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EPFO invests Rs 34,208 cr in ETFs during Apr-Oct
The total corpus of various funds managed by EPFO was Rs 24.75 lakh...
No conclusive data to establish direct correlation of disease exclusively due to air pollution: Govt
Air pollution is one of the aggravating factors for respiratory...
The size of 20 football fields,world’s largest Covid centre opens in Delhi
It has two segments — a COVID Care Centre (CCC), where asymptomatic positive coronavirus cases will be treated and a Dedicated COVID Health Care (DCHC), which will treat symptomatic cases and have an oxygen support system.
India 9th largest recipient of FDI in 2019, will continue to attract investments: UN
“The digital economy and real estate and property development, two industries that attracted growing FDI before the pandemic, could evolve in different directions,” the report said adding that the digital economy will likely see continued investments, real estate and property development will face “significant pressures” from slowing demand and financing constraints.
Females in India more prone to Covid death risk than males: Study
The researchers said as of May 20, 2020, males shared a higher burden (66 per cent) of COVID-19 infections than females (34 per cent) but the infection is more or less evenly distributed in under-five as well as elderly age groups.
The scientists said the number of confirmed cases in India depends upon the testing facility and capture of the data on age-sex specificities of Covid-19 cases, which they added “has been inadequate.”
India’s April gold imports plunge 99.9% to three-decade low: government source
The world’s second biggest consumer of the precious metal imported around 50 kilograms of gold in April, down from 110.18 tonnes a year ago, the source said on Monday
Worldwide sales of smartphones decline for 1st time since 2008
“2019 was a challenging year for smartphone vendors, primarily due to oversupply in the high-end sector in mature markets and longer replacement cycles overall,” Research Vice President at Gartner, Annette Zimmermann said.
FY20 to see 1.6 mn fewer jobs being created as Indian economy slows: SBI report
As a result of unequal growth, people from agriculturally and industrially less-developed states migrate to more developed states in search of job opportunities – for example from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, the southern part of Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Rajasthan to states like Punjab, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.
India Inc garners Rs 8.7 lakh crore from domestic, overseas markets in 2019
The largest OFS was that of Axis Bank (Specified Undertaking Of The Unit Trust of India) in February (Rs 5,358 crore), followed by SBI Life Insurance (Rs 3,524 crore) and HDFC Life Insurance (Rs 3,366 crore).
Top 50 corporates reduce debt by Rs 59,600 crore in first half of FY20
As per sectoral deployment data for October, non-food bank credit growth was at just 8.3 per cent, with credit growth to industry segment down 3.4 per cent, and retail loans rising to 17.2 per cent.For the current financial year so far, bank credit has grown by a just 1.7 per cent as opposed to a growth of 6.7 per cent in the corresponding period last year, as per the central bank data.
1.24 mn jobs created in Oct, marginal rise from Sept: ESIC payroll data
The NSO report is based on the payroll data of new subscribers of various social security schemes run by ESIC, retirement fund body EPFO and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).
12.66 lakh new jobs created in May: ESIC payroll data
During 2018-19, 61.12 lakh new subscribers on a net basis joined the social security schemes run by the EPFO. Similarly the net new enrolments were 15.52 lakh during September 2017 to March 2018.