by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 24, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India says virus variants not behind upsurge in casesIndia said on Tuesday mutated versions of coronavirus were not responsible for an upsurge in cases in two states, a potential relief for a country where mask-wearing and social distancing have...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 24, 2021 | Indian News, Non-Life
BENGALURU: Agrochemical maker UPL Ltd said on Tuesday a fire that broke out at a plant in the western state of Gujarat had killed two and injured 26. Five workers were still missing. The fire may have been caused due to an electric short circuit, UPL said in a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
. Digital platforms have soared five-fold over the past decade, offering opportunities to some but also eroding workers' rights, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday. From ride-sharing apps like Uber and online marketplaces like UpWork...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Technology
BENGALURU: Amazon.com Inc’s Indian unit said on Tuesday it will deploy close to a hundred electric three-wheeler vehicles made by Mahindra Electric in seven cities across the country. The move will help Amazon India meet its target of employing 10,000 electric...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
NEW DELHI: Indian pharmaceutical companies Bharat Biotech and Biological E. Ltd said on Monday they could quickly rework their COVID-19 vaccine products to fight new variants once their genetic sequence is known. In recent months, India has confirmed the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The prestige of India's health sector and trust in it has increased manifold across the globe after it successfully overcame the trial by fire during the COVID-19 pandemic last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday and asserted that time...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 23, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Kharagpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said climate change and the resultant natural disasters posed a huge challenge to the world and asked the IITs to help develop disaster resilient infrastructure that can withstand their effects. He said...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Baltimore: The COVID-19 death toll in the US has topped 500,000, a staggering number that all but matches the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined. The US recorded an estimated 405,000 deaths in World War II, 58,000 in the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 23, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
New Delhi The National Green Tribunal has junked a plea by NTPC seeking review of an order passed by Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board (PCB) imposing a penalty of Rs 57.96 lakh for damaging the environment. The state-owned power major was found to have violated muck...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India's tally of active COVID-19 cases fell below the 1.5-lakh mark on Tuesday and was pegged at 1,47,306, comprising 1.34 percent of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said, highlighting 21 states and UTs have not reported fresh...
