by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai,Dec 07: The NSE Nifty 50 index ended up 0.73% at 13,355.75, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex advanced 0.77% to 45,426.97. Both indexes have registered five consecutive weeks of gains amid news of progress in coronavirus vaccines. Market breadth was...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
PARIS/CHICAGO/SYDNEY, Dec 07: Airlines battered by COVID-19 are prepping for key roles in the mass vaccine rollout that promises to unlock an immediate boost for the sector – and beyond that, its own recovery and survival. Big challenges await carriers...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2020 | International News, Non-Life, Risk Management
Detroit: Kia is recalling nearly 295,000 vehicles in the US because the engines can stall or catch fire. The recall comes just a week after Kia and affiliated Korean automaker Hyundai were fined by the US government for allegedly delaying recalls. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2020 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Technology
Banks need to invest more in developing digital personalities to avoid losing trust and relevance among consumers, a new report by consulting firm Accenture found. Adoption of digital banking tools like chatbots accelerated this year as the coronavirus pandemic made...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi:Dec 07: As cyber attacks surge in India especially in the digital payments and healthcare sectors, the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is leaving no stone unturned in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2020 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Risk Management
Despite the challenges and disruptions of COVID-19, the regional Financial Services Industry (FSI) has continued to forge ahead and accelerate the pace of digitization in response to the pandemic, according to Microsoft-IDC's latest findings. Unveiling the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi,Dec 07: India's coronavirus infections rose to 96.77 lakh, while the active caseload fell below 4 lakh and the recoveries surged to 91.39 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi, Dec 07: Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine producer by volume, has sought emergency use authorization in the country for AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, according to several reports in Indian media, citing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
London: Britain is preparing to become the first country to roll out the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, initially making the shot available at hospitals before distributing stocks to doctors’ clinics, the government said on Sunday. The first...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
With the Union government focusing on early availability of coronavirus vaccine, experts on Saturday stressed that India should immediately scale up syringe supplies to deal with the vast number of inoculations required to control the pandemic. The experts said that...
