29/03/2018 - The OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct is seeking candidates for a new Chairs to assist in implementing and promoting the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

The obesity epidemic slowed down in several OECD countries during the past three years. Rates grew less that previously projected, or did not grow at all, according to new data from ten OECD countries. However, rates remain high and social disparities in obesity are unabated.

Today, more than one in two adults and nearly one in six children are overweight or obese in the OECD area. The obesity epidemic has spread further in the past five years. This Obesity Update focusses on a selection of new policy strategies, specifically at communication policies aimed to tackle obesity, in particular by improving nutrient information displayed on food labels, or by regulating the marketing of food products.

Read about the release of Health at a Glance 2017, of the 28 EU Country Health Profiles, and of other major reports such as Preventing Ageing Unequally and our Costa Rica and Peru OECD Reviews of Health Systems. The Health Division also prepared for the Milan G7 Health Ministers’ Meeting a brochure on "Healthy people, healthy planet". Also access our latest Health Working Papers.

This paper investigates patterns in product market regulation across 34 OECD and 21 non-OECD countries, using an updated and revised version of the OECD’s indicators of product market regulation (PMR).

OECD annual inflation picks up to 1.4% in October 2016, driven by energy prices

Rising energy prices push OECD annual inflation to 1.8% in December 2016

Sharp rise in energy prices pushes OECD annual inflation up to 2.3% in January 2017

OECD annual inflation slows to 2.3% in March 2017, driven by energy prices

OECD annual inflation nudges up to 2.4% in April 2017

OECD unemployment rate stable at 5.9% in May 2017

OECD annual inflation slows to 1.9% in June 2017, driven by energy prices

OECD annual inflation nudges up to 2.0% in July 2017

OECD unemployment rate stable at 5.8% in July 2017

OECD annual inflation picks up to 2.2% in August 2017, driven by food and energy prices

OECD annual inflation nudges up to 2.3% in September 2017

OECD annual inflation down to 2.2% in October 2017, as energy price inflation slows

OECD annual inflation picks up to 2.4% in November 2017

OECD annual inflation slows to 2.3% in December 2017

OECD annual inflation slows to 2.2% in January 2018

OECD annual inflation stable at 2.2% in February 2018

OECD annual inflation stable at 2.3% in April 2018

OECD annual inflation up to 2.8% in June 2018, driven by energy and food prices

OECD annual inflation nudges up to 2.9% in July 2018

OECD annual inflation stable at 2.9% in August 2018

OECD annual inflation stable at 2.9% in September 2018

Fiscal rules that constrain sub-central government (SCG) budgeting are very common across the OECD, but there are substantial cross-country differences in their implementation and impact. This paper presents the 2011 update of the fiscal rules database established in 2005.

The pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its biggest rise since 2017 after an exit poll has projected a strong victory for Boris Johnson’s Conservative party.

The Conservatives secure the biggest majority in parliament since Margaret Thatcher with Labour's 'red wall' crumbling; stocks in London surge while the pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its sharpest rally in nearly three years

The campaign has shone an unflattering light on the state of politics in America

Pinterest is introducing new features that make it easier for those planning recipes, virtual events and other quarantine activities. These include the ability to add a date or notes to a board as well as automated ways to better organize your pins on a given board, with the aid of machine learning technology. The company […]

A rebranded and expanded version of the CBS All Access streaming service will arrive this summer, ViacomCBS announced this morning. The service, now run by ViacomCBS following the merger, today offers a mix of live TV, on-demand video, original programming, streaming news, local broadcast stations and sports. Now the company is accelerating its plan to […]

If gold retreats to $1,580, the price chart suggests a major buying opportunity

We’re in our seventies and want to get our affairs in order quickly

The right candidate to fill your job may not actually be looking for a job right now. HireSweet, which is part of Y Combinator’s current class of startups, is trying to help companies find exactly these candidates that are perfect for a job but not actively looking. Like so many other recruiting platforms, the HireSweet […]

The dating startup world is notorious for few exits, and a similarly slim number of buyers. There’s Match Group, which owns Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid, and there’s Spark Networks, which owns Christian Mingle, JSwipe, Jdate and Zoosk. Dating.com Group also owns a slew of dating brands, like Dil Mil, a dating app for South Asians. […]

Apple and Google have provided a number of updates about the technical details of their joint contact tracing system, which they’re now exclusively referring to as an “exposure notification” technology, since the companies say this is a better way to describe what they’re offering. The system is just one part of a contact tracing system, […]

EIA releases the findings of the Annual Energy Outlook 2020 with long-term projections of U.S. energy supply, demand, and prices, including cases with different assumptions about macroeconomic growth, world oil prices, and technological progress. The event will feature a presentation by EIA Administrator Dr. Linda Capuano followed by a panel discussion on the challenges and market trends facing the electricity sector.

Pinterest is introducing new features that make it easier for those planning recipes, virtual events and other quarantine activities. These include the ability to add a date or notes to a board as well as automated ways to better organize your pins on a given board, with the aid of machine learning technology. The company […]

1. Promising coronavirus vaccine candidate from China in talks to be tested globally  Times Now
2. China conducts first successful coronavirus vaccine test on monkeys  Times of India
3. Inactivated PiCoVacc vaccine found safe, efficacious in animal study  The Hindu
4. Chinese drugmaker in talks to test coronavirus vaccine globally: Report  Hindustan Times
5. Covid-19: The race to develop coronavirus vaccines is heating up  Times of India
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1. Domestic Flight Operations to Resume in India From This Date, Civil Aviation Ministry Reveals  India.com
2. Resuming Flight Operations Within A Week Will Be Fraught With Challenges. Here Is Why  Outlook India
3. Coronavirus lockdown | Domestic flight operations likely to resume by May 15: Hardeep Singh Puri  Moneycontrol
4. Keeping Middle-Seat Empty Not an Option for Any Airline, Margins Too Thin: Aviation Minister  News18
5. Preparing To Start Domestic Flight Operations Within A Week: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri  Outlook India
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Apple and Google have provided a number of updates about the technical details of their joint contact tracing system, which they’re now exclusively referring to as an “exposure notification” technology, since the companies say this is a better way to describe what they’re offering. The system is just one part of a contact tracing system, […]

Olivia Buckland and husband Alex Bowen are still as loved up as ever, cosying up together at the National Television Awards 2020 in London on Tuesday night.

Dancing on Ice stunner Vanessa Bauer is dating Love Island star Jordan Hames, MailOnline can exclusively reveal.

The This Morning host, 39, took to Instagram on Friday to make the announcement to her followers.

General Circular No: 65/2011 - dated 04.10.2011 - Company Law Settlement Scheme, 2011

General Circular No: 66/2011 - dated 04.10.2011 - Allotment of Directors Identification Number (DIN) under Companies Act, 1956

G.S.R.(E) - dated 05.10.2011 - The Companies (Filing of documents and forms in Extensible Business Reporting Language) Rules, 2011

G.S.R.(E) - dated 05.10.2011 - The Companies (Central Governments) General Rules and Forms(Amendment) Rules , 2011

General Circular - dated 10.10.2011 - Registration of Companies and LLPs with objective to do business of Architect