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The estimated unemployment rate on usual status for youth ages 15-29 years was 17.8 per cent, 17.3 per cent, 15 per cent and 12.9 per cent during years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21, respectively, which shows that unemployment rate for youth in the country has...
From Feb 13, international travellers from China, five other countries not required to furnish pre-departure Covid test
In order to monitor infections due to mutated variants of SARS-CoV-2 among international travellers to India, the present exercise of random testing of two per cent travellers irrespective of their country of origin upon arrival in India shall continue New Delhi: From...
4.34 crore hospital admissions costing Rs 51,749 crore authorised under govt’s health insurance scheme: Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya,Union Health Minister According to Mandaviya, a total of 23.07 crore beneficiaries have been verified under the scheme for issuance of Ayushman cards as of February 2, 2023 New Delhi: A total of 4.34 crore hospital admissions entailing an expenditure...
Equity mutual funds inflow hits 4-month high at Rs 12,546-cr in Jan on strong SIP flows
''Despite the volatility in stock markets, investors continue to repose faith in equity mutual funds, as evidenced by the Rs 12,546 crore of net inflows in January, a 72 per cent rise on month-on-month basis,'' Gopal Kavalireddi, Head of Research at FYERS said New...
GIC Re’s net profit zooms to Rs 1,200 crore in Q3
As a result of tight underwriting practices in recent years, the third largest Asian reinsure has managed a better combined ratio and lower underwriting losses in Fy 2022-23 Mumbai: Returning to profitability, state owned reinsurer GIC Re’s net profit has...
Turkey, Syria deadly earthquake could cost $4 billion in economic losses,Insured losses expected much lower $1 billion: Fitch
Insured losses will be much lower, possibly around $1 billion, due to low insurance coverage in the area, Fitch added Paris: The earthquake that has devastated Turkey and Syria could cause economic losses exceeding $4 billion, ratings agency Fitch said on Thursday....
LIC’s net profit jumps manifold to Rs 6,334.2 crore in December quarter
"We continue to remain focussed on creating a portfolio mix to optimise value for all stakeholders, and in that context, increasing the proportion of Non-par business in a consistent and profitable manner,'' said M R Kumar, chairperson, LIC Mumbai: Public sector...
Turkey acknowledges earthquake relief problems as death toll passes 12,000
The death toll from both countries was expected to rise as hundreds of collapsed buildings in many cities have become tombs for people who had been asleep when the quake hit. KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey: President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday admitted there were...
Slamming ‘big formula milk companies’, WHO scientist calls for swift clampdown to protect nursing mothers
New research highlights the vast economic and political power of the big formula milk companies, as well as serious public policy failures that prevent millions of women from breastfeeding their children,” said Nigel Rollins, one of the authors of a series on the $55...
Integrative Medicine Centres will start at govt medical sites: Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya "Opening such Centres will help in initiating co-location of practitioners of the Indian system and modern medicine, thus harmonizing both medical systems and providing joint multidisciplinary care to the patients," Union Health...
Corporate financial health to worsen, says Janus Henderson
While companies’ financial metrics have been resilient so far, the second half of 2023 is when corporate margins will decline as weaker consumer confidence and higher interest rates bite, the study found The risk premium on euro and U.S. investment-grade corporate...
U.S. firms in Taiwan making ‘contingency’ plans amid China tensions
In a survey released on Tuesday, which took place between Nov. 15 and Dec. 16, AmCham Taiwan said 33% of respondents said their operations had been “significantly disrupted” by the increase in tensions, compared with 17% when it did a flash survey in August right...
Nepal plane crash probe reportedly shows both engines lost power
The disaster added to the Himalayan country’s reputation as the world’s most dangerous place to fly. According to Aviation Safety Network data, the fatal crash was the 11th in Nepal in as many years A Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal last month had no engine...
Hundreds of containers ablaze at Turkey’s Iskenderun port, operations shut down
Turkey’s maritime authority said on Monday that the port, located on the Mediterranean coast in the southern province of Hatay, was damaged due to the earthquake that struck Turkey and neighboring Syria Leading global container shipping group AP Moller Maersk said...
Rethink needed to regulate Big Tech in finance, says BIS official
Data-rich Big Tech companies such as Alibaba and Amazon have been involved for some time in financial services such as banking, payments, asset management and insurance, with some also providing cloud computing to run key services for banks Their size and reach in...
RBI hikes rates 25 bps as expected, hints more could come
Shaktikanta Das,governor,RBI RBI projects India's GDP growth at 6.4 per cent for 2023-24 Average retail inflation in India is projected to be at 5.3 during the next financial year "The global economic outlook does not look as grim now as it did a few months ago....
FSIB selects 3 GMDs for PSU general insurance cos
The general managers who have been chosen as directors are G Sundaraman from United India Insurance {UII} for the same company, Smita Srivastava, Oriental Insurance Company for New India Assurance and Titus Francis Maliakkel,, NIA for the same company New Delhi: The ...
Apollo Hospitals rolls out Clinical Intelligence Engine (CIE) for doctors across India
The Clinical Intelligence Engine is capable of analysing vast amounts of data to help healthcare professionals identify patterns which may be missed otherwise. Chennai: The Apollo Hospitals group, one of Asia's largest and the most trusted healthcare providers, today...