by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
Covid-19 patients are no longer infectious after 11 days of getting sick even though some may still test positive, according to a new study by infectious disease experts in Singapore. A positive test “does not equate to infectiousness or viable...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: COVID-19 cases in India saw the biggest spike for the third consecutive day on Sunday with 6,767 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 1,31,868, while the death toll due to the disease rose to 3,867 after 147 more...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: Reversing their selling trend, foreign investors have infused over Rs 9,000 crore into the Indian equity markets in May so far amid attractive valuations of stocks and a mega block deal involving HUL. Experts believe foreign portfolio...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry is not considering imposition of calamity cess on the GST as businesses are grappling with low sales and declining demand, sources said.Reports had earlier said that the central government is considering a calamity cess on the Goods and...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
The United Kingdom has drawn up plans to require employers to cover 20% to 30% of furloughed employees' wages from August to reduce the vast burden of the coronavirus crisis on government finances, The Times newspaper reported. The United Kingdom...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
New Delhi: The nationwide lockdown will no longer help India in its fight against Covid-19, and in its place community-driven containment, isolation and quarantine strategies have to be brought into play, leading virologist Shahid Jameel said. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Singapore: Abhas Jha, an Indian economist, has been appointed by the World Bank to a key position on climate change and disaster management in South Asia, the global lender said. Jha's appointment comes at a time when Cyclone Amphan has badly hit...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: India will try to restart a good percentage of international passenger flights before August, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday, three days after announcing resumption of domestic flights from May 25. All scheduled...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Technology
RISHIKESH: AIIMS, Rishikesh has started preparing a database of patients suffering from critical illnesses in view of their higher vulnerability to COVID-19, officials said. "People suffering from critical ailments are more at risk of contracting...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
New Delhi: The COVID-19 cases in India saw the biggest spike for the second consecutive day on Saturday with 6,654 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to over 1.25 lakh, while the toll rose to 3,720 after 137 more deaths,ministry of health and...
