down Ethical hacker discovers 'security issue' in Aarogya Setu: Centre downplays risks By Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 01:14:09 +0530 If the tweet by the French hacker is to be believed, the privacy of more than 90 million Indians is at stake. The issue has been revealed to the concerned departments as the ethical hacker waits for it to be resolved. Full Article
down Eye injuries have increased during lockdown, and you won't believe the cause; Mahabharata and Ramayana! By Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:04:26 +0530 The lockdown has unveiled a large public health crisis. A recent development, of an increase in eye injuries, has now been attributed to re-runs of Mahabharata and Ramayana. Full Article
down WATCH: Karan Johar's kids uncover a locker in his closet, director calls it useless during lockdown By Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:57:13 +0530 In the latest from the lockdown with the Johars, Yash uncovers a locker in a closet mistaking it for a washing machine, the director says its useless now with their current state of affairs. Full Article
down Fact Check: Is Vadodara imposing a total lockdown on the lines of Ahmedabad, Surat? By Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:51:07 +0530 A viral message has been doing the rounds of social media stating that the city of Vadodara is enforcing a complete lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. Full Article
down ICRISAT releases its pan-India survey of millet entrepreneurs on lockdown challenges By Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:06:07 +0530 Responses from SMEs in 11 cities having business operations in 24 states and Union Territories were collected for the purpose of the survey. Full Article
down Coronavirus: Bengaluru hospitals forced to shut down as medical staffs undergo quarantine By Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:27:29 +0530 Most of the hospitals in the state are forced to stop their services temporarily as doctors and staff undergo quarantine period. Full Article
down BJP clamps down on hate-speech, orders removal of Tejasvi Surya's tweet targeting Islam By Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:28:05 +0530 A media report has it that the Centre recently asked Twitter to take down over a hundred tweets that could be deemed offensive and could hurt religious sentiments. Full Article
down Megha Gupta's elevated leg pose will surely take away all your lockdown blues By Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:46:08 +0530 Megha Gupta had recently hurt her toe and people had advised her to keep her legs elevated. Full Article
down Amitabh Bachchan reveals spooky story from sets of Agneepath that will send chills down your spine By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:39:09 +0530 On Saturday, Amitabh Bachchan's film Bhootnath completed 12 years. Posting a pic on Instagram about the same, the veteran actor revealed a spooky story related to it. Full Article
down Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez shoot romantic song 'Tere Bina' amid lockdown; calls it 'great experience' By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:52:06 +0530 After the success of song 'Pyar Karona', Salman Khan is ready with the love song called 'Tera Bina' with Jacqueline Fernandez. Full Article
down Adult webcam company ImLive launches 'haircuts with hot models' amid lockdown By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:41:30 +0530 Through the new experience, the users looking for haircuts can pair with models who have a soon or barbershop experience. Full Article
down Is Rashmika Mandanna maintaining distance from Vijay Deverakonda? Actress shoots down rumours with a Tweet By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:45:18 +0530 Rashmika Mandanna has quashed the rumous of trouble in the relationship with Vijay Deverakonda with just one Tweet. Full Article
down Adah Khan's latest workout video with her mom will you give you Mother's Day goals amid lockdown By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 18:48:07 +0530 Adah Khan has shared an adorable video on her Instagram in which she can be spotted working out with her mother. Full Article
down New OECD Tool Can Help US Services Exporters Break Down Barriers, Support Jobs at Home By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 07 May 2014 12:45:00 GMT The United States can further improve productivity in its economy by prioritizing reforms that enhance openness, diversity and competition in services markets, particularly where higher trade restrictions are observed. Full Article
down The downsides of New Zealand’s inflated house prices By oecdecoscope.wordpress.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 10:16:00 GMT In real terms, house prices in New Zealand increased more than in any other OECD country between 2010 and 2016. Full Article
down OECD calls on G20 finance ministers to support next steps in clampdown on tax avoidance By www.oecd.org Published On :: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 10:00:00 GMT The OECD today presented to G20 finance ministers plans for a two-pronged attack on tax avoidance and evasion from both companies and individuals. Full Article
down G20 leaders endorse OECD measures to crack down on tax loopholes, reaffirm its role in ensuring strong, sustainable and inclusive growth By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 16:00:00 GMT The leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies today endorsed overhauled global standards proposed by the OECD to crack down on tax evasion and reaffirmed the organisation’s central role in helping governments ensure strong, sustainable and inclusive growth. Full Article
down OECD clamps down on CRS avoidance through residence and citizenship by investment schemes By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 11:00:00 GMT As part of its work to preserve the integrity of the CRS, the OECD has published the results of its analysis of over 100 CBI/RBI schemes offered by CRS-committed jurisdictions, identifying those schemes that potentially pose a high-risk to the integrity of CRS. Full Article
down Continued slowdown in productivity growth weighs down on living standards By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 18 May 2017 11:00:00 GMT The slowdown in productivity growth - already underway before the crisis – combined with sluggish investment, continued to undermine rises in economic output and material living standards in recent years in many of the world’s economies, according to a new report released today by the OECD. Full Article
down Global spillovers from the growth slowdown in emerging market economies By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:22:00 GMT A slowdown in EMEs has larger effects on the global economy than in the past, via trade and financial cross-border linkages. Full Article
down Would a growth slowdown in emerging markets spill over to high-income countries? A quantitative assessment By dx.doi.org Published On :: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:02:00 GMT Growth in emerging market economies (EMEs) is set to durably slow from the rates observed over 2010-12 as cyclical effects fade, potential growth declines and external financing conditions tighten. Full Article
down Sub-par global growth and slowdown in emerging economies requires a shift in policy action By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:00:00 GMT Economic recovery is progressing in the world’s advanced economies, but stagnating world trade and deteriorating conditions in financial markets are curbing growth prospects in many of the major emerging economies, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Outlook. Full Article
down Emerging market slowdown and drop in trade clouding global outlook By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Nov 2015 11:30:00 GMT A further sharp downturn in emerging market economies and world trade has weakened global growth to around 2.9% this year - well below the long-run average – and is a source of uncertainty for near term prospects, says the OECD. Full Article
down New OECD indicators trace productivity growth slowdown pre- and post- crisis By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 17:10:00 GMT Productivity growth – the central driver of rising economic output and material living standards – has been slowing in many advanced and emerging economies in the wake of the crisis, according to new data released today in the OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators. Full Article
down Regulations in services sectors and their impact on downstream industries: the OECD 2013 REGIMPACT indicator By dx.doi.org Published On :: Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:19:00 GMT This document presents the new 2013 set of the OECD Regulatory Impact (REGIMPACT) indicator. It measures the impact of regulatory barriers to competition in non-manufacturing sectors on all industries, through intermediate inputs. Full Article
down The contribution of weak investment to the productivity slowdown By oecdecoscope.wordpress.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 17:03:00 GMT Concerns around weak productivity growth are everywhere these days. As the latest OECD Economic Outlook notes, since the mid-2000s, productivity growth has been markedly lower than at any other time since the 1950s. Full Article
down Tackling the three main challenges in Costa Rica: fiscal reform, reverting the slowdown in productivity and reducing inequality By oecdecoscope.wordpress.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 10:35:00 GMT Costa Rica’s economic, social and environmental achievements are impressive. It has succeeded in combining rising living standards, virtually universal health care, pension and primary education systems with sustainable use of natural resources. Full Article
down The Best vs. the Rest: The Global Productivity Slowdown Hides an Increasing Performance Gap across Firms By oecdecoscope.wordpress.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 16:56:00 GMT Well-known global companies such as Google, Apple and Amazon of the digital era as well as more traditional ones of the likes of BMW, L’Oreal and Nestlé have recorded impressive productivity gains over the 2000s as they created more and more revenue per employee. At the same time, aggregate productivity growth in the OECD – that reflects the performance of all businesses not just the few most successful ones – has stagnated. Full Article
down Continued slowdown in productivity growth weighs down on living standards By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 18 May 2017 11:00:00 GMT The slowdown in productivity growth - already underway before the crisis – combined with sluggish investment, continued to undermine rises in economic output and material living standards in recent years in many of the world’s economies, according to a new report released today by the OECD. Full Article
down Investment as a transmission mechanism from weak demand to weak supply and the post-crisis productivity slowdown By dx.doi.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:54:00 GMT Current weak labour productivity growth in many OECD countries reflects historically weak contributions from both total factor productivity (TFP) growth and capital deepening. Full Article
down Baltimore: Smacked Down by the Invisible Hand - Insights Blog By www.oecdinsights.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2015 12:17:00 GMT The recent riots in Baltimore following the death of Freddy Gray bring a tragic focus, once again, on inequality. Maryland’s largest city, Baltimore is a perfect laboratory to study it, thanks in part to the superb comparative statistics the city keeps. OECD Insights Blog. Full Article
down For whom the budget cut tolls - Blog on downsizing in the public sector By www.oecdinsights.org Published On :: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 18:05:00 GMT A Job for Life? The old notion of a safe job in the civil service is profoundly changing - OECD Insights blog by Bill Below. Full Article
down UK road traffic climbs again after lockdown slump, says AA By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:32:21 GMT Breakdown group reports roadside call-outs back to 90% of expected levels as motorists venture out Full Article
down IMF revises down economic outlook in Gulf states By www.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 07:40:01 GMT Regional forecast reflects oil production cuts and comes amid price volatility Full Article
down Ocado defends pay policies ahead of investor showdown By www.ft.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 16:57:48 GMT Advisory groups urge votes against remuneration report in wake of £87m payout for top executives Full Article
down Infrastructure blamed for UK’s productivity slowdown By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 04:00:26 GMT Better digital and physical connections could unshackle UK business, economists say Full Article
down Drug gangs in Brazil’s favelas enforce coronavirus lockdown By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 05:00:45 GMT Organised crime steps in as President Bolsonaro dismisses pandemic as ‘sniffles’ Full Article
down Neiman Marcus files second big US retail bankruptcy of lockdown By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:34:56 GMT Upscale US department store follows J Crew as latest debt-burdened chain felled by pandemic Full Article
down Johnson looks to border checks as price for easing lockdown By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 20:27:50 GMT UK expected to take gradual approach to lifting restrictions after Monday Full Article
down Dubai raises public spending to ward off slowdown By www.ft.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 16:38:46 GMT Forecast of 3.2 per cent growth in 2020 would be improvement on 2.1 per cent in 2019 Full Article
down Saudi Aramco doubles down on output hike as price war intensifies By www.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:52:29 GMT State-backed company says it can sustain 12m barrels a day for up to a year Full Article
down Reflections on the stock market downturn By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 04:00:21 GMT My portfolio is down about 35 per cent, but I’m sticking with my small-cap heroes Full Article
down New British Film Institute boss Ben Roberts on streaming and cinemas after lockdown By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:00:26 GMT In an exclusive first interview, the CEO talks about his love of scary movies, video games and why the BFI should be like ‘a nerdy friend’ Full Article
down The coronavirus: my part in its downfall By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:00:27 GMT Here is the role that I intend to play in bringing the global pandemic to an end Full Article
down What envoy's downfall tells us about UK-US relations By play.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 07:44:47 GMT Gideon Rachman discusses the crisis in Britain's relations with the US following the unscheduled departure of Kim Darroch as ambassador to Washington, with Ed Luce and Geoff Dyer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Full Article
down A business book reading list for the lockdown By www.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 03:00:27 GMT Andrew Hill picks his favourites among the 230 notable titles longlisted since 2005 — Join the discussion Full Article
down Lockdown diary of a London Tube manager: ‘The hardest thing is not knowing which customers have coronavirus’ By www.ft.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:00:27 GMT In this FT series people share their stories of this extraordinary time Full Article
down The retail boss devising a strategy to survive lockdown By www.ft.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 04:00:39 GMT James Timpson has been planning how to operate his stores post-pandemic Full Article
down As the world shuts down, gardens are blissfully unaware By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 10:32:16 GMT How plants, whether real or in the imagination, help calm fears and enhance our lives Full Article
down Recruiter Hays hit by slowdown in German market By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:59:46 GMT Profits also dented by strikes in France, UK election and Australian bushfires Full Article