by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 5, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Non-Life, Pandemic
When it comes to helping employees balance work hours with relaxation, Acuity Insurance Chief Executive Officer Ben Salzmann has a unique tool at his disposal: a 65-foot Ferris wheel. Before the pandemic struck, Salzmann would regularly fire up the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 5, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Young people who are hitting nightclubs and beaches are leading a rise in fresh coronavirus cases across the world, with the proportion of those aged 15 to 24 who are infected rising three-fold in about five months, the World Health Organization said. An analysis by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 5, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
The global death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 700,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico leading the rise in fatalities Nearly 5,900 people are dying every 24 hours from COVID-19 on average, according to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 4, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The coronavirus infection has spread to new areas in the country, but 82 per cent of the total cases are still limited to 10 states and Union Territories, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Addressing a press briefing, Union health secretary Rajesh...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 4, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
GENEVA: A World Health Organization team in China to probe the origins of COVID-19 had “extensive discussions” and exchanges with scientists in Wuhan where the outbreak was first detected, a spokesman said on Tuesday. The WHO says the virus most...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 4, 2020 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life
Mumbai: With the onset of COVID-19, Aditya Birla Health Insurance (ABHICL),the health insurance arm of Aditya Birla Capital Limited, has introduced an array of services and product solutions that will enable customers to take care of their health in such...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 4, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Technology
Mumbai: AIA Group and Practo, Indian digital healthcare platform.have joined hands to promote consumer wellness in the country Founded in 2008,Practo connects the entire health ecosystem – patients, doctors, pharmacy, diagnostics,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 4, 2020 | Indian News, Life, Regulation, Technology
Hyderabad:: In the wake of emerging situation of Covid19 Global Pandemic,the insurance regulator IRDAI has allowed life insurers to issue new life insurance policies in electronic mode in FY 2020-21. Though,the existing regulations require the life...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 4, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Amit Shah, the man leading India’s fight against Covid-19 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s top lieutenant, has been among government leaders touting the country’s low death rate as a success story. In late June, Shah said India had seen much fewer...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 4, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
Intellectual property is a convenient fiction. It is a right enforced by state power and international agreements, one that’s even more fragile than other forms of property rights since it’s not tangible. We choose to believe this fiction because we...
