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‘Infant attrition’ rising, accounts for 10-15% of labour movement: Report
"Infant attrition in India, mainly seen in the 22-32 years age...
Expect good Wayanad relief package from Centre; Gadgil, Kasturirangan reports not pragmatic, says Kerala CM
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan dismissed as "not pragmatic" the...
India forecasts faster economic growth, warns of fiscal challenge
“Going forward, considering the urgent priority of the government to revive growth in the economy, the fiscal deficit target may have to be relaxed for the current year,” Krishnamurthy Subramanian, chief economic adviser to the finance ministry, said in the report.
1.5 lakh Ayushman Bharat Health & Wellness Centres to be set up by 2022: Survey
“The focus of healthcare is on four important pillars – preventive healthcare, providing affordable healthcare, building medical infrastructure and mission mode interventions for maternal health, child health and to combat communicable and non-communicable diseases…,” it added.
Budget 2020:Indian Life Insurance Industry
To drive greater insurance penetration, the Union Government should help build a roadmap that includes GST incentivization, advancing tax benefits to life insurance consumers and bring greater parity in terms of benefits between life insurance products and other investment avenues.
Wealth of India’s richest 1% more than 4 times that of 70% poorest: Oxfam
Regarding India, Oxfam said the combined total wealth of 63 Indian billionaires is higher than the total Union Budget of India for the fiscal year 2018-19 which was at Rs 24,42,200 crore.
India plans new law to protect foreign investment – sources
The latest example of a contract wrangle is a dispute between the Andhra Pradesh state government in southern India and renewable energy companies. The state has been curtailing power procurement from the companies, citing high prices, and has pushed to renegotiate its supply contracts with them.
DPIIT to discuss data issues in draft e-comm policy with firms on Jan 14
Further, sources said that issues which needs to be looked upon include whether India should allow free flow of data across the border or inhibit or regulate it in some manner; and whether data localisation is required or not.
Trump Administration seeks to limit ‘Overreach’ of Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
The comments come at a time when companies are racing to integrate AI and deep machine learning into their businesses to remain competitive. However, the technology raises ethical concerns about control, privacy, cyber security and the future of work, companies and experts have said.
Govt plans quarterly, half-yearly financial statement norms for unlisted companies
There are more than 11 lakh unlisted companies that are active in the country and the proposal also assumes significance against the backdrop of instances of financial woes at some large unlisted entities.
Google fined $167 million in France amid crackdown on online advertising
The fine is France’s third biggest monopoly abuse penalty since 2009. French regulators are separately investigating Facebook Inc. following a complaint from Criteo. said Isabelle de Silva,president, France’s Autorite de la concurrence, It will also set up a new digital unit to handle internet issues.
Life insurers bat for 100% foreign investment in sector via automatic route
India has received nearly Rs 30,000 crore worth of FDI in the private sector insurance firms since 2015, when the government increased FDI limit from 26 per cent to 49 per cent