by AIP Online Bureau | May 18, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
NEW DELHI: India took all the necessary steps well in time to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday, asserting that the country has done well in dealing with the disease and is confident of doing better in the months...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 18, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: American brokerage Goldman Sachs expects the Indian economy to contract by 5 per cent in FY21, making it the worst performance by the country ever. The brokerage said the GDP will contract by a mind-boggling 45 per cent in the June quarter as...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 18, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Risk Management, Technology
SYDNEY: New Zealand will launch a contact-tracing app on Wednesday to help people track their movements as the country eases one of the world’s most rigid lockdowns designed to slow the spread of COVID-19. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the app can be best...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 18, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
LONDON: British finance minister Rishi Sunak said more than 2 million claims for one-off grants, worth 6 billion pounds ($7.3 billion), had been made under a scheme to provide income support for self-employed people during the coronavirus crisis. “Those...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 18, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
WASHINGTON: The global economy will take much longer to recover fully from the shock caused by the new coronavirus than initially expected, the head of the International Monetary Fund said, and she stressed the danger of protectionism. ...
