by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 14, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
GENEVA: In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather agency is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030 compared...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 14, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic, Workplace/Employee Benefits
LONDON: Nearly nine out of 10 workers want to be able to choose whether to work from home or the office once COVID-19 workplace restrictions ease, and have greater autonomy over their hours, according to research from Cisco Systems CSCO.O. The pandemic has...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 14, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
LONDON: Ongoing illness after infection with COVID-19, sometimes called “long COVID”, may not be one syndrome but possibly up to four causing a rollercoaster of symptoms affecting all parts of the body and mind, doctors said on Thursday.In an initial...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 14, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
PARIS/PRAGUE: France imposed curfews while other European nations are closing schools, cancelling surgeries and enlisting student medics as overwhelmed authorities face the nightmare scenario of a COVID-19 resurgence at the onset of winter.With new cases hitting about...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation- Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O YouTube said on Wednesday it would remove videos from YouTube containing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, expanding its current rules against falsehoods and conspiracy theories...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 14, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
MUMBAI: Heavy rains have killed at least 12 people in southern India and caused widespread flooding in the city Hyderabad, home to major IT companies and startups, government officials said on Wednesday. A wall collapsed killing nine people in Hyderabad, the capital...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 14, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Mumbai: Future Group founder Kishore Biyani on Wednesday said the homegrown retail major lost nearly Rs 7,000 crore revenue in first three-four months of the COVID-19 pandemic due to closing of stores, which led him to sell his business to Reliance Industries....
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 14, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and the CPCB on a plea seeking quashing of a notification on groundwater extraction on the grounds that its commercial use was adversely affecting the flow of rivers and availability of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 14, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Reinsurance, Technology
Munich: The TRUMPF Group and Munich Re Group (Munich Re) are entering into a strategic partnership for an innovative service offering of laser cutting machines. The jointly developed "pay-per-part model" enables customers to use a full-service laser...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 14, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
CHENNAI: Indian activists and politicians in Goa, known globally for its pristine coastline and dense forests, are opposing a plan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to turn Goa into a coal transportation hub. Locals and activists have been...
