Moody’s Investors Service stated that G-20 countries are expected to grow by 2.1% in 2020. Moody’s cuts 0.3 percentage points lower than its previous forecast, as the global spread of the coronavirus, is resulting in simultaneous supply and demand shocks. It warned that global recession risks have gone up. The global credit rating agency is expecting these shocks to materially slow economic activity, particularly in the first half of this year (2020).
Indian Railways started its first ‘Restaurant on Wheels’ at the circulating area of Asansol railway station for the use of passengers as well as the general public of Asansol. The Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Babul Supriyo launched this first of its kind restaurant at a program.
Bharti AXA General Insurance, a private non-life insurer to be the 1st company in India to use Whatsapp chatbot. Through this service, the company initialized delivering policies and renewal premium to its customers.
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned 400.64 crore rupees to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. This sanction is for giving a uplift to the infrastructure in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
The United States has crossed over China to be India’s top trading partner. The bilateral trade between the US and India stood at nearly 88 billion dollars in 2018-19 fiscal. During the period, India’s trade with China was at 87.1 billion dollars.
An interactive AI Powered ChatBot solution “LIDEA” has been introduced by Birla Estates for its customers. “LIDEA” will enable the users to access authentic information of the projects which can be used for the evaluation of the residential developments of Birla Estates.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has permitted the use of regulatory sandbox by the market players on select customers. SEBI will also grant limited registration for such testing purposes.
As per the “World Population Review” report, India goes ahead of United Kingdom and France to become the 5th-largest world economy in 2019. India’s economy is the fifth-largest in the world with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.94 trillion.
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has permitted the Rs 19,700 crore resolution plan of JSW Steel to take over the bankrupt Bhushan Power and Steel.
The Economist Intelligence Unit has revised downwards its global growth forecast for 2020 to 2.2% from 2.3%. This impact because of Novel coronavirus outbreak in China and also the virus starts spreading globally.