by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic, Risk Management, Technology, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Managers hoping to lure employees into offices may find their youngest and newest staff are their strongest allies. Young white-collar staff feel caught between a rock and a hard place–they value quality of life over old-fashioned 9-5 commuting, but are even...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
India's and Brazil's first-quarter 2021 real GDP data show a strong rebound in both economies following a contraction last year of 4.4 per cent in Brazil and 7.1 per cent in India, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday. Brazil's first-quarter GDP...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
Allison Schrager Last summer I met up with two friends for dinner at an outdoor restaurant. I hadn't seen much of them in the early months of the pandemic because they were afraid to venture out. One said meeting up felt like “we're playing Russian...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: There has been no cyber breach into the email system of the government, maintained by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), an official release said on Sunday. The email system is “totally safe and secure”, the Ministry of Electronics and IT...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic, Risk Management, Technology, Workplace/Employee Benefits
While more than 3 in 4 Indian workers (74 per cent) are keen on flexible remote work options, 57 per cent employees feel overworked as digital intensity increases in the country, a new Microsoft report showed on Thursday, as the country prepares to reopen after the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
As China's intense crackdown on its tech companies continues, Beijing is calling on tech giants to share their information with the authorities and asserting its authority over data held by US companies in China as well. The Chinese government is now calling on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
The head of the EU drug regulator’s COVID-19 task force said on Sunday that AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine had a favourable risk-benefit profile for all age groups and particularly for those aged over 60. Italian newspaper La Stampa earlier quoted...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: With parts of the country slowly opening up as Covid-19 cases drop, experts have cautioned that the coronavirus has not yet been eradicated and that the onus lies on people now to ensure that Covid hotspots are not created in their areas. Dr Naveet Wig,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 14, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
MUMBAI: India's annual monsoon rains have covered two-third of the country, nearly a fortnight ahead of the normal schedule, a weather department official said on Monday, adding that conditions are favourable for further advancement into the north-western parts...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 13, 2021 | Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Policy, Regulation
New Delhi: Many heavyweight retired and current bureaucrats and a few insurers have applied for the post of chairman of the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India(IRDAI) . The post has fallen vacant after Subhash C Khuntia, a former chief...
