by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The recent surge in coronavirus cases in the country is being closely monitored and measures, including strict enforcement of COVID protocols and creating micro-containment zones, will be taken to keep a check the contagion, Union Health Minister...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Regulation, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: The telecom regulator on Friday released a list of 40 "defaulter" principal entities, including large banks like HDFC Bank, SBI and ICICI Bank, that are not fulfilling the regulatory norms on bulk commercial messages despite repeated...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Workplace/Employee Benefits
New Delhi: With remote working becoming a norm during the initial phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was 140 per cent growth in "work from home jobs" searches from across India in 2020 over 2019, new data from a Google report showed on Thursday....
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
New Delhi, Noting that over two lakh grievances have been received against two ministries and around 50,000-1 lakh grievances against eight others, a Parliamentary Committee has asked the Centre to constitute social audit panels to identify core grievance-prone areas...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 26, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
NEW DELHI: India will not extend an April 2022 deadline to tighten fuel efficiency standards, in a potential setback for carmakers which are lobbying for more time, government and industry sources told Reuters. The corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE)...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Canada will collect data on the impact on siting a disproportionate number of polluting industries and landfills in areas inhabited by racial minority communities, federal lawmakers voted Wednesday. The bill aims to tackle "environmental racism",...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Non-Life
New Delhi: The government on Friday extended the validity of motor vehicle documents like driving licence (DL), registration certificate (RC) and permits till June 30, 2021, in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In an advisory to states, the Ministry of Road...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 26, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
KELLY MACNAMARA: Climate change has wrought major changes to ocean stability faster than previously thought, according to a study published Wednesday, raising alarms over its role as a global thermostat and the marine life it supports. The research published in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
A planned Biden administration executive order will require many software vendors to notify their federal government customers when the companies have a cybersecurity breach, according to a draft seen by Reuters. A National Security Council spokeswoman said no...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 26, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
SYDNEY: Australian authorities accelerated recovery efforts and cancelled more than a dozen flood evacuation warnings on Friday as water levels that have caused widespread damage across the country’s east receded.Clean-up efforts were ramped up across...
