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Banks should fortify cyber security as fraud cases rise: RBI
RBI Deputy Governor Rajeshwar Rao said that bank customers today...
Indian entities facing 3 times more cyberattack than global average: Check Point
Indian organisations were most adversely impacted by XMRig malware, which uses computer resources to mine cryto currencies.
FPIs pour in ₹1,624 cr in Jan so far as US-China trade deal boosts sentiment
“After starting the year on a muted note, investments from FPIs has picked up pace and most of that flows came after US and China signed a trade deal putting the trade war between them on a pause,” said Himanshu Srivastava, senior analyst manager research at Morningstar Investment Adviser India.
Coronavirus: Over 2,000 people now infected globally, 56 dead in China
The World Health Organisation (WHO) this week stopped short of calling the outbreak a global health emergency, but some health experts question whether China can continue to contain the epidemic.On Sunday, China confirmed 1,975 cases of patients infected with the new coronavirus as of Jan. 25, while the death toll from the virus has risen to 56, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Budget 2020:Govt may not provide any more tax incentives for the insurance industry
The official representative bodies of the domestic insurance industry like General Insurance Council and Life Insurnace Council in course of the their routine pre-Budget discussions with the tax authorities, have been told not to demand any more tax incentives for the industry as the scopes for such incentives currently are extremely limited because of poor mobilisations of the tax proceeds during year.
Budget 2020: Govt unlikely to offer relief in income tax, here’s why
There are constraints not only on direct tax side but indirect tax collection is also under stress due to slowdown, sources said, adding, the moderation in demand will surely have bearing on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections and customs too.
With Wuhan virus genetic code in hand, scientists begin work on a vaccine
WHO has been working with Chinese authorities and global experts to learn more about the virus, how it affects the people who are sick with it, how they can be treated, and what countries can do to respond.
Epidemics and equities: What the coronavirous means for markets
For global corporations, Wuhan is an important hub. Of about 2,000 cities in China with factories and other facilities in Bloomberg’s supply chain database, the city ranks 13th, with about 500 facilities. The province of Hubei has 1,016, making it seventh of 32 such jurisdictions. US-based companies have 44 facilities there, and European ones about 40, the data show. Many plants are in the auto and transportation industries, and big names include PepsiCo Inc. and Siemens AG.
Eyeing leadership position in electric vehicle segment: Tata Motors
“As far as Tata Motors is concerned, we want to establish ourselves as leaders in the EV space. We have taken up the mission that we should be ahead in terms of EV technology,” Tata Motors President Electric Mobility Buisness Shailesh Chandra told PTI in an interview.
The auto major aims to build complete in-house capabilities in terms of design, supply chain and even full local manufacturing in the EV space as part of its plans to be a complete player in the segment, he added.
Coronavirus Spreads To Europe, Three Cases Confirmed In France
“We are in the process of tracing the history of these patients who have tested positive in order to get in touch with the people they have been in contact with,” French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn told reporters..
Non-life insurers can offer standard health policies before April 1
The regulator also said those insurers currently not offering indemnity based health insurance policies will have to offer ‘Aroygya Sanjeevani Policy’ as and when they start selling the former product.