by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: Cash deposits of up to Rs 2.5 lakh by housewives post demonetisation will not come under I-T scrutiny as the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that such deposits cannot be treated as income of the assessee. Ruling on an appeal filed by an...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic, Pension & Social Security
Nine months after the declaration of a national emergency due to the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. births fell by 8% in a month. The December drop marked an acceleration in declines in the second part of the year. For the full year, the number of babies...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 23, 2021 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Singapore:: The much awaited annual gathering of global reinsurers at the upcoming “17th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference'' (SIRC), in 2021,to be organised by the Singapore Reinsurers’ Association...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: States'' re-opening strategy in the wake of decline in COVID cases is not "prudent" and might even result in rise in infections as vaccine coverage remains low in many states, global forecasting firm Oxford Economics said on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
Men suffered bigger jobs losses across the euro zone during the COVID-19 pandemic, a European Central Bank study found on Wednesday, confounding some earlier predictions that women would take a bigger hit as they are overrepresented in the most affected...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday slashed India's growth projection to 9.6 per cent for 2021 calendar year, from its earlier estimate of 13.9 per cent, and said faster vaccination progress will be paramount in restricting economic losses...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Washington: Scientists have developed a universal vaccine that protected mice not just against COVID-19 but also other coronaviruses while triggering the immune system to fight off a dangerous variant. While no one knows which virus may cause the next outbreak,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday made a case for re-thinking financing and development priorities for inclusive, sustainable and resilient infrastructure aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Adopted in 2015, SDGs are the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla, who oversees the $46 billion Aditya Birla Group spread across 36 countries, is no longer keen to acquire any firm with a globally diversified supply chain as protectionism and the pandemic increasingly curb the movement of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
BENGALURU: Discounts on items ranging from fast food to flights are being offered by Indian firms keen to lure people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, as the economy re-opens gradually from weeks of lockdown. While businesses in the West make similar...
