AUGUST MONTH SAW A RISE IN SUPERMARKET SALES IN JAPAN

Highlights –

• August month saw a rise in supermarket sales in Japan.
• Sales rose by 3.3 percent in the reporting month from a year earlier.
• The report on sales is based on same-store data.
• Food sales climbed by 6.8 percent fr...

JAPAN’S AUGUST CONVINIENCE STORE SALES FALL BY 5.5 PERCENT

Highlights –

• Japan’s August convenience store sales fall by 5.5 percent.
• Decline of sales however improved from a 7.4 percent decrease in July.
• The number of shoppers dropped by 9.3 percent from the previous year.
• Sa...

AROUND 187 PEOPLE DIED DUE TO RISING TEMPERATURE IN JAPAN’S CAPITAL

Highlights –

• Around 187 people died due to rising temperatures in Japan’s capital.
• 23 wards in the capital reported the death for the month of August.
• People in the age of 70 and older accounted for 82% of the death.

JAPAN’S CABINET OFFICE RELEASES THE LATEST MONTHLY REPORT OF THE ECONOMY

Highlights –

• Japan’s Cabinet Office releases the latest monthly report of the economy.
• The government reported the economy showing signs of recovery for the month of August.
• The government has considered 11 major components to ...

TOKYO OLYMPICS ORGANIZERS ANNOUNCED THE SCHEDULE FOR PARALYMPICS

Highlights –

• Tokyo Olympics organizers announced the schedule for Paralympics.
• The Paralympic Olympic ceremony will be held on Aug.24 next year.
• Around 539 events have been scheduled across 22 sports.
• The men's and wom...

SINGAPOREANS' WILL VIEW ONLINE THE ECCENTRIC  NATIONAL PARADE DAY 

HIGHLIGHTS

• This years’ national day parade on the 9th of August will see the encounters of regular Singaporeans adapting to the pandemic. The show will be live telecasted from The Star Performing Arts Centre.

 The audience it will ex...

AUGUST 17 DESIGNATED AS TEMPORARY HOLIDAY FOR VIRUS-WEARY PEOPLE BY SOUTH KOREA

Highlights:

• The government of South Korea has designated August 17 as a temporary national holiday for the virus-weary people.
• The holiday will enable the workers in the nation to have three consecutive days holiday during the summer season.

Exclusions should be removed from insurances

The Insurance sector in India has not been the best performing one, but it has been a pretty good sector in recent times when the world has been facing some major crisis and the significant slowdown of the nation's finances and overall economy of the country. Aditya Birla Health Insurance, wh...