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After Vizag gas leak, NDMA issues guidelines for restarting industrial activities
NDMA guidelines said while restarting a unit, first week should be considered as trial run period after ensuring all safety protocols
Rs 411 crore loan fraud: After defaulters flee India, SBI complains to CBI
Besides SBI, other members of consortium are Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, IDBI, Central Bank of India and Corporation Bank
Stuck on cruise ships during the pandemic, these crews beg to go home
Both national and local governments have stopped crews from disembarking in order to prevent new cases of COVID-19 in their territories
US unemployment surges to a Depression-era level
US Labor Department says that 20.5 million jobs vanished in April in the worst monthly loss on record triggered by shutdowns of businesses
US to temporarily ban immigrant visas including H-1B
Nearly 500,000 migrant workers are employed in the US in the H-1B status
As sweet shops stay closed during lockdown, Google searches for recipes spike
Searches for 'Chicken momo recipe' rose 4,350 per cent and for 'Mango icecream' 3,250 per cent in April compared to a month earlier.
IndiGo to cut salaries of senior employees from May
IndiGo announced pay cuts for its senior employees on 19 March, it had rolled them back on 23 April in deference to government's wishes
India's rating outlook reflects rising risk of slower GDP growth: Moody's
The agency pointed out that the negative outlook reflects increasing risks that economic growth will remain significantly lower than in past
Corona cases in India rise at alarming rate after BSF, police personnel test positive
In Maharashtra, 531 Maharashtra police personnel 480 constables and 51 officers tested positive in the 44 days of the lockdown
Some auto companies resume production, others prepare to restart manufacturing
Home Ministry allowed factories in rural areas or those outside municipal limits to resume production under strict safety guidelines