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World Bank commits $1 bn to India for public healthcare infra

by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 3, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News

Through this combined financing of USD 1 billion (about Rs 8,200 crore), the bank will support India’s flagship Pradhan Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), launched in October 2021, to improve the public healthcare infrastructure across...

Childhood obesity in India likely to rise 9.1% annually by 2035: Report

by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 3, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health

The reasons for increased obesity prevalence include rising trends in dietary preferences towards more highly processed foods, greater levels of sedentary behaviour, weaker policies to control the food supply and food marketing, and less well resourced healthcare...

Social sector spending by rich drops despite increase in wealth: Report

by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 3, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy

Going forward, the private philanthropic giving in India is estimated to grow at 11 per cent per annum and reach 1.86 lakh crore in FY27, the report said In the last five years, total social sector expenditure in India has seen an annual growth of 15 per cent per...

Sebi slaps mkt ban on actor Arshad Warsi, 44 others for share price manipulation through misleading YouTube videos

by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 3, 2023 | Indian News, Regulation

Sebi noted, prima facie, these entities collectively helped create trading volumes and interest in the scrip, spread false and misleading YouTube videos, and hence induced investors to buy the companies scrips at elevated prices, thereby prima facie violating the...

53 pc Indians likely to buy art, watches, luxury handbags in 2023; art tops in passion investment: Report

by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 3, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy

Among the ten passion investments, Knight Frank said art was the top performer with a return of 29 per cent in a 12-month period ending December 2022. More than half of ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) in India are likely to purchase art along with watches...

Third of callers to national helpline reported anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts: Survey

by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 3, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Non-Life

”One-third of people who reached out to us told us that they struggled with mental illness, anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. Suicide killed more people in India than murders and coronavirus in 2022,” said philanthropist Priya...
Global energy-related CO2 emissions edged up to record high in 2022 – IEA

Global energy-related CO2 emissions edged up to record high in 2022 – IEA

by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 3, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News

“We still see emissions growing from fossil fuels, hindering efforts to meet the world’s climate targets,” IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said in a release alongside the report. LONDON: Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide hit a record...

Gender-equal boards out of reach until 2038, says MSCI

by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 3, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography

In 2022, women held less than a quarter, or 24.5%, of director seats across the global index versus the 22.6% held in 2021, MSCI said. In addition, women held CEO positions in only 163 of the 2,811 companies. Gender inequality in boardrooms will not be eliminated...

Govt plans to develop 600 wayside amenities on highways including clinics

by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 3, 2023 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life

“The amenities will include numerous facilities for passengers such as Fuel Station, Electric Charging Facilities, Food Court, Retail Shops, Bank ATM, Children Play Area, Medical Clinic, Childcare room, Toilets with shower facility, Vehicle repair facility,...

Pankaj Gupta appointed as as MD& CEO of Pramerica Life

by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 2, 2023 | Briefs, Life

Pramerica Life Insurance has appointed Pankaj Gupta as MD and CEO of the company . He succeeds Kalpana Sampat, who was the previous MD & CEO. Pankaj has around 27 years of experience in financial services across Distribution, Marketing, Operations and Technology...
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