by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Risk Management, Technology, Workplace/Employee Benefits
A new report by digital services major Infosys shows that American employees like working remotely, employers cite greater workforce productivity but how to increase diversity remains a top concern. The Milken Institute and Infosys report titled 'Future of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford indicates that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca PLC is effective against the P1, or Brazilian, variant, a source with knowledge of the study told Reuters on Friday. The data indicates...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Technology
Beijing: China will increase its annual research and development spending by more than 7% every year over the next five years, the government wrote on Friday in its work report from the Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress. The government...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said the Centre's guidelines on regulating social media lacks teeth and do not have any provision for taking appropriate action for prosecution or punishment against digital platforms which show inappropriate content or...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
New Delhi: The government on Friday said it has made airbag mandatory for passenger in the front seat of a vehicle. A gazette notification regarding mandatory provision of an airbag was issued, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) said....
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 5, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Paris: Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain Groupe Casino is violating human rights and environment rules by selling beef linked to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
NEW YORK: U.S. insurers are strengthening language in policies that cover business losses to protect them from future claims related to the coronavirus pandemic or other widespread illnesses that disrupt operations, industry sources say. New policies and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Mumbai: The number of motor vehicles in Maharashtra rose by 2.3 per cent over the previous year to reach 3.86 crore as on January 21, as per the state's Economic Survey report tabled in the Assembly on Friday. Mumbai accounts for 10.3 per cent of the total...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
An estimated 931 million tonnes of food were wasted globally in 2019, enough to circle the Earth seven times, according to a UN report which said that household food waste in India is about 68.7 million tonnes a year. The Food Waste Index Report 2021, from the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
New Delhi: A temporary US ban on exports of critical raw materials could limit the production of coronavirus vaccines by companies such as the Serum Institute of India (SII), its chief executive said in a World Bank panel discussion on Thursday. SII, the world's...
