by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 21, 2020 | International News, Life, Non-Life
Switzerland's Zurich Insurance Group AG is in advanced talks to acquire MetLife Inc's US property and casualty (P&C) car and home insurance unit for close to $4 billion (3.01 billion pounds), according to people familiar with the matter. Zurich Insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Pandemic
PARIS: Airlines will need $70-80 billion euros in aid to survive the coronavirus crisis, or another half again of the amount already received from governments, their global industry body warned. “We are extremely grateful to them for having injected $160...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON: G20 nations are determined to continue doing everything possible to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, warning in a draft communique that the global economic recovery remains "uneven, highly uncertain, and subject to elevated...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Kolkata: India expects the fisheries sector to attract investments worth USD 9 billion over the next five years along with huge employment generation, a top official said on Sarturday. Fisheries exports are expected to more than double to Rs 100,000 crore by 2024-25...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: Global FMCG major Unilever on Saturday said it will bring to India its mouthwash formulation, which, it claims, will reduce 99.9 per cent of coronavirus after 30 seconds of rinsing. "Unilever has confirmed that preliminary lab test results show that...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, inadequate beds in government hospitals and absence of specific guidelines for COVID treatment resulted in private hospitals charging exorbitant fees, a parliamentary panel on Saturday said, asserting that a sustainable...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
People whose immune systems responded strongly to a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine may be less likely to become severely ill if they are infected with the new coronavirus, new data suggest. The MMR II vaccine, manufactured by Merck and licensed in 1979, works by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Gandhinagar: Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani on Saturday said India has entered a crucial phase in its fight against coronavirus and cannot afford to let the guard down at this juncture. He said the bold reforms undertaken...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is toying with the idea of suspending train and flight services to and from Delhi in view of the rising coronavirus cases being reported in the national capital, a senior state official said on Saturday. Various measures are...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 21, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India has set a target of reducing the carbon footprint by 30 to 35 per cent. He made the statement while addressing the convocation ceremony of Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) here through...
