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Demand slump bites: Rupee fall doesn’t suffice to allay exporters’ woes
As per RBI index, the rupee was still 'over-valued' by almost 16% in April among 36 currencies
Covid effect: Trai shelves plan to define tariff floors
Call it the pandemic effect or the tariff rise effect, but it seems the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has shelved the idea of putting in place floor prices for data and voice tariffs to
Covid-19 lessons for school education
Countries should empower schools to proactively develop an Education Continuity Plan (ECP) and the Proactive Risk Mitigation Model (PRMM).
Delhi Govt takes over 5 hotels for Covid wards
With a rise in the number of Covid-19 positive cases, the Delhi government on Friday took over five hotels, including Crowne Plaza in Okhla phase-I, and Surya in New Friends Colony to be converted int
Q4 GDP growth 3.1%: Was a revival on?
Economy expanded at 4.2% in FY20, the lowest rate since FY09, dragged down by manufacturing, construction, investment.
Credit flow: Rs 4L crore reverse repo funds sanctioned as loans
RBI data show banks have parked Rs 6.3 lakh crore under the reverse repo route.
Can’t make migrants pay for travel: Supreme Court
Even as the Centre claimed that it is taking “unprecedented steps” to meet the challenges during the Covid-19 lockdown, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked it to ensure free travel to stranded mig
Cash crunch: Telangana extends deferment of 50% salary to May
Odisha says March order not reversed yet; despite liquidity support by the Centre, many states continue salary deferments
Covid-19 crisis: ‘Indian banks need $20 billion in fresh capital’
Credit Suisse expects public sector banks to dial the government for $13 billion in recap. Rising risk aversion and accelerating rating downgrades are expected to add to asset quality stress for banks
Interest on deposits drops to 17-year low
Other banks offer higher interest rates — HDFC Bank pays 5.6% and both ICICI Bank and Bank of Baroda pay 5.55% for the same product.
Winged terror: Locusts now in 6 states; farm output under threat
Normally, with the arrival of the monsoon, locust swarms enter the desert areas of India via Pakistan for breeding in the summer of June-July.
Coronavirus crisis: For survival, fight Covid-19 pandemic like a war
The economic destruction that Covid-19 would cause worldwide may be greater than the damage caused by World War II.
Labour reforms: Centre to tell states not to rewrite laws
As reported by FE earlier, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat proposed/issued orders, suspending key provisions of labour laws.
ETF route: Bharat Bond to help CPSEs raise Rs 34,000 crore in FY21
Debt mobilisation via this route might rise to Rs 50,000 crore or higher in FY22
Market on a high: Sensex soars, Nifty crosses 9,300-mark
Indian equities on Wednesday were buoyed by the sharp uptick in global markets.
Government proposal: MSMEs may seek own insolvency
Data available with insolvency regulator IBBI show, proceedings in 2,170 cases were going on as of March 2020. Typically most of the insolvent firms are MSMEs.
Covid-19: Catch up to trend-GDP difficult in three years
However, this time around, things could be different, the agency said, alluding to the fact that the loss of GDP this time around could be much steeper.
Threat to crops: Locusts present in these five states and spreading
Unless emergency steps are taken and spread of locusts is checked, the kharif crops including cotton may be under risk as sowing is set to start in the northern region from mid-June.
Desi App: Time ticking for TikTok as Mitron debuts
A student of IIT Roorkee has developed the Mitron app which works exactly the same as Chinese TikTok, which is popular among the younger lots for making and posting short videos.
Covid-19: With daily cases mounting, India now stands fourth in the world
On Tuesday, as India added 6,500 infections, Our World in Data figures show that only the US, Russia and Brazil had more infections.
Uber India lays off 600 workers as Covid hits business
The reduction in workforce has primarily impacted job roles in the driver and rider support segments, business development, legal, finance, policy and marketing verticals.
Business picking up: GST compliance rise to half of usual level
CRISIL predicts India’s growth to fall off the cliff and contract 5% in fiscal 2021, mowed down by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid effect: MSME definition to be widened further, here’s what Centre planning
Days after announcing a new set of criteria to define micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) on which various official benefits will be extended, the government is considering a proposal to widen
Covid-19: Pune staring at shortage of ICU beds and ventilators
Pune city could be facing a shortage of ICU beds and ventilators by the end of next month if the Covid-19 positive cases continue to rise the way the have in the last one month.
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Budget 2020
- Torrent: Cut to ‘reduce’, revise fair value to Rs 2,350 a share
- Budget 2020 hasn't violated fiscal discipline: FM Sitharaman
- Budget 2020 was disappointing for lacking vision; but fiscal, taxation measures welcome: EAC-PM member Ashima Goyal
- Budget 2020: FM Nirmala Sitharaman says govt willing to do more beyond Union Budget to boost growth
- Budget 2020: FM says green shoots of recovery visible, points at worse macro-economic fundamentals under UPA
- Budget and the economy: What can we expect after this Budget?
- Budget 2020: FM Sitharaman takes on P Chidambaram over defence budget allocation
- Budget 2020 proposals on DDT, personal tax not to impact MF industry: Franklin Templeton
- Budget 2020: Chidambaram slams Modi govt; says economy close to collapse, unemployment making India poorer
- Budget 2020: How ESOP tax changes will benefit start-up employees
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