by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: Reversing their selling trend, foreign investors have infused over Rs 9,000 crore into the Indian equity markets in May so far amid attractive valuations of stocks and a mega block deal involving HUL. Experts believe foreign portfolio...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry is not considering imposition of calamity cess on the GST as businesses are grappling with low sales and declining demand, sources said.Reports had earlier said that the central government is considering a calamity cess on the Goods and...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
The United Kingdom has drawn up plans to require employers to cover 20% to 30% of furloughed employees' wages from August to reduce the vast burden of the coronavirus crisis on government finances, The Times newspaper reported. The United Kingdom...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
New Delhi: The nationwide lockdown will no longer help India in its fight against Covid-19, and in its place community-driven containment, isolation and quarantine strategies have to be brought into play, leading virologist Shahid Jameel said. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Singapore: Abhas Jha, an Indian economist, has been appointed by the World Bank to a key position on climate change and disaster management in South Asia, the global lender said. Jha's appointment comes at a time when Cyclone Amphan has badly hit...
