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Unemployment rate remains at 24%, but hard times ahead for labour
The small relaxations in the lockdown since April 20 have not had any positive impact on the unemployment rate, yet
With other countries also in race, make-in-India pitch will be challenging
The government's efforts to persuade global manufacturers to divert production from China may be more difficult than it thinks
 "With other countries also in race, make-in-India pitch will be challenging")
Direct to home
Doorstep delivery is the biggest opportunity thrown open by the coronavirus crisis. Inevitably, new leaders will emerge in this landscape
Letter to BS: Govt's proposed law to only help traders, big farmers
There has to be in place a mechanism of minimum purchase price to safeguard the interests of small and marginal farmers
 "Letter to BS: Govt's proposed law to only help traders, big farmers")
Letter to BS: The Rs 20 trn stimulus package is a big disappointment
The actual and immediate fiscal outgo works out to just around 1% of GDP
 "Letter to BS: The Rs 20 trn stimulus package is a big disappointment")
Letter to BS: E-Vidya channels for school students need rethink
The government seems to be adopting shortcuts to keep children away from real schools and teachers as they know the poor state of the majority of our government schools
 "Letter to BS: E-Vidya channels for school students need rethink")
Migrant labourers start booze party in quarantine centre, face police ire
The local police booked five people including a village guard for supplying liquor to the group
 "Migrant labourers start booze party in quarantine centre, face police ire")
Auto dealers are coming together to walk online trail to stay in the game
As carmakers and customers engage directly via digital channels of commerce, the country's 15,000-odd dealerships explore ways to stay in the game
 "Auto dealers are coming together to walk online trail to stay in the game")
Lockdown 4.0: Gujarat's rules stricter for containment zones, Ahmedabad
Opens up shops, offices in non-containment zones on odd-even basis, and with 50% capacity
 "Lockdown 4.0: Gujarat's rules stricter for containment zones, Ahmedabad")
Covid-19 Factoid: Delhi becomes 4th Indian state with over 10,000 cases
With 507 positive cases per million of its population, the national capital also has the highest density of confirmed coronavirus cases
 "Covid-19 Factoid: Delhi becomes 4th Indian state with over 10,000 cases")
Lockdown 4.0: Ola resumes services in Karnataka with enhanced measures
Akin to the over 100 cities where Ola is now operational, enhanced protocols are applicable
 "Lockdown 4.0: Ola resumes services in Karnataka with enhanced measures")
Wall Street surges on hopes for stimulus, Covid-19 vaccine; Dow rises 3.2%
Investors have kept a close eye on vaccine programs of several drugmakers, cheering any positive development amid fears of a second wave of infections as governments start easing restrictions
 "Wall Street surges on hopes for stimulus, Covid-19 vaccine; Dow rises 3.2%")
Shops to reopen odd-even basis, buses and taxis to run with curbs: Kejriwal
People boarding buses in the city will have to be screened first, he said, adding that four-wheeler vehicles, including taxis, will be allowed with only two passengers
 "Shops to reopen odd-even basis, buses and taxis to run with curbs: Kejriwal")
Lockdown 4.0: E-commerce majors gear up to resume operations across India
Red zones comprise about 130 districts of the country and analysts estimate that the e-commerce companies, as well as the retailers, witness at least 75 per cent demand from these locations
 "Lockdown 4.0: E-commerce majors gear up to resume operations across India")
Xi lauds WHO as China pledges $2 billion to fight coronavirus pandemic
The European Union's 27-member bloc and other countries, meanwhile, called for an independent evaluation of WHO's initial response to the coronavirus pandemic
 "Xi lauds WHO as China pledges $2 billion to fight coronavirus pandemic")
Post stimulus, fiscal deficit of Centre, states to be at 12% of GDP: Report
In the case of states, the fiscal gap will rise by 200 bps after the Centre hiked the borrowing limit of states to 5 per cent of GSDP on Sunday
 "Post stimulus, fiscal deficit of Centre, states to be at 12% of GDP: Report")
Life after Covid-19: Club cricket set to resume in Australia from June 6
The Darwin and District Cricket will be starting with a T20 tournament from June 6 before a one-day competition begins and runs until a final on September 19
 "Life after Covid-19: Club cricket set to resume in Australia from June 6")
Lockdown: Maruti Suzuki delivers 5,000 cars; 1350 showrooms operational
With the SOPs in place, over 1,350 Maruti Suzuki showrooms, and over 300 True Value outlets are operational now
 "Lockdown: Maruti Suzuki delivers 5,000 cars; 1350 showrooms operational")
Top headlines: Diageo moves to delist Indian arm, Swiggy announces layoffs
From shareholders set to pay 25 per cent for subscribing to RIL's mega Rs 53,125-crore rights issue to layoffs at Swiggy, here are top stories of the day
 "Top headlines: Diageo moves to delist Indian arm, Swiggy announces layoffs")
Market Wrap, May 18: Here's all that happened in the markets today
The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex tumbled over 1,069 points or 3.44 per cent but managed to close above the crucial 30,000-mark at 30,028.98 levels
 "Market Wrap, May 18: Here's all that happened in the markets today")