Page 260 - Latest Updates on Lockdown
Covid-19 impact: IIMs to roll out shortlists for admissions from May 8
In a normal year IIMs usually send out invitations to shortlisted candidates for participating in their respective admission process by mid-April
 "Covid-19 impact: IIMs to roll out shortlists for admissions from May 8")
New report raises fresh concerns over govt's Aarogya Setu application
The Centre has made the downloading of the app mandatory vide an order dated May 1, 2020 in all public and private offices, as well as in containment zones.
 "New report raises fresh concerns over govt's Aarogya Setu application")
Covid-19 crisis: French hacker targets Aarogya Setu app again, lists issues
Govt says continuously upgrading systems, no data or security breach has been identified
 "Covid-19 crisis: French hacker targets Aarogya Setu app again, lists issues")
How to Make in India 2.0
India will be served well by comprehensive capital and labour reforms but it is important to sift the necessary from the desirable
Keep calm- and panic
The book has been put together in a remarkably short period of time and the urgency is palpable
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Centre pulls up West Bengal for suspending trade on Indo-Bangla border
Operations at Petrapole checkpost in the Bongaon area of North 24 Parganas district was closed as protests erupted after rumours of Bangladeshi labourers carrying the virus
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The workplace will change forever
Workstation areas can no longer have the crowded cafe feel as proximity may no longer seem so tempting
The threat of enfeebled great powers
The United States' decline, meanwhile, is over-predicted and under-believed
States get short shrift
Central govt seeks to repair its finances
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Letter to BS: Will Delhi follow Mumbai in shutting liquor shops?
As the Delhi Police is already bogged down with its disaster-management duties, the Arvind Kejriwal government should urgently review its decision to open liquor shops there
 "Letter to BS: Will Delhi follow Mumbai in shutting liquor shops?")
Letter to BS: Opening of liquor shops has thrown caution to the wind
In most places, social distancing norms were thrown out of the window, with serpentine queues of tippers patiently awaiting their turn to purchase their bottles
 "Letter to BS: Opening of liquor shops has thrown caution to the wind")
After Jyotiraditya Scindia, another Congress leader could soon join BJP
The BJP is also in need of articulate lawyers and politicians to put forth its case
 "After Jyotiraditya Scindia, another Congress leader could soon join BJP")
Railways on the home run: How the transporter is ferrying 10 mn workers
Ferrying migrant workers back to their states would be the largest special service by any railway network in the world in one go. Here's how the transporter manages it
 "Railways on the home run: How the transporter is ferrying 10 mn workers")
Fix the complexity in takeovers and delisting
If we do not make M&A execution simple and logical, capital - Indian and foreign - would seek out jurisdictions that do not entail such complication
Sebi asks 8 entities to make open offer to Kanchan Int'l shareholders
The entities have been asked to make the open offer within 45 days from the date when the coronavirus-induced lockdown would be lifted
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UP, Karnataka, TN hike duty on liquor as buffer for Covid-19 loss
UP govt also raises tax on petrol and diesel
 "UP, Karnataka, TN hike duty on liquor as buffer for Covid-19 loss")
Sebi eases compliance requirement for rights issues amid lockdown
It said the abridged letter of offer, application form and other issues material to shareholders can be undertaken by electronic transmission as already provided under the ICDR norms
 "Sebi eases compliance requirement for rights issues amid lockdown")
Covid-19 lockdown wipes out service activity in April, PMI drops to 5.4
As many as 97 per cent of the 500 companies surveyed by IHS Markit, which conducts the survey, reported a fall in output
 "Covid-19 lockdown wipes out service activity in April, PMI drops to 5.4")
Trai begins open house talks, dialogue on floor price tariffs unlikely
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) source said the regulator may soon come out with a consultation paper dealing with bill shocks in international mobile roaming
 "Trai begins open house talks, dialogue on floor price tariffs unlikely")
Liquor volumes may take 20% hit in FY21 due to closed shops, tax hikes
It could be the sharpest fall in four years
 "Liquor volumes may take 20% hit in FY21 due to closed shops, tax hikes")