by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security
New Delhi, The corporate and retail sector subscriber base under the National Pension System (NPS) has crossed over 30 lakh as on date, and the corpus under these is about to reach a landmark Rs 1 lakh crore-mark, PFRDA Chairman Supratim Bandyopadhyay said on Tuesday....
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 17, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy
Mumbai: The pandemic has led to the International Finance Corporation(IFC) massively ramping up its impact investment in the country – its largest client nation globally – at USD 1.7 billion as of June, a 51 per cent rise over the past 12 months,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy, Technology
Washington DC: The World Bank announced today the launch of a new Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund under the broader Digital Development Partnership (DDP) umbrella program. Digital transformation is accelerating in many countries, offering new opportunities for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic, Pension & Social Security
Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period, than men, according to a new study released on Monday by the UN’s labour agency. In Building Forward Fairer: Women’s rights to work and at work at the core of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 17, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
As Haiti struggles to recover from the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit over the weekend, killing some 1,300 people, the UN is warning that many people are likely to be affected by Tropical Depression Grace, a storm which is expected to bring...