headed by Chief Justice of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
United Nations: The Covid-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the food security and nutrition for millions of people around the world, and will likely reverse the progress made towards ending hunger by 2030, Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Washington: The US has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to India, even if they are fully vaccinated as there is a 'very high level' of COVID-19 in the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) on Monday released travel...
