by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Pension & Social Security, Technology
Eighty percent of Indian citizens feel that the government and public services in India have been effective in using digital technology to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new'EY Connected Citizen Survey'. Respondents in India hold a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Kolkata: In a bid to encourage more COVID-19 vaccination, some state-owned lenders have announced higher interest rates on deposits, but for a limited period. City-based UCO Bank said it is offering 30 basis points or 0.30 per cent higher rate on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
A union representing India's largest state-run bank and a global alliance have asked the central bank to bar large companies from setting up payment networks, saying in a letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday that privatisation could compromise data safety. In a bid...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Mumbai: The General Insurance (GI) industry had seen a slowdown in the growth of 14% in FY2019 after two year of steady growth, in FY2017 and FY2018. In CY2020, India had witnessed the onset of a Covid-19 pandemic, which resulted in a nationwide lockdown for 2...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday set the maximum price private hospitals can charge for the three COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the country — Covishield Rs 780 per dose, Covaxin Rs 1,410 and Sputnik V Rs 1,145. In a letter to all states and...