by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance, Risk Management
LONDON: The UK Supreme Court ruled on Friday that thousands of businesses should be insured for some losses amassed after a national lockdown to curb the coronavirus pandemic in a test case that pitched the markets regulator against major insurers. Six of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 15, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
Jakarta: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds on Friday, with the meteorological agency warning of aftershocks, possibly strong enough to trigger a tsunami. The powerful quake struck 6 km...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
A coronavirus action plan being unveiled by President-elect Joe Biden centers on a mass vaccination campaign and closer coordination among all levels of government. The Biden plan comes as a divided nation remains caught in the grip of the pandemic's most...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic, Risk Management
WUHAN: A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
NEW DELHI: SpiceHealth and government research institute CSIR-IGIB on Thursday started a genome sequencing laboratory at the Delhi airport to ensure early action against new variants of coronavirus that have emerged in countries like the UK. Samples of all...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
New efficacy data from Brazil on Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine, for which there are now four widely different success rates, raised more questions than answers, as many developing countries pin their hopes on the CoronaVac to end the pandemic. Here are...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 15, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Interchangeability of Covid-19 vaccines is not permitted and pregnant and lactating women should not be administered the shots as they have not been part of any anti-coronavirus vaccine clinical trial so far, the health ministry said on Thursday. In...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 14, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Technology
Mumbai: Tata Group plans to invest in digital, high-end electronics and healthcare in a post-pandemic world, the $100 billion conglomerate’s chairman said on Thursday.Tata, whose operations span hotels, steel, airlines, electronic goods and technology...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
NEW DELHI: WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy verges on user surveillance and threatens India’s security, a petition filed in an Indian court said on Thursday, presenting another legal challenge for the Facebook Inc-owned messenger. California-based...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
NEW DELHI: India plans to achieve 20% ethanol-blending with gasoline by 2025, five years ahead of its previous target, to help reduce its dependence on costly oil imports, the government said on Thursday. Last year the government had set a target of reaching 10%...
