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Delhi govt issues new guidelines for Covid-19 testing amid rising cases
All testing in the above categories is recommended by real time RT-PCR test only, the order said
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Covid-19: India's services PMI improves from April lows to 12.6 in May
Services activity in the country has suffered a lot amid back-to-back nationwide lockdowns to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Borders with Delhi will be opened after talks with Kejriwal: Haryana CM
On Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced that the borders of the national capital have been sealed for the next one week
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India's caseload tops 200K-mark, reports biggest single day spike
In other big news, the recordings obtained by the Associated Press, showed the World Health Organization struggled to get required information from China during early weeks of January
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Samsung extends standard warranty across products until June 15: Know more
The new warranty extension shall benefit more customers' as it widens the scope of warranty period on products that were not part of earlier announcement
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Borders sealed, but Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon allow travel under these rules
Essential services have been exempted by Arvind Kejriwal, who also said that a decision on reopening the border will be taken in a week, after suggestions from citizens
CBSE issues notification for class 10, 12 exams scheduled to be held from July 1-15
In the notification, CBSE has said that because of the prevailing condition of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, special efforts are required for conducting examinations in a safe manner
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Covid-19 Factoid: India major contributor to recent surge in cases globally
At present, Gujarat has the worst mortality rate at 6.2 per cent, more than twice the national average of 2.8
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Coronavirus LIVE: Three states report biggest single-day jump in cases
Covid19 tracker: 5 most affected states are Maharashtra (70,013), Tamil Nadu (23,495), Delhi (20,834), Guj (17,200), Rajasthan (8,980). Catch coronavirus, lockdown updates and other related stories
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Worrying macro dynamics
Growth in govt spending is leading to fiscal stress, crowding out
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MFIs see 50% recovery in June as rural borrowers avoid using moratorium
According to MFIs, the recoveries from rural areas in May were higher by 10-20 per cent compared to that in urban areas
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Covid-19: Experts seek income support, cash transfer for those affected
NIPFP's Rathin Roy said that providing income support and preventing wealth disruptions is a necessary requirement in the current situation.
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IndiGo posts Rs 1,290 crore pre-tax loss in Q4 amid Covid-19 lockdown
Although unsure of revival in demand, Chief Financial Officer Aditya Pande said there was a slight uptick in forward bookings after the lockdown was relaxed.
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Retailers to gain from easier norms, recovery longer for malls, multiplexes
The relaxation also comes as a relief given that consumption segments were impacted by the slowdown even prior to Covid-19
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Nearly 70% listed firms' turnover below new MSME threshold due to lockdown
Not all companies had declared results for FY20. Turnover figures for previous year were used when FY20 numbers were unavailable
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Wheat prices decline on record output, procurement and demand destruction
The price decline has brought major relief to middle-class consumers at a time when Covid-19 has rendered millions of people jobless and millions of others underwent pay cuts
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Coal India's volumes fail to pick up in May, earnings likely to decline
With the start of some economic activity and a slight pickup in power demand, some increase was expected in the company's coal volumes in May
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Covid-19 crisis: PM Modi says growth will return, more reforms in the works
He said the pandemic might have applied the brakes on the speed of the economic growth, but the country had left behind the phase of lockdown and entered the first phase of unlocking.
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E-way bills in May treble from April levels; Still behind pre-March levels
This indicates that GST revenue for May, but collected in June, could recover after reporting a close to 85% shortfall in April vis-a-vis last year
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Capacity utilisation stands at 90% of pre-Covid levels: Hindustan Unilever
All its factories and warehouses are open, barring the one in Assam.
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