by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
A union representing India's largest state-run bank and a global alliance have asked the central bank to bar large companies from setting up payment networks, saying in a letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday that privatisation could compromise data safety. In a bid...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Kolkata: In a bid to encourage more COVID-19 vaccination, some state-owned lenders have announced higher interest rates on deposits, but for a limited period. City-based UCO Bank said it is offering 30 basis points or 0.30 per cent higher rate on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Pension & Social Security, Technology
Eighty percent of Indian citizens feel that the government and public services in India have been effective in using digital technology to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new'EY Connected Citizen Survey'. Respondents in India hold a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security
New Delhi: Two state-owned banks being picked up for privatization by the government are likely to come out with an attractive voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) to get rid of the extra flab, sources said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while unveiling Budget...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Technology
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government on Tuesday launched a web portal and a mobile application to facilitate online registration of workers from the unorganized sector to give them smart cards for availing various welfare schemes. The 'e-Nirman' portal and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Technology
Multiple outages hit social media, government and news websites across the globe including New York Times, Financial Times, and CNN on Tuesday, with some reports pointing to a glitch at US-based cloud computing services provider Fastly. Dozens of high-traffic websites...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra agriculture ministerAnil Bonde on Tuesday alleged corruption in settling crop insurance claims of farmers under the watch of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government and demanded cancellation of the state's agreement with crop insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
New Delhi: With a decline in daily COVID-19 cases, the Delhi Fire Services has resumed the inspection of buildings for issuing or renewing fire safety certificates after a gap of nearly two months as the process of unlocking began, officials said on Tuesday....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The government will spend up to Rs 1.45 lakh crore additional money to provide free vaccines and foodgrains to people devastated by the deadly second wave of COVID infections, sources said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Many more men in India have received COVID-19 vaccines than women, government data showed on Tuesday, highlighting gender disparity in the country's immunisation drive that has also disadvantaged the rural population. India has partly or fully vaccinated about 101...
