by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 8, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy, Technology
Rohit Kumar Singh, Consumer Affairs Secretary To address the new as well as emerging concerns affecting consumers regarding the repair of their products, Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh held a meeting with the major stakeholders of four sectors —...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 8, 2024 | Banking & Bancassurance, Indian News, Pension & Social Security, Workplace/Employee Benefits
For the retired employees, it was agreed that the monthly ex-gratia amount shall be paid in addition to the pension/family pension paid by the Public Sector Banks including SBI, to pensioners and family pensioners, who became eligible to draw pension on or before...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 8, 2024 | Workplace/Employee Benefits
Among the new stipulations released in January are mandates that weekly rest periods be increased to 48 hours from 36 hours to allow recovery from accumulated fatigue.India’s aviation industry needs to embrace these rules quickly with the understanding that safer...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 8, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Technology
Gartner expects production costs to drop considerably faster than the costs of batteries, which are the most expensive part of an EV and account for around 40% of the vehicle’s price Battery electric vehicles will be, on average, cheaper to produce than a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 8, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Technology
“Emerging technologies, like AI, can be used to erode trust in our elections, in our institutions, and it can threaten our jobs, our privacy, and I think also our very future,” she said adding that more than 2200 cyberattacks happen each day. An ITU study indicates,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 8, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Features
It criticised mindless infrastructure like mega dams, highways, railway projects, and commercial tourism, and blamed decades of development-driven greed for unprecedented land use changes for damaging rivers, forests, grasslands, and mountains Over 50 social and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 8, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
“It is known to slow down the collagen depletion and stimulate cell regeneration. gold bhasma is an extremely powerful age-defying agent as it improves metabolism, tones up muscles, strengthens underlying tissue, bones, nerves, etc,” R P Parasher, National...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 8, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
“The numbers paint a stark picture, one that needs our immediate attention and action,” said ECDC director Andrea Ammon in a press conference on the data. Untreated STIs can lead to a range of health problems including chronic pain, infertility and, for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 8, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Risk Management
After broad successes in tackling the public health impact of other products like cigarettes, the WHO is increasingly turning its attention to addressing the harms linked to alcohol. It pointed studies that have found the industry increasingly targets women through...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 8, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography
“Boardroom diversity requires a paradigm shift. Since many companies prefer to recruit board members with CEO or CFO experience, these numbers do not paint an optimistic outlook for pipeline development. India Inc. must break from historical patterns and prioritise...
