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Signs of green shoots? Seven firms bag orders worth Rs 42,000 cr in Q1
Industry executives and analysts said most of this new order activity was a spillover, and fresh project finalisation remains weak
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Govt clears affordable housing scheme, extends LPG, free grain benefits
Free gas refill through direct benefit transfer for beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme was also extended till September
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India Inc walking a tightrope on production first and employee safety
Unlike heavy engineering, auto and auto components, the labour requirement in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies is nevertheless less
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How hyper-local consumption is driving change in brand-retail landscape
With the clamour for convenience and support for local brands on the rise, consumers, kirana stores, and brands are redrawing the terms of engagement
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Some flights from India likely 'soon' for Indians with valid permits: UAE
India suspended all scheduled international passenger flights on March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Vedanta readies for post-Covid era, inducts two officials to advisory board
Jitendra Kumar Dadoo, who retired as Secretary to Government of India in December, 2017 and Prakash Kumar Singh, former chairman and managing director of SAIL were appointed by Vedanta
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Downward revision of growth projections shows inadequate stimulus: EY
EY's current assessment of India's 2020-21 real gross value added (GVA) growth is 1.9 per cent provided that India sticks to its infrastructure funding plans.
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Affordable housing to free foodgrains, Cabinet approves key announcements
The Cabinet also approved the Centre's increased contribution for both employees and employers share (to 12 per cent from 10 per cent) under the Employees' Provident Fund for another 3 months
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Wall Street opens higher on recovery hopes despite jump in Covid-19 cases
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 59.88 points, or 0.23 per cent
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Trump threatens to 'cut off funding' if US schools do not open in fall
The Republican president, who is seeking re-election in November, accused Democrats of wanting to keep schools shut for political reasons
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Tamil Nadu adds 3,756 new Covid-19 cases, totall tally at 122,350
The total number of Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu now stands at 122,350
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Union Cabinet approves extension of free grain scheme till November
The scheme was initially rolled out for three months till June to ensure no poor goes hungry during the Covid-19 crisis
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Co-living players eye corporate sector with hybrid accommodation models
Nexus Venture Partners-backed Zolostays is also coming up with custom-made properties for corporates
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The boss of cities: Will the pandemic yield space to urban bodies?
Cities are setting the rules that now carry life and death implications for their residents. Whether it is Nagpur, Hyderabad or Delhi, most of those rules are sought to be set by municipal authorities
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Covid-19: Cabinet okays extension of PF contributions by govt till August
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the extension of the benefit in May this year under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
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CBSE syllabus reduced: List of chapters deleted for classes 9 to 12
CBSE has reduced the syllabus by excluding chapters on 'nationalism', 'citizenship', 'demonetisation'. among others
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ADB raises $4 billion via bonds to help nations fight coronavirus
Manila-based lender plans to raise around $30 billion to $35 billion from the capital markets in 2020
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Odisha govt bars foreign tours by its employees, new cars to save costs
No new schemes or projects will be taken up by most government departments as austerity measure for coronavirus-hit economy.
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Coronavirus LIVE: WHO says peak yet to come; Europe deaths top 200,000
Coronavirus latest news: US has a tally of 3,041,035 Covid-19 cases and 132,981 deaths, Brazil has 1,626,071 cases, and India 723,185 cases and 20,184 deaths. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates
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Despite Covid-19, Trump to 'pressure' officials to reopen schools by Sep
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration would put pressure on state officials to reopen schools in the fall, in spite of the novel coronavirus pandemic
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