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India slips 10 places on global competitiveness index; Singapore on top
India’s positive metrics on development front contrast with major shortcomings in some of the basic enablers of competitiveness in case of India, the WEF said, while flagging limited ICT (information, communications and technology) adoption, poor health conditions and low healthy life expectancy
Nutrition survey finds rising diabetes risk in children
On anaemia, the survey found that forty-one per cent of pre-schoolers, 24 per cent of school-age children and 28 per cent of adolescents suffered from it. Anaemia was most prevalent among children under two years of age
Korean insurer plans to boost overseas investments to escape low-yield trap
As domestic yields slid, Korean insurers are putting more money offshore. Their holdings of foreign-currency securities almost doubled to 110.9 trillion won ($93 billion) as of July from three years ago, data from the Korea Life Insurance Association show
AIIMS, Health ministry launch ‘eDantSeva’ website and app
The website also provides GPRS route and satellite images of the facility for easier access to the people.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the digital platform will provide oral health information gathered from authentic scientific resources and connect the people to timely advise for managing any dental emergency or oral health problem.
Munich Re invests $ 250m more in Next Insurance
This investment emphasises Munich Re’s commitment to be the leading provider of digital insurance solutions. It also helps Munich Re expand its footprint in the promising insurance market for small and medium-sized commercial customers in the United States. We are confident that building on our proven collaboration will benefit both Munich Re and Next Insurance,”Joachim Wenning, chairman, Munich Re
Outlook for Indian commercial vehicle industry remains negative
Even the LCV (truck) segment, which was relatively insulated from the impact of revised axle load norms has been impacted over recent months with the weakness in consumption-oriented sectors and subdued rural demand sentiment, it added.
Only 10% of Indian CEOs confident about reliability of AI applications: PwC
The worrying part is that Indian respondents (53 per cent) significantly outnumber their global counterparts (36 per cent) in admitting that they have no formal approach to identify AI risks
FPIs pull out Rs 3,000 crore from equities in 3 trading sessions of October
The outflow in October is on “account of fears of a global recession, trade war and a slowdown in India. FPI inflow is expected to improve on expectations of good corporate earnings in third quarter, but is likely to remain muted due to global economic and trade war concerns. The market shall be supported by domestic investors, ” Arun Mantri, senior manager at Karvy Stock Broking said
YES Bank files complaint with police against ‘fake news’
“Over the past few days some miscreants have been spreading false information and malicious rumours about Yes Bank on WhatsApp and other social media platforms to create panic and fear in the mind of its depositors. The messages attempt to portray the bank in poor light and are intended to tarnish the image of the bank in the eyes of its depositors, stakeholders and the general public,” the bank said.
With 150 million drivers, India has only 8000 electric cars
India had an estimated 650 charging stations for cars and SUVs in 2018, according to BNEF. China, the largest market for EVs, has about 456,000 charging points, official data shows.India’s sparse charging infrastructure stems from locals’ chicken-and-egg approach to the issue.