by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Facts, Health, Pandemic
New Delhi: Amid a steep spike in COVID-19 cases leading to increased demand for medicines for treating coronavirus, top health experts in the government on Monday said anti-viral drug remdesivir is "not a magic bullet" and does not reduce mortality....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Everyone above 18 years of age will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 from May 1, the central government said on Monday as it liberalised the vaccination drive to allow states, private hospitals and industrial establishments to procure the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: More than 70 per cent of Covid-19 patients over 40 years of age in both the waves and older population continues to be more vulnerable to the infection, the Centre said on Monday. Addressing media, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said there is...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi, Apr 19: The Union Health Ministry on Monday announced that all claims of "COVID warriors" under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package will be settled till April 24 after which a fresh insurance policy for them will become effective....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India's capital region of Delhi ordered a six-day lockdown on Monday as daily COVID-19 cases nationwide hit a new record and the health system crumbled under the weight of new infections. India's hospitals are struggling with a shortage of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
New Delhi: For 72-year-old Rehana Sarin her two-bedroom flat in a Noida high-rise has been her "world" since her husband passed away 15 years ago, but she has never felt more lonely and secluded before as in the months following the coronavirus outbreak....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: India may build new coal-fired power plants as they generate the cheapest power, according to a draft electricity policy document seen by Reuters, despite growing calls from environmentalists to deter use of coal. Coal’s contribution to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Regulation
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked insurance sector regulator IRDAI to explain on what basis it was approving insurance policies that excluded mental conditions from full coverage. Justice Prathiba M Singh said the Mental Healthcare Act of 2017 makes it...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Indian News, Non-Life, Regulation
New Delhi: Regulator Irdai has imposed a penalty of Rs 51 lakh on four insurers, including SBI General Insurance Company, for violation of certain norms related to motor insurance. A penalty of Rs 25 lakh has been imposed on SBI General Insurance Company for not...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
The susceptibility to Covid infections appears to be particularly high immediately after vaccination either due to lower immunity or due to unsafe behaviour. Lancet Covid-19 Commission India Task Force made this observation in its report and recommended an advocacy...
