by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic, Risk Management
The Google News Initiative on Tuesday launched a global open fund to fight misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines, worth up to $3 million. The "Covid-19 Vaccine Counter Misinformation Open Fund" aims to support journalistic efforts to effectively fact-check...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
NEW DELHI: SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, may resemble the mild cold-causing coronaviruses that currently circulate in humans if it becomes endemic and most people are exposed in childhood, according to a study. The modelling study, published on Tuesday...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India said on Wednesday it had formed a working group to look into digital lending practices, following reports of policy violations and borrower harassment by several digital lending apps in India. The recent spurt of popularity of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
LONDON: Indian fintech giant PayTM may turn profitable this year as the pandemic fuels a surge in the use of its payment platforms, the company’s chief executive and founder told the Reuters Next conference. Speaking at a panel on how technology can help...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Risk Management
NEW DELHI: Any vaccine maker, including Pfizer Inc that has sought emergency-use authorisation for its COVID-19 shot in India, must conduct an additional local study to be considered for the country’s immunisation programme, a senior government official...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
The Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will follow other development banks in helping to finance the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, its president said on Wednesday, while its total lending in 2021 will be similar to last year's. "The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
Hyderabad: The insurance regulator IRDAI, on Monday, has formed a high powered panel, under its chairman Subhash C Khuntia, to revamp the existing health insurance products and processes The panel, which has only specialist doctors as its members, will...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 13, 2021 | Facts, Health
Mothers, but not fathers, with multiple children report more fragmented sleep: StudyMothers with multiple children report more fragmented sleep than mothers of a single child, but the number of children in a family doesn't seem to affect the quality of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 13, 2021 | Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: Fasal Bima Yojana' increased coverage, mitigated risk & benefitted crores of farmers: ModiThe crop insurance scheme launched by his government has benefitted crores of farmers by mitigating farming risks against the vagaries of nature, Prime...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic, Risk Management
GENEVA: Scientists at the World Health Organization warned Monday that mass vaccinations would not bring about herd immunity to the coronavirus this year, even as one leading producer boosted its production forecast. England meanwhile launched the first of its...
