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San Jose: A whopping 93 percent of Indian workers feel positive about meeting bots and virtual assistants at their workplace, a survey conducted in 10 countries has found. The survey, by technology giant Cisco, revealed that employees from Mexico (97 percent) and...
Rekindling Growth
The Indian life insurance industry seems to be returning to the growth path Life insurance industry recorded a premium income of Rs 3,66,943.23 crore during 2015-16 as against Rs 3,28,102 crore in the previous financial year registering growth of 11.84 per...
Health ministry planning to issue advisory to states on risks of e-smoking
Nicotine has been declared as a lethal and hazardous substance under the Environment (Protection) Act and Insecticide Act, NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry is planning to issue an advisory to all states on the health risks of electronic...
HDFC Standard Life gains 7% against issue price in listing
Rs 8,695-crore initial public offering (IPO), which was sold in Rs 275-290 price band from November 7 to November 9, was subscribed 4.89 times Mumbai: Shares of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company on Friday made the best market debut among the recent listings...
India to have 200 cr IoT devices in 4 years: Prasad
Cyber security is going to become a big area of commerce in the country in the coming days New Delhi: Internet of things (IoT) devices in India are expected to increase 10 times to 200 crore in the next 3-4 years, owing to passion for...
Moody’s Upgrades India Rating After 13 Years
Moody's morning surprise brought cheers to corporate leaders who hailed the move as reaffirmation of the government's reforms push New Delhi: International rating agency Moody's Investors Service upgraded India's sovereign credit rating a...
K.S. Gopalakrishnan appointed as CEO for RGA India
In his most recent role, Gopal was the Managing Director and CEO for Aegon Life Insurance, India MUMBAI: Life reinsurance US major RGA ( Reinsurance Group of America Incorporated) today announced the hiring of K.S. Gopalakrishnan (Gopal) as the country...
India moves up one notch to 126 in per capita GDP terms, says IMF data
India has seen its per capita GDP rise to $7,170 in 2017, from $6,690 last year New Delhi: India has moved up one position to 126th in terms of GDP per capita of countries, still ranked lower than all its BRICS peers, while Qatar remains the...
NASA tool predicts which cities will flood due to melting ice
NASA researchers have also issued a warning for Mangalore in Karnataka and Mumbai,two cities are in grave danger from floods due to melting ice caps LOS ANGELES: NASA has developed a new forecasting tool that can predict which cities will be...
US issues travel alert for Europe citing heightened risk of terror attacks
The travel alert is expected to expire by the end of January 2018. The US has issued a travel alert for Europe, warning its citizens of the "heightened risk of terrorist attacks" throughout the region. Citing recent widely-reported...
VARA and Ebix announce strategic partnership in India
Ebix to hold 50% stake in Vara Mumbai: Vara Technology Private Limited ("Vara Tech"), a Kanoria Foundation entity, and Ebix Software India Private Limited ("Ebix"), an affiliate of the Ebix Inc, on Friday announced a strategic partnership...
Smog-filled Indian & Pakistan cities could turn into dangerously unhealthy snow globes: NOAA
This is just the start to the smog season in northern India and Pakistan'', as the monsoon will last for much of the upcoming winter' WASHINGTON: Smog-filled cities in north India and Pakistan will continue to experience...
Mutual funds see net redemptions of Rs 73,000 crore in March
mutual fund (MF) schemes saw a net inflow of Rs 1.34 lakh crore in 2015-16. Investors pulled out over Rs 73,000 crore from various mutual fund schemes in March, primarily due to high redemptions in Liquid Funds. Despite this, mutual fund (MF) schemes saw a net inflow...
Six things that happen to you after a year in space
To explore beyond the moon, NASA will need to fortify the human body After a record stay in space, astronaut Scott Kelly grew 1.5 inches due to a lack of gravity. He faces a greater risk of cancer than most earth-bound folks because of radiation exposure that's 20...
Indian employees most engaged globally: Report
They are followed by Chinese employees (49 per cent), US (38 per cent), Brazil (36 per cent), Canada (28 per cent) and the UK (24 per cent). NEW DELHI: A majority of Indian employees are performing intensely and their work engagement level is highest in the...