by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday released a document chronicling the ministry's response to the COVID-19 pandemic between January and November last year. The document, titled 'Chasing the Virus: A Public Health Response to the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Technology
New Delhi: Healthcare has become one of the largest sectors of the Indian economy and is expected to reach USD 372 billion in 2022, according to a report by Niti Aayog released on Tuesday. The report outlined a range of investment opportunities in the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Risk Management
NEW DELHI: India's drug regulator has allowed the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be used for up to nine months from its manufacture date, as opposed to the prescribed six months, according to a document reviewed by Reuters and a source. The approval, given...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
NEW DELHI: Indian payments firm MobiKwik on Tuesday said it will get an independent forensic audit but assured customers their information was safe after allegations emerged of a breach that exposed the data of millions of its users. An Indian security...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday told airports to consider imposing spot fines, with the help of police authorities, on passengers who are not wearing masks properly and maintaining social distance as per the COVID-19 rules. On March 13, the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
LONDON : More than 20 heads of government and global agencies on Tuesday called for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness that they say will protect future generations. But there are few details to explain how such an agreement might actually...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Risk Management, Technology
China enlisted surveillance firms to help draw up standards for mass facial recognition systems, researchers said on Tuesday, warning that an unusually heavy emphasis on tracking characteristics such as ethnicity created wide scope for abuse. The technical standards,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The most number of active Covid-19 cases have been found in 10 districts across India, including eight districts in Maharashtra, the most affected state in the country that has seen the highest surge in the number of infections, the health ministry...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 30, 2021 | Facts, Technology
New Delhi: With more and more Indians exploring online before buying new vehicles, as many as 76 lakh of them chose to experience the features of their next car in 3D on the internet in 2020, a 300 per cent growth compared to 2019, according to data and vehicle...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 30, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
KATHMANDU: Nepal has ordered schools to close for four days after air pollution climbed to hazardous levels, forcing millions of students to stay home across the country. Nepal, with a population of 30 million people, is located in the Himalayas between China and...
