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India on the verge of becoming clinical trials hub
India's clinical trials data market is estimated to touch $1.51...
Participation of Indian women in employment rises to 25% in 2024 from 22% in 2019
The findings of the 2024 survey revealed that 75 per cent of the...
India tops global insurance IPO chart in Q4 2021:S&P
Global insurance and insurtech companies raised about $6.64 billion from IPOs in 2021, the largest amount in at least five years India's PB Fintech's $579.2 million IPO, topped the list globally.. Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd. had the second-largest...
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani surpasses Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest person
Gautam Adani Adani’s sustainability claims and green ambitions are criticized by climate campaigners who point to the group’s Carmichael coal mining project in Australia, which will expand supplies of the highly-polluting fossil fuel. The Adani Group opted to use its...
Covid 19 Pandemic: Global social protection spending at $2.9 trillion, rises nearly 270%
According to the latest UN data, the world is not on course to meet the fundamental Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), of eradicating extreme poverty Without decisive action, the number of people living in extreme poverty is expected to reach 600 million, or 7 per...
PM CARES Fund corpus triples to Rs 10,990 cr in FY 2020-21; disbursal rises to 3,976 cr
According to the latest audited statement, it disbursed Rs 1,311 crore for 50,000 made-in-India ventilators to government hospitals, Rs 50 crore for the establishment of two 500-beds Covid hospitals in Muzaffarpur and Patna, and 16 RT-PCR testing labs in nine states...
India witnessing increasing digitisation, shift in consumers’ financial behaviour:NITI VC
Rajiv Kumar,Vice-Chairman,NITI Aayog Union Minister for Railways, Communications, and Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government believes in creating open platforms, such as CoWin and UPI, for healthcare, logistics, and other sectors New Delhi: India is...
Corporate India ahead in embedding sustainability across biz strategies: Report
Over 45 per cent C-suite leaders in India admitted that their sustainability approach is mainly driven by brand management concerns, that is they want to be seen as socially responsible and reputable or to use sustainability for competitive differentiation, the report...
Govt yet to decide on banks to be privatised, say MoS Finance Karad
Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad The government had in Budget 2021-22 announced its intent to privatise two public sector banks (PSBs) and one of the public sector general insurance companies during the year. ''As per inputs received from Department of...
EU watchdogs call for rapid action to catch up with digital finance
"The growing digitalization and datafication of financial services necessitate closer cooperation between financial and relevant non-financial authorities," a joint report from the EU's banking, insurance, and markets watchdogs said The report said that regulatory...
India will be fastest growing economy among large economies, says FM Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sitharaman further said that the Centre is building economic corridors, logistical hubs connecting raw material supply points and nearest ports Sitharaman said that the Centre has a consultation process for cryptocurrency...
Sensex tanks1023 points; heavy selling by FIIs
This is the third consecutive session of loss in the benchmark Sensex and investors have lost over Rs 7 lakh crore during this period Mumbai: The Indian equities markets benchmark Sensex slumped 1023 points on Monday due to heavy selling by foreign institutional...