by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: UNICEF India and Facebook on Monday launched a one-year joint initiative to end violence against children with a special focus on online safety. In a statement, UNICEF said the partnership seeks to create a safe environment for children online and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Sanluisobispo: As the delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, a growing number of colleges and universities are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for students to attend in-person classes. But the mandatory requirement has opened the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Alibaug: A total of 64 family members of the 97 people killed in landslides last month at Taliye and Kevnale villages in Raigad district of Maharashtra has received a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each so far, district officials said on Tuesday. The kin of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
Bengaluru: Nearly 73 per cent of organisations in India expect to experience a data breach that impacts customer data in the next 12 months, a new report showed on Tuesday. The Indian organisations ranked the top three negative consequences of an attack as lost IP,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
New Delhi: Digital payments continue to grow; significant growth in tier II, III townsDigital transactions have continued to grow at a strong pace in the country with increasing acceptance in tier II and III towns, a report by fintech firm Razorpay said....
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Increasing container freights would push the overall cost of domestic goods in the international markets, which would make it less competitive and hurt the country's merchandise exports, Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) said on Tuesday. It said...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Zurich: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has announced the appointment of Marilyn Blattner-Hoyle as Global Head Trade Finance in its Global Credit & Surety unit, effective 18 August 2021. In this leadership role, she will be responsible for the origination and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: The number of billionaires in India came down to 136 in 2020-21 from 141 in 2019-20, based on the gross total income declared in the income tax return, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament on Tuesday. The number of individuals...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | International News, Risk Management
Prince Andrew was sued in New York by a woman who claims she was recruited by Jeffrey Epstein as a teenager and “lent out” to powerful men, including the second son of Queen Elizabeth II, for sexual purposes. Virginia Giuffre claimed in suit filed...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 10, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: A staggering 65 per cent of the tuberculosis cases in India are in the 15-45 age group, which is the most economically productive population segment, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday. This, coupled with the fact that 58 per cent...
