by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 12, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
WASHINGTON, DC: The U.S. might not return to pre-coronavirus life until the end of next year, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday. "I believe that we will have a vaccine that will be available by the end of this year, the beginning of next year," he told...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 12, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi, With a record 81,533 people recuperating from COVID-19 in a day, India's total recoveries on Saturday surged to 36,24,196 of which 60 per cent of the cases are from five states, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. India's...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 12, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct environmental audit and recover fine from Amazon and Flipkart for violation of environmental norms. The green panel observed that the statutory regulators...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 12, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi; India's COVID-19 caseload raced past 46 lakh with a record 97,570 infections being reported in a day, while 36,24,196 people have recuperated so far taking the national recovery rate to 77.77 per cent on Saturday, according to Union health...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 12, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: The government has listed 23 new Bills, including 11 which seek to replace ordinances, for introduction in Parliament’s Monsoon session beginning Monday. One of the ordinances the government plans to pass as a bill during the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 12, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.Positive COVID-19 tests linked with restaurant dining Among adults tested for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 11, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Munich Re has stopped selling coverage to protect against business losses in future pandemics after the German reinsurer took a 1.5 billion-euro ($1.8 billion) virus-related hit in the first half. “We are currently examining whether we will offer new...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 11, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
MUMBAI: Millions of coronavirus cases may have gone undetected in India earlier this year, a research paper estimates, saying that for every confirmed case in May, there were 82 to 130 infections that were not recorded. The paper, published in the Indian...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 11, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday launched a framework which provides a roadmap for cities to inculcate a climate-sensitive approach to urban planning and development. The Union housing and urban affairs minister also launched ''Streets...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 11, 2020 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Regulation
Hyderabad: TL Alamelu,member (Non-Life),IRDAI, has said the the recently launched standardised Covid-specific health insurance policies Corona Kavach and Corona Rakshak have become effective and the regulator would like to convert these segmented...
