WhatsApp isn't scraping its new privacy policy despite global backlash...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/will-whatsapp-delete-your-account-on-may-15-if-you-dont-accept-its-controversial-privacy-policy-update-no-but-it-will-eventually/2248318/

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While a lot of its efforts now are enhancements of the features that it began providing last year, these features have helped to some extent in fighting misinformation and in providing quick help...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/coronavirus-in-india-google-search-now-shows-covid-19-vaccination-information-maps-to-soon-help-find-hospital-beds-and-oxygen/2249437/

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There has in fact been a steady increase in unemployment in recent months the relevant rate rising to a four-month high of 7.97% in April compared with 6.5% in March, 6.89% in February and 6.52% in January...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/covid-effect-weakened-economy-cant-produce-jobs-unemployment-rate-at-19-week-high/2249461/

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The Ministry of Finances April 2021 economic review expects the economic impact of the second wave to be lower than the first wave, as economic activity has learnt to operate with COVID-19...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/will-indias-second-wave-shatter-hopes-of-a-v-shaped-economic-recovery/2249674/

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This policy is applicable to users in India, Europe as well as Australia, the company said in a statement...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/after-samsung-vivo-commits-to-three-major-android-updates-on-select-devices-but-theres-a-catch/2250085/

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With cloud being the critical service for every business, homegrown small and medium cloud firms are making a mark in the market with their innovative solutions...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/cloud-solutions-finding-a-niche-in-modern-day-cloud/2250922/

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Uday Kotak, MD and CEO, said, I hope the Covid-19 situation is short lived and it will be like the UK, where it sharply went up and then came down sharply too...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/banking-finance/kotak-mahindra-bank-net-jumps-33-to-rs-1682-crore/2245182/

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Issuing detailed operational scheme guidelines for its Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, the food processing industries ministry Monday invited an expression of interest latest by June 17 so that it takes off at the earliest...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/govt-invites-eoi-latest-by-june-17-for-rs-11k-cr-food-processing-pli-scheme/2245365/

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"We have to inform that non-performing account (NPA) Saravana Stores (Gold Palace) has been declared as fraud and reported to RBI as per regulatory requirement," Indian Bank said in a regulatory filing...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/banking-finance/indian-bank-declares-saravana-stores-account-as-fraud/2246697/

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As the government has opened the vaccination drive for everybody above the age of 18 in India, many people are now looking for vaccinations. However, getting a slot for vaccination has become problematic as the slots are filling up fast...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/having-trouble-finding-slots-on-cowin-these-covid-19-vaccine-appointment-tracker-sites-can-save-you-some-time/2245189/

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Vasudevan said as of March 31, the bank's advances grew 17% year on year and about 81% was of secured loans. Its flagship product, small business loan, continues to show reasonable growth...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/banking-finance/collections-disbursements-picked-up-in-march-quarter-equitas-sfb/2246732/

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The IMF will revisit that forecast when it issued a fresh World Economic Outlook in July, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters at a regular briefing, but gave no further details...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/imf-to-revisit-growth-forecast-for-india-due-to-surge-in-covid-19-cases-spokesman/2247415/

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As more of India joins the digital revolution, companies today are collecting, storing and processing more user data than ever before, from contact information and IP address to more personal details, such as financial details, shopping preferences and medical history...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/aspects-that-new-age-companies-need-to-keep-in-mind-to-ensure-data-privacy-of-customers/2252030/

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The government has set a target to buy 42.74 MT for the central pool during 2021, which is nearly 10% more than actual quantity purchased last year...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/govt-sets-record-target-to-raise-foodgrain-production-by-2-during-2021-22/2243454/

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From tree-planting drones to curing waterlogged runways, students enrolled with Chennai-based startup Skill-Lync are developing meaningful solutions for every day problems...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/learning-by-doing-helping-engineers-earn-and-learn-better/2252258/

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The SEIS was introduced in the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) for 2015-20; the validity of the FTP has now been extended up to September 2021...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/liquidity-woes-services-exporters-hit-as-benefits-held-back/2252982/

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The comments from Kotak came after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued guidelines that the MD and CEO of a private bank cannot have a tenure of more than 15 years. RBI had earlier approved the re-appointment of Uday Kotak as MD CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank for three years in December 2020...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/banking-finance/will-continue-to-be-md-ceo-of-bank-till-dec-2023-uday-kotak/2245289/

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The marginal lending spread the interest rate on new loans minus new deposits for the banking system has come off peak levels and declined by 16 basis points (bps) in March over February 2021, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/banking-finance/banks-lending-spreads-may-have-peaked-say-analysts/2245914/

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End-user spending on public cloud services in India will total $4.4 billion in 2021, according to the latest forecast from IT consulting firm Gartner...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/pandemic-impact-gartner-forecasts-india-public-cloud-end-user-spending-to-touch-4-4-billion-in-2021/2245977/

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The "A-series" tagline hints at a more affordable price tag...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/google-does-it-again-leaks-the-unannounced-pixel-buds-a-series-early-by-accident/2246041/

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Mobility restrictions, caused by lockdowns, led to income losses due to decreased economic activity. The report found a 10% decline in mobility was associated with a 7.5% decline in income...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/cash-transfer-expansion-of-rural-job-scheme-must-to-tackle-impact-of-second-covid-wave-azim-premji-university/2246442/

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According to IDC India, while the vaccine rollout at the start of 2021 instilled positive sentiment, the second wave of infections towards the end of March resulted in subdued consumer demand. Thus, the inventory cycle which had shrunk earlier in H2 2020 started to get longer since mid-Q1 2021...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/smartphone-shipments-to-be-subdued-in-q2-2021-idc-india/2250152/

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Aaienas Sizing software leverages artificial intelligence and augmented reality to ensure exact body measurements...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/inch-by-inch-new-age-tech-to-determine-your-dress-size/2250122/

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The stake reduction was carried out through open market sales in multiple tranches between January 6 and May 6. Bay Tree was an anchor investor in Yes Banks July 2020 further public offer (FPO) of Rs 15,000 crore...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/banking-finance/bay-tree-holdings-cuts-stake-in-yes-bank-by-more-than-2/2250253/

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India (Centre and states) spend 1.26% of GDP (FY20BE) on health, way behind Brazil at 6.8%, Turkey 10.5% and Mexico 11.6%. States were estimated to spend about Rs 1.9 lakh crore in FY20BE while the Centre about Rs 77,000 crore...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/govts-vaccine-spend-in-april-at-rs-4400-cr/2250931/

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MMFL had closed nearly 100 branches in 2019 and was in a consolidation phase after lagging way behind Muthoot Finance and Muthoot Fincorp in book value and AUM...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/banking-finance/muthoottu-mini-financiers-eyes-75-aum-growth-in-fy22/2243460/

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The funds from the SDRF may be used by the states for various measures related to the containment of COVID-19, including meeting the cost of oxygen generation and storage plants in hospitals, ventilators, air purifiers, strengthening ambulance services, etc...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/covid-19-centre-releases-rs-8873-cr-to-states-from-sdrf/2243570/

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As the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is raging on in India, here is everything you need to know about pulse oximeters and oxygen concentrators...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/pulse-oximeter-oxygen-concentrator-buying-guide-how-they-work-and-how-to-pick-the-best-one-for-you/2245080/

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The spike in the unemployment rate was seen both in urban and rural areas. While the unemployment rate in urban areas was at 9.78%, the highest in eight months, in rural areas, it was 7.13%, a four-month high...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/covid-19-curbs-push-unemployment-rate-to-four-month-high-of-8/2245241/

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RBI had last month announced an increase in the maximum balance limit at the end of the day for payments banks to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 1 lakh earlier in order to boost financial inclusion...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/banking-finance/fino-payments-bank-goes-live-with-enhanced-deposit-limit-of-rs-2-lakh-for-msmes-small-traders-others/2246651/

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