by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
Indian authorities ignored at least two recommendations in the past decade to install a safety system on so-called table top runways, one of which an Air India Express jet overshot on Friday, killing at least 18 people. A ground arrestor system, similar to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Port Louis: Fuel spilling from a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius two weeks ago is creating an ecological disaster, endangering corals, fish and other marine life around the Indian Ocean island, officials and environmentalists say....
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: With a record single-day spike of 64,399 cases, India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 21 lakh on Sunday, while the death toll climbed to 43,379 with 861 more fatalities, the Health Ministry said. The number of recoveries surged to 14,80,884 with record...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 9, 2020 | Health, Indian News
Vijayawada: As many 10 patients were killed in a fire accident at a hotel which was converted as COVID-19 care facility here, Krishna district Collector MD Imtiaz said on Sunday "We have recovered seven bodies. The hotel was taken by a private hospital to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 8, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Workplace/Employee Benefits
NEW DELHI: Indian food delivery company Zomato said on Saturday it would give female employees up to 10 days of “period leave” per year, as part of an effort to combat what it said was stigma around the issue. Zomato is the most high profile...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 8, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: India’s FDI regime is the most liberal in the world, and even during the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has attracted over USD 22 billion worth of direct investments, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Saturday. Kant further said that almost 90 per...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 8, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance
London: Business interruption claims will soar in the UK as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. GlobalData’s revised post-COVID-19 forecasts general insurance DWP to decline by 1.7% in 2020, from 1.9% growth pre-COVID-19, before recovering to steady growth...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 8, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
Seoul: A severe household water shortage facing two out of five people in the world is undermining efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Frequent and thorough hand washing are among the most effective measures in restricting the spread of the virus because the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 8, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: There were 61,537 more novel coronavirus cases in India, taking the tally to 20,88,611 on Saturday, while the death toll rose to 42,518 with 933 more fatalities, the Health Ministry said. The number of recoveries surged to 14,27,005 and the recovery...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 8, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: A total of 196 doctors in the country, majority of them being general practitioners, have succumbed to Covid-19 so far, said the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday, requesting the prime minister for his attention on the issue. “As per...
