by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: We are in the "end game" of the Covid-19 pandemic in India and to succeed at this stage, politics should be kept out the Covid-19 vaccination drive, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. He said people should trust the science...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: The national capital stands third on the list of states and Union territories with most contaminated sites, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data. There are 112 sites in India contaminated by toxic and hazardous substances. Besides, there...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 7, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Mumbai: HDFC ERGO General Insurance has launched “Business Kisht Suraksha’’ for protecting the balance sheet of MFIs, financial institutions and banks in the event of a catastrophe or natural disaster. HDFC ERGO's Business...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
A man born a few months before the outbreak of the Spanish Flu in 1918 received his first shot of COVID-19 vaccine at a private facility here, hospital authorities said on Saturday. Tulsi Das Chawla, 104, was given a dose of Covieshield at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
New Delhi: Janaushadhi Kendras rendered essential services amid the COVID-19 pandemic, maintained regular operations and made medicines available to people, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday and highlighted that sale at these stores increased...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy, Risk Management
New Delhi: There is good news for consumers who are going to junk their old vehicles and buy a new one under the Vehicle Scrapping Policy as automakers will give about 5 per cent rebate on the new purchase, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said. The voluntary...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: FICCI's Overall Business Confidence Index has witnessed a decadal high of 74.2 in the current round on account of improvement in present conditions as well as expectations, the industry body said on Sunday. The Index had stood at 70.9 in the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: Data sharing, cybersecurity and data protection have emerged as the top concern areas for the banks as well as customers, according to a Deloitte''s report on open banking. "About 70 per cent survey respondents feel that greater emphasis...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 7, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
A health official in Gujarat has tested positive for coronavirus days after taking the second dose of the vaccine against the infection, officials said on Saturday. The man, a health officer in Gandhinagar’s Dehgam taluka, had taken the first dose on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 7, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
SUN-scorched expanses and steady Red Sea breezes make the northwest tip of Saudi Arabia prime real estate for what the kingdom hopes will become a global hub for green hydrogen. As governments and industries seek less-polluting alternatives to hydrocarbons, the...
