by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 4, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Non-Life, Technology
German carmaker Audi and utility EnBW are setting up an electric car battery operation at EnBW's Heilbronn plant to build scaleable storage facilities by the end of this year, drawing on retired batteries to help power grids. Electric vehicle battery...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 4, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
German lawmakers have finalized the country’s long-awaited phase-out of coal as an energy source, backing a plan that environmental groups say isn’t ambitious enough and free marketeers criticize as a waste of taxpayers’ money. Bills approved...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 4, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Major ports in India, which handle more than half of the country's seaborne trade, had a nearly 20 percent fall in traffic during the quarter ended June, the Indian Ports Association (IPA) said, as coronavirus lockdowns slowed economic activity. India's...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 4, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
Geneva: The World Health Organisation's emergencies chief says “we need to put up a fight now” during a peak in the current wave of the coronavirus pandemic — rather than focusing on when a second wave might come. Dr. Michael Ryan said the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 4, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Risk Management, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Pune: Workers at Bajaj Auto, India's biggest exporter of motorbikes, are demanding the temporary closure of one of its plants after 250 employees tested positive for coronavirus, its unions said on Saturday, as companies struggle to ramp up operations....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 4, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: No passenger flights will operate to Kolkata from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Nagpur and Ahmedabad between July 6 and July 19, the Kolkata airport said on Saturday as novel coronavirus cases continue to rise in the country. India resumed domestic...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 4, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Friday has revised the dosage of the antiviral drug–remdesivir, being administered to hospitalized COVID-19 patients from the earlier six-days to five-day treatment course. According to the Health Ministry,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 4, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
New Delhi: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday launched the 'Swachh Survekshan 2021' — the sixth edition of the annual cleanliness survey — and said the exercise this year will focus on wastewater treatment and other...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 4, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: With 22,771 people testing positive for coronavirus in the highest single-day spike so far, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to?6,48,315 on Saturday, while the death toll rose to 18,655 with 442 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 3, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Mumbai: State owned GIC Re has strongly countered the move by the AM Best,an international rating agency, to downgrade the reinsurer's financial strength credit rating below A- (Excellent) negative outlook, to B++ (Good) with...
