by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Risk Management
New Delhi: Culling of chickens and ducks began on Tuesday in parts of Kerala to contain the H5N8 strain of bird flu, while Jammu and Kashmir sounded an alert and started collecting samples from migratory species after Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) has recommended that the Budget session of Parliament be held in two parts from January 29 to April 8, and all COVID-related protocols including the shift system are likely to be followed as was...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security, Policy
New Delhi: The government is committed to protect the interest of National Pension System subscribers and has taken measures to streamline the scheme for central government employees,according to a Department of Financial Services communique. The assertion came...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi, Jan 05 The Health Ministry on Tuesday said it is prepared to roll out COVID-19 vaccine within 10 days from date of emergency use authorisation, which was issued on January 3, but noted that the final decision lies with the government. Addressing a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
By Mihir Sharma The Indian state faces one of the world's most formidable challenges: rolling out a Covid-19 vaccination program for 1.3 billion people. To succeed, many things have to go right in a country that usually gets a lot wrong. The government would...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech said on Tuesday they would end a public spat and focus on rolling out COVID-19 shots after executives of both Indian vaccine makers clashed over the approval of their rival shots. “Both...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic, Risk Management
NEW YORK: As millions of people await their turn to get a COVID-19 vaccine that could be months away, scammers online, in emails and on messaging apps are luring victims with claims they can deliver shots within days for as little as $150.COVID-19 vaccine scams...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
SHANGHAI: As a team from the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares to visit China to investigate the origins of COVID-19, Beijing has stepped up efforts not only to prevent new outbreaks, but also shape the narrative about when and where the pandemic...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
.London: MS Amlin Underwriting Limited (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s (re)insurer, announced that MS Amlin Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd (MS AAP), its Singapore based operation, has launched a local special purpose reinsurance vehicle (SPRV); Phoenix 1 Re Pte. Ltd....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi, Dec 05: Approval of the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine provides strength to the optimism on health and economic fronts, the Finance Ministry said in its monthly economic report. ''The effective management of COVID-19 spread despite the festive...
