by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 9, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Policy
The high numbers of preterm births in these countries and areas are, in part, a reflection of their large population sizes, high numbers of total births, and weaker health systems that are unable to deliver high-quality family planning, antenatal care, and childbirth...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 5, 2023 | Banking & Bancassurance, Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Regulation, Technology
The sector witnessed significant growth in specific segments with alternative lending, banking tech and RegTech emerging as top performers in the first half this year Bengaluru: India’s fintech sector saw a 68 per cent surge in funding in the July-September period...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 27, 2023 | Facts
A study released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found abuse of antibodies, antivirals or antifungals has increased drug resistance in the country. According to Dr Kamini Walia, senior scientist, ICMR, OTC drugs taken for diarrhoea like Norflox...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 25, 2023 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Regulation
“The household sector is consuming by borrowing more,” said Rupa Rege Nitsure economist with L&T Finance Holdings Ltd. This happens when income level stays stagnant but inflation creeps up. The recovery is not broad-based — while a section splurges on luxury...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 22, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Workplace/Employee Benefits
A key driver in this transformation is likely to be the window of a demographic dividend that opened up in 2018 and will probably last till the 2040s, going by fertility and mortality rates,” Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Michael D Patra said Mumbai: India will...
