by AIP Online Bureau | May 7, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Temperatures in April were on par with the previous warmest April on record four years ago, with extremely high temperatures in some parts of Europe, Greenland and Antarctica. Above-average global temperatures meant April was just 0.01 degrees Celsius...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
NEW DELHI: The number of coronavirus infections rose to 52,952 in India, up by 3,561 over the previous day, the health ministry said on Thursday, with no signs of abating despite a strict weeks-long lockdown in the world’s second most populous...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
BENGALURU/CHENNAI: A chemical gas leak at an LG Polymers plant in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday killed at least six people, and led to more than 120 people being admitted to hospital and the evacuation of three nearby villages, a local official said. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,694 and the number of cases climbed to 49,391 in the country on Wednesday, registering an increase of 126 deaths and 2,958 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
JERUSALEM: Israel has isolated a key coronavirus antibody at its main biological research laboratory, the Israeli defence minister said on Monday, calling the step a "significant breakthrough" toward a possible treatment for the coronavirus pandemic....
by AIP Online Bureau | May 6, 2020 | Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
New Delhi: Even as the much awaited merger of the three public sector general insurance companies-Oriental Insurance Company(OIC), United India Insurance(UII),National Insurance Company- has been further delayed beyond Apr 1, 2020,the...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Technology
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said no data or security breach has been identified in Aarogya Setu after an ethical hacker raised concerns that the data of millions of people was at risk. The app is the government's mobile application for...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
Gilead Sciences Inc said on Tuesday it was in discussions with chemical and drug manufacturers to produce its experimental COVID-19 drug remdesivir for Europe, Asia and the developing world through at least 2022. The drugmaker did not disclose details...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Technology, Workplace/Employee Benefits
London/Munich/New York/Paris/Singapore: The coronavirus pandemic has impacted global businesses and their employees – closing many operations, albeit temporarily. With businesses in many countries now preparing to reopen after a period of inactivity, it is...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
London: RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based risk modeling and analytics firm, announced the release of new European Severe Convective Storm (EU SCS) High Definition Models.The models complement the existing suite of RMS climate peril models for Europe, providing...
