by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 26, 2018 | International News, Risk Management
New York: The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to protect the planet from incoming asteroids that could wipe out entire regions or even continents. The National Science and Technology Council released a report last week calling for improved...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 25, 2018 | Data
NEW DELHI: As many as 41.26 lakh new jobs were created in the eight months till April this year, with largest ever addition of 6.85 lakh in April alone as per the payroll data of EPFO, says Central Statistics Office. The CSO had brought out the first release of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 25, 2018 | Indian News
Mumbai: The government today sounded evasive about the media reports that it was planning to ask LIC to take a controlling stake in the crippled IDBI Bank, saying the boards of the respective entities will take a call on the matter. "Both IDBI Bank...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 25, 2018 | International News
Mumbai: Asian countries need to come together to improve their infrastructure connectivity to increase their GDP share in the global economy. At a panel discussion held as part of the third Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 25, 2018 | Indian News, Technology
Mumbai: Insurance web aggregator PolicyBazaar raised more than $200 million in a new investment round led by the SoftBank Vision Fund. ETechAces Marketing & Consulting which owns India’s PolicyBazaar.com and India’s marketplace, PaisaBazaar.com...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 25, 2018 | Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) today rejected the Centre's recently announced packages in its ambitious National Health Protection Mission under which treatment for coronary bypass, knee replacements and stents among others would be...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 24, 2018 | Indian News
Mumbai: Putting Indian insurers and reinsurers in a major dilemma, New Delhi today declined to spell out its stance on a possible funding of a project linked to Beijing's ambitious USD 4 trillion One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative by the Asian...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 24, 2018 | Data, Technology
New Delhi: A recent study has revealed that over 120 million Indian consumers are expected to shop online this year. As per an ASSOCHAM-Resurgent joint study, online shopping is expected to clock annualised growth of 115 percent this year, aided by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 24, 2018 | Indian News, Risk Management
New Delhi: The government is working to improve the regulations for auditors and corporate professionals as it looks to strengthen the "fabric of corporate governance" in the country, according to Union Minister P P Chaudhary. His comments come...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 24, 2018 | International News
Mumbai: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is likely to invest $200 million in a fund of funds set up by India to take interest in infra projects, a top government official said on Sunday. Economic affairs secretary SC Garg said there...