by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 21, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
Geneva: More than 470 million people worldwide are currently unemployed or underemployed, the UN said on Monday, warning that a lack of access to decent jobs was contributing to social unrest. The global unemployment rate has remained relatively stable...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 21, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
India needs a whopping $2.64 trillion investment to meet the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs), offering the private sector an investment opportunity of over $1.12 trillion by 2030, according to a report. According to the Standard Chartered SDG...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 20, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: New legislation will improve protection for foreign investors in India by offering relief from possible policy changes but will uphold the state's right to tax them, according to its draft and government documents seen by Reuters. The bill...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 20, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
United Nations: India was among the top 10 recipients of Foreign Direct Investment in 2019, attracting $49 billion in inflows, a 16 per cent increase from the previous year, driving the FDI growth in South Asia, according to a UN report released on Monday....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 20, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
New Delhi: Professionals from IT industry command the highest salaries, while Bengaluru has retained the tag as the highest paying city in the country, a report said on Thursday. According to Randstad Insights Salary Trends Report 2019, the average...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 20, 2020 | Interviews, Life, Pension & Social Security
Govt has formed a high level panel under IRDA chairman SC Khuntia to bring about wide ranging fresh set of reforms in the Indian insurance sector? What are you suggestions to the panel on reforms required for the Indian insurance industry? IRDAI is constantly...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 20, 2020 | Interviews, Life
How do you see the govt’s decision to allow 100 per cent FDI for insurance intermediaries. What will be its impacts on the industry particularly on the insurance broking front? The govt’s decision to allow 100 per cent FDI for insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 20, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
Paris: A mysterious SARS-like virus has spread around China with more than 200 diagnosed cases in the cities of Wuhan, Beijing and Shenzhen, plus two people infected in Thailand and another case confirmed in Japan. Here are a few key points about coronavirus....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 20, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy
Davos: India's richest 1 per cent hold more than four-times the wealth held by 953 million people who make up for the bottom 70 per cent of the country's population, while the total wealth of all Indian billionaires is...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 19, 2020 | Facts, Health
Consuming soybean oil may not only lead to obesity and diabetes, but also "affect neurological conditions like autism, and Alzheimer's disease," claims a study in mice by researchers, including one of Indian origin. Researchers from the University...
