by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
According to a new assessment published today in the medical journal Lancet there is consistent, strong evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is predominantly transmitted through the air. Therefore, public health measures that fail to treat the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 16, 2021 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
Chris Kay & Andre Romani Facing a sudden surge in coronavirus infections, India is once again home to the world’s second-largest outbreak, overtaking Brazil after the latter moved ahead in March. But behind the bleak statistical jockeying is an...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 16, 2021 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography
Stella Qiu, Ryan Woo China’s GDP expanded by a dizzying 18.3% in the first three months of 2021 from a year earlier, sealing its status as COVID-19’s “first in, first out” economy. It was the only major economy that showed an...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
In a stinging rebuke to pharma giant AstraZeneca, the European Union on Wednesday announced plans to negotiate a massive contract extension for Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine insisting the 27-nation bloc had to go with companies that had shown their...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 16, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
India and the United States will launch a Hydrogen Task Force under the Strategic Energy Partnership between the two countries soon, announced US Deputy Secretary of Energy, David M Turk. He made the announcement at the inaugural edition of the Hydrogen...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: Amidst the record spike in COVID-19 cases in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took a comprehensive review to ensure an adequate supply of medical grade oxygen across the country. According to an official statement from the Prime...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 16, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Thursady, released the names of applicants under the Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Universal Banks and Small Finance Banks. Applicants under guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Universal Banks...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 16, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Citigroup Inc.’s plan to exit its retail business in China and India underscores the frustrating battle for market share international banks face in two of Asia’s largest economies despite plowing in billions of dollars over the past decade....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 16, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
London: Lloyd’s has today announced the next eleven InsurTech start-ups joining the sixth cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab innovation accelerator programme, which will be focused on creating simpler products for customers, including building solutions...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: Amid cases of the coronavirus infection being reported post-vaccination from a few parts of the country, experts have said inoculation against COVID-19 ''does not produce a shield'' against the deadly virus, but helps reduce the...
