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As the economy weakens, governments and businesses around the world are investing less in technology and fewer in services for running a business
On Thursday, HCL Technologies NSE 1.60% reported a 19% increase in consolidated net profit, to Rs 4,096 crore, compared to the same period last year. To the tune of Rs 26,700 crore, quarterly income was up nearly 20% year-over-year. The final tally surpassed expectations, which were put at Rs 3,6...
These nations want to end the global 'poly crisis' by focusing on factors other than gross domestic product.
The global standard for measuring economic health has become inadequate for a rising number of countries. Finland, Iceland, Scotland, Wales, and New Zealand are all part of the Wellbeing Economy Governments cooperation, which is led by a majority of women. As it grows in size over the next severa...
CHINA TO HOLD MEETING OVER CORONAVIRUS; INDIA WELCOME TO JOIN
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- China to hold meeting over coronavirus; India welcome to join.
- China will be holding a video conference with South Asian governments.
- China had organized meetings with the govt. of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka,...
LOCAL GOVERNORS IN JAPAN ASK CENTRAL GOVT. TO PROVIDE COVID-19 VACCINE PLANS
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- Local governors in Japan ask central govt. to provide COVID-19 vaccine plans.
- The central govt. has so far not provided any details of when the vaccines will be available.
- The National Governors' Association vowed to ...
JAPAN’S TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION SCHEME TO LOCAL GOVT. SEES A RISE
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- Japan’s tax-deductible donation scheme to local govt. sees a rise.
- The ‘hometown tax’ by Japan Govt. allows people to make donations to municipalities where they do not reside.
- The workload of officials ...
CHINA’S COVID-19 CASES BREACH 100-MARK AHEAD OF WHO TEAM VISIT
- China's COVID-19 cases breached the 100-mark for the first time in recent months, ahead of Thursday's visit of the WHO team to Wuhan to investigate the nucleus of the coronavirus.
- The number of coronavirus cases in China jumped to 115 on Tuesday, the National Health Com...
JAPAN TO USE RESERVATION SYSTEM TO CARRY OUT VACCINATIONS AT THE MUNICIPALITY LEVEL
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- Japan to use reservation system to carry out vaccinations at the municipality level.
- The plan has been approved by a panel of experts ahead of March’s mass vaccination program.
- Around 10,500 freezers capable of stor...
ANTI-VIRUS MEASURE COSTS IN TOKYO OLYMPICS LIKELY TO BE BORNE BY JAPAN GOVT.
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- Anti-virus measure costs in Tokyo Olympics likely to be borne by Japan Govt.
- The Japan Sports Agency is in process of allocating about 13 billion yen.
- The amount has been earmarked for 3rd supplementary budget for th...
ENTRY RESTRICTIONS FOR ATHLETES TO BE EASED IN THE TOKYO OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS
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- Entry restrictions for athletes to be eased in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
- Foreign athletes and staff will have to submit proof of having tested negative for COVID-19.
- They would also have to save their smartphone...
PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENTS INTRODUCE COVID-19 INFORMATION SERVICE SYSTEMS FOR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS
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- Prefectural governments introduce COVID-19 information service systems for business customers.
- A bill of the ordinance has been passed with a mandate that businesses need to sign up for the service system.
- The registrati...
JAPAN’S AMBITIOUS PLAN TO GO DIGITAL UNDER CRISIS; COVID-19 EXPOSED THE SHORTCOMINGS
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- Japan’s ambitious plan to go digital under crisis; COVID-19 exposed the shortcomings.
- Less than 12% of administrative work is transacted online in Japan.
- Just 5.4% of citizens utilize digital applications at public...
UP offers farmers insurances; private firms left out of the deal
The general insurance sector of the nation of India has been changing completely, and we think that the nation will be seeing some major changes in the sector very soon as the insurance habits of the nation are being changed. The major primary sector and the most influential growth aspect of the ...
Residents not very happy with the tourists’ behavior
Despite tourism booming, a rise in foreigners is creating issues for residents. There have been complaints in Hokkaido about foreign tourists trespassing on farmland, and many communities now have to deal with visitors with reckless behaviour and illegal dumping and severe traffic jams. Local gov...
Latin America is on fire, and the world is blind to it
While all of the worlds are fond of the American nation that is next to Canada, people have forgotten the lesser-known counterpart of it known as Latin America. There have been protests, corrupt governments, and the unrest is just rising by the hour, and the world is just looking still as the peo...
Turkish currency dropped
The huge drop in Turkey’s lira valuation in the wake of the Turkish military advance into Syria has made it October’s worst-performing major currency, a move that looks even starker considering most emerging market currencies have powered ahead.
The lira is no stranger to vo...