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Guwahati, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar and Jaipur witnessed a massive 45 per cent, 44 per cent, 43 per cent and 40 per cent of their cyber users coming under cyber attack, according to Q2 findings of K7 Computing’s Cyber Threat Monitor.
Smaller cities become bigger targets of cyber criminals
Sangeetha G
24 Dec 2019 4:37 AM

According to Sophos, in 2020, ransomware will raise the stakes by changing or adding traits to confuse some anti-ransomware protection.

In the pre-GST era, the government had levied a countervailing duty of 12.5 per cent on such imports almost around the time it imposed excise duty on gold in the domestic market. (Photo: Representational)
Duty-free import of gold, silver restricted
Sangeetha G
19 Dec 2019 5:22 AM

Since 2017, the import of duty-free gold has been going up. As per WTO norms, India cannot apply duties on select products under free trade agreement.

“Japan has been looking at countries like Vietnam and Philippines to fill the labour gap. But in recent times, there has been some improvement in the bilateral relations between Japan and India and now the East Asian country is viewing us as a potential source market for qualified workers,” said Dr S. Sarav-anan, Head for Photonics and Nanotechnology Research Centre, Sona College of Technology is the Convener for Japanese Language Course.
Engineering. students learn Japanese
Sangeetha G
10 Dec 2019 2:14 AM

The country also has shortage of over 1.7 lakh IT engineers. Qualified aspirants are required to have undergone Japanese language training.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the scheme, along with two other gold related schemes; the gold monetisation scheme aimed at unlocking 20,000 tonnes, or $800 billion worth of gold lying idle in households and temples; and the national gold coin minted in India with the Ashok Chakra engraved on one side and Mahatma Gandhi on the other side.
Gold bonds gather less than 1 per cent of total spend in four years
Sangeetha G
10 Dec 2019 1:56 AM

After 33 tranches in four years, just about 28.6 tonnes of gold has been bought by investors through the SGB scheme.

Till a few years back, the own damage share in motor premium used to be 60 per cent and third party, 40 per cent. However, the share of third party (TP) premium has since gone up to 52.7 per cent in 2016-17, 55 per cent in 2017-18 and further up 59 per cent in 2018-19, data from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (irdai) shows.
Share of third party cover rising in motor premia
Sangeetha G
09 Dec 2019 2:25 AM

Two-wheelers and private cars have a higher proportion of own damage in the motor premium.

PPIs can be issued in the form of cards and mobile wallets.
New pre-paid card/wallet with Rs 10,000 load soon
Sangeetha G
06 Dec 2019 1:53 AM

Such PPIs can be issued on the basis of essential minimum details sourced from the customer.

This move by TCIL also prevents possible new entrants into these markets, using the brand name after 2024.
Thomas Cook gets brand right for India, Sri Lanka
Sangeetha G
04 Dec 2019 1:51 AM

TCIL has signed an agreement with AlixPartners, Thomas Cook UK’s appointed Special Managers in this regard.

According to P. R. Somasunda-ram, Managing Director, India, World Gold Council, the trade had enough stocks in the run up to the festive season. Hence the imports were lower during the previous months as well as in October.
Gold imports surge 78 per cent in November
Sangeetha G
04 Dec 2019 1:33 AM

The country imported 71 tonnes of gold in November, compared with 40 tonnes in October, reports quoting government officials said.

The salary growth in India is expected to be 9.2 per cent in 2020. At the fag end of last year, Korn Ferry had predicted 10 per cent salary growth for 2019. However, the inflation-adjusted real wage rise for India will remain at 5 per cent this year as well.
Salary growth to crawl in 2020
Sangeetha G
03 Dec 2019 1:54 AM

Among the high growth countries, Egypt’s salaries are expected to increase by 13.5 per cent and a 6.6 per cent real-wage increase.

The insurance industry would need to have free access to the data generated by multiple sources including telematics, on-board diagnostic (OBD) devices, and adaptive cruise control (ACC) fill this void by monitoring vehicles in real-time through the use of sensors.
Use telematics to price motor policies: IRDAI
Sangeetha G
28 Nov 2019 1:43 AM

Premium may be linked to driving, social behaviour.


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