by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 9, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
The World Health Organization (WHO) today spells out the need to step up cancer services in low and middle-income countries. WHO warns that, if current trends continue, the world will see a 60% increase in cancer cases over the next two decades. The greatest increase...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 9, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 9 said the Centre, in the Budget 2020, has laid the foundation of increasing consumption while ensuring that the government's investment is deployed to build infrastructure leading to a $5...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 9, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: Continuing efforts to further improve ease of doing business, the government will introduce an integrated electronic form for incorporating new companies from February 15, wherein EPFO and ESIC registration numbers will also be allotted at the same...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 9, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Foreign investors remained net buyers in Indian capital markets for a sixth straight month in February, putting in a net amount of Rs 5,177 crore mainly in the debt segment in the month so far, according to depositories data. Foreign portfolio investors...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 9, 2020 | Indian News, Life
New Delhi: The government is open to further consolidation of banks depending on needs, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur has said. Last year, the government announced mega amalgamation of 10 public sector banks into four to cater to the needs of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 9, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: As many as 400 infrastructure projects,each worth Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by total cost overruns of over Rs 4 lakh crore owing to delays and other reasons, according to a report. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 9, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai: It is set to be a long haul for the auto sector that has already been riding through its worst slump in two decades, with demand, that has so far plunged 16 per cent, unlikely to pick up even next year, according to a report. The 3...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 8, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Geneva: The number of cases of the deadly novel coronavirus being reported on a daily basis in China is "stabilising", the World Health Organisation said on Saturday. The UN health agency said this was "good news" but cautioned that...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 8, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
NEW DELHI: The records of nearly half a million payment cards of Indian banks are being sold for $9 apiece on the Joker's Stash, one of the most popular underground cardshops, Singapore-based cybersecurity company Group-IB has warned. The company...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 8, 2020 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Non-Life
The Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf face a budget reckoning and risk squandering their $2 trillion in financial wealth within 15 years as oilNSE 2.52 % demand nears peak levels, according to the IMF. Global oil demand may start falling sooner than expected,...
