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Govt announces to issue 50 yr g-sec for the first time
'…the Government of India has decided to borrow the balance amount...
Google unveils Android Earthquake Alerts System in India
"We hope to supplement the government's efforts on earthquake...
Auto industry seeks govt support as PV sales see sharpest decline in 18 yrs
The passenger vehicle (PV) sales declined for a seventh straight month in May to 2,39,347 units against 3,01,238 units in the year-ago month. In fact, barring October last year, when sales were up 1.55 per cent, PV offtake has been in the negative in the ten months off the last 11 months.
Govt plans to re-introduce National Medical Commission Bill
After its introduction in the Lower House of parliament in 2017, the Bill, which aimed at replacing the Medical Council of India Act, 1956 and included the contentious provision of a “bridge course” to allow practitioners of alternative medicines to pursue allopathy, was referred to a Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee following massive protests from the medical fraternity.
Cyclone Fani caused loss of over Rs 9,000 crore to Odisha
“The state government is seeking an assistance of Rs 5,227.68 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) in order to meet the expenditure on the ongoing relief and restoration measure,”
Indian aviation market facing very tough competition; cost environment unfavourable: IATA
Noting that cost environment is not very favourable for airlines in India, de Juniac said prospects for the airlines’ industry are less positive than six months ago. “It is a global trend, which is more accurate and visible for cargo than for passengers. We still see a strong demand in the passenger business,” he added.
Now weather forecasters shield India Inc from rainy days
According to Noida-headquartered Skymet Weather Services’ Founder and Managing Director Jatin Singh: “The business has gained traction in India as insurance, banking, agribusiness, commodity traders, retail and e-commerce, transportation and government institutions have become our clients over the years.
“We are India’s largest crop insurance settlement agency.”
Divided G20 admits worsening trade wars pose risk to world economy
IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned the tariffs could shave global GDP by 0.5 per cent or about USD 455 billion in 2020 and said trade conflicts constituted the “principal threat” to the global economic outlook.
In historic first, G20 weighs aging as global risk
Longer life-expectancy and sliding birth rates, particularly among wealthy nations, have resulted in a rapid expansion of the elderly population in places like Spain, Italy and South Korea, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Monsoon hits Kerala coast today a week after delay, may slow down sowing of crops
Most of rural India depends on the four-month monsoon season, which accounts for 75 per cent of the annual rainfall, due to a lack of adequate alternative source of irrigation. A good monsoon has a direct impact on the economy as agriculture remains the major contributor to India’s GDP.
India has 597 ATMs less in 2019 than 2017: RBI report
The analysis, however, revealed that although India has made progress with reference to the absolute number of ATMs deployed, the rate of deployment is still relatively low when the size of the population is taken into consideration.
U.S. impacted by most May tornadoes since 2015, storms and floods leave costly financial toll
Preliminary local storm report (LSR) data from NOAA indicates that there were nearly 4,400 individual reports of tornadoes, hail, and straight-line winds – the most in May since 2011 in the USA