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If the rainfall dips below predefined values, the insurance is...
Strong earthquake tremors shake Delhi-NCR, no casualties reported
Despite the tremors lasting only a few seconds, their intensity was...
For BP, car chargers to overtake pumps in profitability race
"If I think about a tank of fuel versus a fast charge, we are nearing a place where the business fundamentals on the fast charge are better than they are on the fuel," BP's head of customers and products Emma Delaney told Reuters BP says its fast electric vehicle...
Passenger vehicle sales in India dip 13 pc in December: SIAM
As per the latest data by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), two-wheeler sales also fell 11 per cent to 10,06,062 units, compared to 11,27,917 vehicles in December 2020 New Delhi: Passenger vehicle wholesales in India declined 13 per cent to...
Indian markets gains likely to be muted in 2022; 9% upside for Nifty by Dec: Report
The market rally that began from June 2020 and lasted till October 2021 will not hold this year and the return will be in high single-digit of say up to 9 per cent, Amish Shah, a research analyst at the brokerage, said and expects Nifty at 9,100 by December He also...
Rise in households’ inflation expectations impacts their savings in bank term deposits: RBI paper
Especially in the case of a developing economy, it is desirable for households to save in financial instruments like debt or equity, which can be utilised further into production enhancing activities, the paper said. However, considering the still nascent stage of...
After six-week surge, Africa’s Omicron-driven fourth pandemic wave flattens: WHO
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus voiced concern that even though more than 9.4 billion vaccine doses have now been administered globally, 90 countries did not reach the target of vaccinating 40 per cent of their populations by the end of last year, and...
Equity-oriented funds drive MF assets to record high in 2021 at Rs 37.7 lakh cr : Report
2021 saw investors put a larger amount of their money in equity-oriented funds, drawn by the strong gains in the underlying equity markets. While equity funds got net inflows of Rs 91,000 crore, passive funds saw Rs 1.14 lakh crore coming in and hybrid funds Rs 1.02...
Money smarts arouse passion in millennials
According to a new survey from buy-now, pay-later company Affirm, millennials see the ability to manage finances as the No. 1 attractive trait in a partner The whipsawing economics of recent years have made millennials keenly aware of financial stability, even more so...
Emerging economies learn to manage Covid-19
In India, where the immunization rate is about 45%, antibody surveys suggest that most of the population has already had Covid in the past, which experts believe could lessen the impact of the coming wave Developing nations brought to their knees by earlier waves of...
ANALYSIS-India’s new COVID-19 rules aim to free up resources but carry risks
"This new strategy will affect data from rural India or certain states in a disproportionate way," said Bhramar Mukherjee, an epidemiology professor at the University of Michigan. "It will be harder to predict upcoming hotspots and epicenters," she added, which would...
Universal health care bill advances in California Assembly
first step toward abolishing the private health insurance market in the nation’s most populous state and replacing it with a government-run plan that they promised would never deny anyone the care they need SACRAMENTO, Calif: California Democrats on Tuesday took their...