by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 21, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
New Delhi: The government has extended the Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme for about 22 lakh healthcare providers for another three months till September as there is no respite from COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme implemented by New India Assurance was to end on June...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 21, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: India's Drug Regulator on June 20 gave permission to Hetero and Cipla to manufacture and market antiviral drug remdesivir for "restricted emergency use" on hospitalised COVID-19 patients, official sources said. This comes a day after the Drug...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 21, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: A record single-day spike of 15,413 new COVID-19 cases took India's infection tally past the 4 lakh-mark on Sunday, while the death toll rose to 13,254 with 306 new fatalities, according to Union Health Ministry data, India has been...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 21, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The new guidelines on home isolation of Covid-19 patients could have been triggered by reports of many people violating the safety protocols, but the move will now make city residents "apprehensive of getting themselves tested" for possible...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 21, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
Hong Kong: Asia’s richest man has entered a new league of wealth. The net worth of Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd., has jumped to $64.5 billion, making him the only Asian tycoon in the exclusive club of the world’s top 10 richest...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 21, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: Government has warned against a large-scale cyber attack against individuals and businesses, where attackers may use COVID-19 as a bait to steal personal and financial information. India's cybersecurity nodal agency, CERT-In has issued an...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 20, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
Tokyo; The roller coasters are back running in Tokyo but with requests to not scream. Restaurants are offering more take-out and outdoor seating. Major retailer Uniqlo's new cool and dry mask, three for 990 yen ( 9), sold out Friday shortly after it was put on the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 20, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
. NEW DELH: India reported a record jump in coronavirus infections on Saturday, a day after the government in the capital New Delhi ordered hospitals to cancel any leave and have workers return to duty immediately. India saw an increase of 14,516 COVID-19...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 20, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: Drug firm Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Saturday said it has launched antiviral drug Favipiravir, under the brand name FabiFlu, for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate Covid-19 at a price of about Rs 103 per tablet. The drug will be...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 20, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen wants to use an open-source approach to refine elements of a software-based car operating system being developed by the carmaker, Christian Senger, its board member responsible for digital services and software, said.With the advent of...