by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
Washington: There is evidence of normalisation of economic activities in India, IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath has said ahead of the annual spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank here. On Tuesday, the IMF projected an impressive 12.5...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life
Bengaluru As governments and the travel industry explore the benefits of digital health passports, the message from Indian travelers is clear: digital health passports can be a vital tool in opening up travel once again. The study found that 93% of Indian...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
Wellington: New Zealand on Thursday temporarily suspended entry for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, for about two weeks following a high number of positive coronavirus cases arriving from the South Asian country. The move comes after...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: India records over 1.26 lakh new COVID-19 cases, highest this year COVID-19 cases hit an all-time high in India on Thursday, surpassing the 1.26 lakh mark in a single day. According to the Union Health Ministry, the country recorded 1,26,789 new...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 7, 2021 | Facts, Technology
Hyundai Motor Co. is pitching its new Ioniq 5 as being able to do more than the average EV. In a series of promotional videos on YouTube, a camper is shown running on a treadmill hooked up to the car’s battery, listening to their favorite tunes on a bank...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: The IRDAI on Wednesday proposed a regulatory framework to facilitate general insurance companies to offer trade credit insurance covers to suppliers as well as licensed banks and other financial institutions to help businesses manage country risk....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 7, 2021 | Indian News, Regulation, Risk Management
MUMBAI: India’s market regulator fined Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and others 250 million rupees ($3.36 million) on Wednesday over irregularities in a two-decade-old share issue in the company. Ambani, the country’s richest man, his family...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday flagged off 90 basic care ambulances that will provide medical assistance to road accident victims in some states and union territories. These ambulances have been procured at a cost of Rs 18.63 crore. The 90...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
London: Britain should not give Oxford University/AstraZeneca's vaccine to under 30s where possible, Britain's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said on Wednesday, due to a very rare side effect of blood clots in the brain. The Sun...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday hit out at Maharashtra and some other states, alleging them of trying to cover their “failures” and spreading panic among people by demanding vaccination of all without inoculating enough of...
