by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: The government is not going to change farmers'' share of premium on crops insured under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana (PMFBY), a senior agriculture ministry official said on Friday. The PMFBY, which was launched in February 2016 by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Friday raised its global risk assessment of the new coronavirus to its highest level after the epidemic spread to sub-Saharan Africa and caused financial markets to plunge. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Industry experts are cautiously optimistic about the economy going forward as global supply chain disruptions and weakening demand amidst spread of the coronavirus epidemic pose a challenge. Meanwhile, the December quarter GDP expansion slowed to a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The commerce and industry ministry has convened a meeting of exporters and industry on March 3 to discuss export and import opportunities emerging on account of the coronavirus outbreak in China. The meeting will be chaired by Commerce and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
Mumbai: On the impact of coronavirus on the economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said there is no need to immediately press the "panic button", but admitted that it may get challenging if the issues prolong for another two or...
