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India has lifted an export ban on hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug. (AFP Photo)

India lifts export ban on hydroxychloroquine

Department of Pharmaceuticals banned the export of the drug in March as coronavirus outbreak disrupted supply chains

11 Jun 2020 2:00 PM IST

India is considering raising import taxes on edible oils as the country seeks to become self-reliant by boosting local oilseed production. (AFP Photo)

India plans to hike edible oil import taxes to boost local supply

India currently levies 37.5% and 45% import tax respectively on crude and refined palm oil

9 Jun 2020 9:00 AM IST

Atlas Cycles shuts operations at last manufacturing unit. (Photo- Atlas Website)

Atlas Cycles now only a childhood memory as factory shuts operations

Employees claims the unit was shut without notice

5 Jun 2020 4:02 PM IST

Indian labourers work at a construction site on a roadside in New Delhi. Indias 2018-19 jobless rate declines to 5.8%. (AFP Photo)

Unemployment rate falls to 5.8% in 2018-19, says government report

Economists and industry leaders say India's unemployment rate has substantially gone up after the over two-month long...

5 Jun 2020 10:16 AM IST

Industrialist Rajiv Bajaj. (PTI Photo)

Lockdown flattened GDP curve, not COVID-19: Rajiv Bajaj

Airing concerns of the industry, Bajaj said India now needs to generate demand for which a stimulus is required for...

5 Jun 2020 9:52 AM IST

Farmers sort tomatoes near a field for their transportation to various markets during the nationwide lockdown. India is to allow farmers to sell produce directly to bulk buyers. (PTI Photo)

India to let farmers sell produce directly to traders, retailers

The act was aimed at protecting farmers from exploitation by institutional buyers such as large retailers and food...

4 Jun 2020 8:50 AM IST

Services activity contracts sharply in May due to COVID-19. (PTI Photo)

Covid19 effect: Services sector activity reduces sharply in May

Employment continued to fall in response to weak demand and expectations of further challenging conditions

3 Jun 2020 2:02 PM IST

Technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launches new schemes to boost electronics manufacturing. (PTI Photo)

India launches Rs 50,000 crore plan to boost electronics manufacturing

The plan comes as more companies look for manufacturing sites outside China, where the coronavirus pandemic disrupted...

3 Jun 2020 9:35 AM IST

India tells airlines to keep middle seat vacant as far as possible. (PTI Photo)

Airlines asked to keep middle seat empty

However, members of the same family would be allowed to sit together, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in...

2 Jun 2020 9:52 AM IST

Moodys cuts Indias rating to lowest investment grade with negative outlook. (PTI/AFP Photo)

Moody's cuts India's rating to lowest investment grade with negative...

India's economy grew 3.1% in January-March, its slowest quarterly pace in at least eight years

2 Jun 2020 9:07 AM IST

India expels two Pakistan High Commission officials on charges of espionage. (PTI Photo)

India expels two Pakistani officials for espionage, Pak says...

Two officials, Abid Hussain and Muhammad Tahir, were obtaining sensitive documents relating to India's security...

1 Jun 2020 12:12 PM IST

A mural in Mumbai depicting Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan in the 1983 movie Coolie. The coronavirus pandemic has brought Indias prolific Hindi film industry to a standstill. (AFP Photo)

Bollywood's daily wage workers battle for survival in coronavirus days

Despite generating billions of dollars, world's most prolific film industry has no established scheme to protect its...

31 July 2020 10:28 AM IST