by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
MUMBAI: India has found six cases of a more infectious strain of the coronavirus, which has prompted border closures around the world, in people arriving from Britain and will likely extend a flight ban to guard against it, officials said on Tuesday. All six of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi, Dec 29: COVID-19 vaccines will work against new variants of the virus and there is no evidence that current vaccines will fail to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 mutants reported from the UK or South Africa, the government said on Tuesday. Addressing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi,Dec 29: Standard defense mechanisms such as masks, sanitisation and physical distancing will work to contain the coronavirus strain detected in six people who came from the UK, scientists said on Tuesday, giving assurance that the mutant is not...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
KUALA LUMPUR,Dec 29: Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd said on Tuesday it plans to sell 32.67% of its stake in its Indian operations to majority shareholder Tata Sons for $37.7 million. The airline, which until now owned 49% of AirAsia India as...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
New Delhi: India on Tuesday sought public comment on a proposal to make airbags mandatory for the front passenger in all cars from next year, in a move that could raise costs for automakers slowly seeing a revival in demand. Carmakers are required to provide an airbag...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Washington, Dec 29: A huge US study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the catastrophic outbreak. Public health experts say more options...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Regulation, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi, Dec 29: The use of crowdfunding websites create additional risk and the year 2021 will see a lot of regulatory effort channelled towards virtual assets, a senior SBI official said on Monday. Addressing a virtual 'AML/CFT Conference...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi, Dec 29: The year 2020 exposed the vulnerability of our cultural heritage which is dependent on tourism for its survival and forced the government to look at alternatives to keep not just the sites and monuments alive, but also to position India as...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Distributing vaccines around India will pose plenty of logistical headaches given the size of the country, its vast population and number of coronavirus cases, now at more than 10 million. For its part, India’s busiest airport is “completely...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant? Experts believe so, but they’re working to confirm that. A coronavirus variant in the United Kingdom has caused alarm because of the possibility that it might spread more easily. But even if that...
