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Sucheta Dasgupta | The ‘almost-stigma’ of not breaking quarantine
Being quarantined is, at its very benign, a ‘social fact’ in the life of the Bharatiya aurat
31 May 2020 12:30 AM
Even before Covid19, India's economy was slumping
The economy grew by 3.1% in Jan-Mar quarter of 2019-20, against 5.7% at the same time a year ago, the slowest growth in at least eight years
30 May 2020 11:17 AM
Tea producers' body estimates Rs 2,100 cr revenue loss in 3 months
The lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the financial stress of the tea industry
26 May 2020 10:22 AM
K.C. Singh: Will Covid crisis lead to major changes globally?
The domestic political consequences for poorly performing leaders aside, the pandemic is exacerbating existing international schisms
23 May 2020 5:26 PM
Amazon India to hire 50,000 temporary workers as lockdown boosts demand
The temporary hires will work in Amazon’s fulfillment centers and as part of its delivery network
22 May 2020 3:38 PM
Economic damage for India from lockdown to be significant, says Moody's
Indian economy already was growing at its slowest pace in six years and with the stimulus measures falling short of expectations
22 May 2020 2:06 PM
Fiat India Automobiles, Tata Motors JV plant resumes operations at Ranjangaon
The company implemented layers of protection, including cleaning, disinfecting and social distancing
19 May 2020 3:34 PM
EPFO alert! Government implements cut in EPF contribution to 10% for May, Jun, July
Reduction in EPF contributions shall be applicable "in respect of wages payable by it for the months of May, June and July, 2020"
19 May 2020 3:19 PM
WHO to review covid response after Trump attack
WHO Director-General Tedros us acknowledged there had been shortcomings and told the virtual assembly he welcomed calls for a review
19 May 2020 1:12 PM
Swiggy to lay off 1,100 employees as covid19 hits online food orders
Swiggy is among many that are laying off employees and reshaping their business in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
18 May 2020 4:00 PM
RBI may extend moratorium on repayment of loans for three more months, says report
In March, RBI had allowed a three-month moratorium on payment of all term loans due between 1 March, 2020 and 31 May, 2020
18 May 2020 2:46 PM
FM Nirmala announces additional 40k crore under MGNREGS to boost employment
Top-100 universities will be permitted to automatically start online courses by May 30, 2020
17 May 2020 12:26 PM
Sitharaman to announce fifth and final tranche of economic package at 11 am today
Finance Minister on Saturday said the government will introduce competition, transparency and private sector participation in coal sector
17 May 2020 9:45 AM
FM Nirmala Sitharaman's third tranche covers agriculture and allied activities
Financing facility of Rs 1,00,000 crore will be provided for funding agriculture infrastructure projects at farm-gate and aggregation points
15 May 2020 5:42 PM
SEBI extends deadline for stock brokers to submit reports till 30 June
This is the second instance when the regulator has extended the deadline for compliance
15 May 2020 3:59 PM
Coronavirus could inflict up to $8.8 trillion losses in global economy, says ADB
The impact on south Asian gross domestic product (GDP) will be to the tune of $142-218 billion
15 May 2020 12:55 PM
Govt releases truncated April WPI inflation data; 10% deflation in fuel, power basket
Wholesale price index (WPI) deflation in primary articles was 0.79 per cent in April, as against an inflation of 3.72 per cent in March
14 May 2020 2:00 PM
Kotak Mahindra Bank Q4 profit down 4% due to Covid19 related provisions
During the quarter, standalone profit also came down by 10% to Rs 1,267 crore as compared to Rs 1,408 crore in the same period a year ago
13 May 2020 3:33 PM
BRICS' new development bank provides $1 billion loan to India to fight pandemic
The 'Emergency Assistance Program Loan' to India was approved by the NDB Board of Directors on 30 April
13 May 2020 1:30 PM
Auto component industry likely to witness double-digit degrowth in FY21
India exports around 12 percent of the total auto components to economies with reliance on crude oil such as Africa and Latin America
13 May 2020 1:24 PM
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