by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that he is “disappointed'' that Chinese officials haven't finalized permissions for the arrival of team of experts into China to examine origins of Covid-19. Tedros Adhanom...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
NEW DELHI: All Indian vaccines being developed against the coronavirus will have to be stored at 2-8 degrees Celsius as the logistics have been worked out while considering temperature as a factor, department of biotechnology secretary Renu Swarup said on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
BENGALURU: Criticism of India’s approval of a local COVID-19 vaccine without proof of its efficacy grew on Wednesday after news that a regulatory panel approved the shot just one day after asking the vaccine maker for more evidence it would work.The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic, Risk Management
LIMA: Peru’s health minister said on Tuesday that “controversy” had arisen over a liability waiver in the country’s negotiations to obtain COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc.Pilar Mazzetti told Congress that Peruvian officials had been in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday cautioned people against downloading and sharing personal information on some apps named Co-WIN, ''created by unscrupulous elements'', that sound similar to the upcoming official platform of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
AMSTERDAM: Europe’s drug regulator gave the green light to Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, the second shot it has approved, as authorities accelerate inoculation efforts amid fears about more infectious variants of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
BHUBANESWAR: Four contract workers at the Steel Authority of India Limited’s Rourkela steel plant in eastern India died on Wednesday after a suspected gas leak, the state-owned company said in a statement. The four men were employees of private firm M/S...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
NEW DELHI: India’s tobacco industry will object to a proposal to ban smoking zones in hotels and prohibit advertising at cigarette kiosks as the government steps up anti-smoking efforts, two executives said on Wednesday.India has over the years introduced...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: India is considering a proposal to create a bank to help fund port, road and power projects as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration aims to lift Asia’s third-largest economy out of the recession. The new entity, likely to be part of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 6, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: WhatsApp has updated its terms of service and privacy policy regarding how it processes user data and partners with Facebook to offer integrations across the social media giant's products.Users have received in-app prompts informing them of the update...
