by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 6, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
TOKYO: Typhoon Haishen battered Japan’s southern mainland on Sunday with powerful winds and drenching rain, cutting power to tens of thousands of homes and prompting authorities to call for some 1.8 million people to evacuate. Haishen was drawing closer to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 6, 2020 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai: In a bid to optimise its costs, the State Bank of India (SBI) has planned a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) under which about 30,190 employees are eligible. The total employee strength of country's largest lender stood at 249,000 at the end of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally of cases mounted to 41,13,811 with a record 90,632 people being infected in a day, while the death toll climbed to 70,626 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 1,065 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 5, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said India's commitment to reform is being taken seriously by foreign investors, which is evident from the good inflow of FDI even during the time of COVID-19. Between April-July, the Foreign Direct...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 5, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
Payouts for medical claims and cancellations in travel insurance to reach record-breaking levels as more insurers offer COVID-19 cover, says GlobalData An increasing number of insurers, including big names such as Blue Insurance, Allianz, Caster, and...
