by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 12, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has upheld the AYUSH Ministry's advisory and permitted use of homeopathy medicine as add on to standard care in Covid-19 treatment, said Kiren Rijiju, who holds the additional charge of the ministry, in the Lok Sabha on Friday....
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
NEW DELHI Indian authorities on Saturday said there were no initial reports of critical damage to buildings and infrastructure, or casualties, in its northern states after intense tremors from a quake in the central Asian nation of Tajikistan on Friday night....
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 has reached 77.66 lakh on the 28th day of the countrywide inoculation programme, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. The cumulative number of healthcare and frontline...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 12, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
NEW DELHI: A high intensity earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit Delhi NCR and several other parts of north India on Friday night. trong tremors were felt in parts of Northern India including the capital city of New Delhi and as far as Srinagar, Reuters witnesses said late...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security, Policy
New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said that in a far-reaching reform regarding family pensions the upper ceiling has been raised from Rs 45,000 to Rs 1.25 lakh per month. He said the move will bring "ease of living" for the family members of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance, Risk Management
DUBLIN: Ireland’s central bank governor told insurers to urgently honor and pay valid claims related to COVID-19 disruption, following a successful test case in court last week, or risk facing legal action by the regulator. Ireland’s High Court ruled on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla: A hacker’s botched attempt to poison the water supply of a small Florida city is raising alarms about just how vulnerable the nation's water systems may be to attacks by more sophisticated intruders. Treatment plants are typically...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
New Delhi: Average time spent by Indians on smartphones is the highest in the world and the duration for watching short videos is likely to rise 4-fold by 2025, telecom gear maker firm Nokia said in a report on Thursday. The annual report – Mobile...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Risk Management
NEW DELHI: An opposition-ruled Indian state said on Thursday it had asked the federal government to halt the supply of a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine until its efficacy could be proven in an ongoing late-stage trial. India, which has reported the world’s...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 11, 2021 | Indian News, Non-Life
Mumbai, The Poonawalla Group is acquiring a controlling 60 per cent stake in non-banking finance firm Magma Fincorp by subscribing to a Rs 3,456-crore preferential issue, the Pune-based company, better known for the Serum Institute, said on Wednesday. The...
