Page 280 - Latest Updates on Lockdown
Rating downgrade by Moody's, negative outlook by Fitch likely, warns Nomura
India's Achilles heel on ratings, according to Nomura, is its parlous state of fiscal affairs
 "Rating downgrade by Moody's, negative outlook by Fitch likely, warns Nomura")
Letter to BS: We can expect a huge tranche of economic reforms from May 2
The Centre could offer a larger share of the revenue to states in exchange for greater empowerment of Centre on dual-control subjects
 "Letter to BS: We can expect a huge tranche of economic reforms from May 2")
Letter to BS: E-commerce firms to find it tough to bring delivery boys back
The police should not have roughed up or ill-treated delivery boys
 "Letter to BS: E-commerce firms to find it tough to bring delivery boys back")
Letter to BS: India could witness a revolution post Covid-19 crisis
Foreign companies are bound to get attracted by the big market that India represents
 "Letter to BS: India could witness a revolution post Covid-19 crisis")
Rahul Gandhi speaks to Raghuram Rajan on Covid-19's economic impact
The video of their conversation is likely to be streamed soon
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Immunising a corporation from invisible attack
Managers must reflect on ways to unleash passion, a purposeful culture and positivity within the organisation
Farm-to-fork fails to take off as dependence on mandis continues
Despite government effort, food companies, retailers continue to depend mainly on mandis for procurement
 "Farm-to-fork fails to take off as dependence on mandis continues")
What really is essential?
To make iron-fisted distinctions between essential and non-essential products is poor policy making
Covid-19 Factoid: Most deaths in a day take India's total past 1,000 mark
While Turkey has turned the corner with its number of daily new deaths falling consistently, the number of cases in the US is now equal to the combined total of the next 6 worst-hit nations
 "Covid-19 Factoid: Most deaths in a day take India's total past 1,000 mark")
IIT Guwahati collaborates with Hester Biosciences for Covid-19 vaccine
The institute expects the coronavirus vaccine to be ready for animal studies by the end of this year
 "IIT Guwahati collaborates with Hester Biosciences for Covid-19 vaccine")
Covid-19 spread: Makers of RT-PCR kits boost production as rapid tests fail
With imports getting stringent, indigenous players like MyLab and CoSara Diagnostics are seeing a rise in enquiries from state and Central govts and private laboratories alike
 "Covid-19 spread: Makers of RT-PCR kits boost production as rapid tests fail")
How an extended lockdown could impact sowing in the coming Kharif season
While farmers are likely to be hard-pressed for liquidity, other challenges include labour shortage and availability of seeds and agrochemicals
 "How an extended lockdown could impact sowing in the coming Kharif season")
Oil demand won't recover to 2019 levels until end of 2021: Morgan Stanley
The Wall Street bank expects benchmark US oil prices to stabilise at around $40 a barrel next year
 "Oil demand won't recover to 2019 levels until end of 2021: Morgan Stanley")
US GDP shrinks 4.8% in first quarter as pandemic decimates economy
It was the sharpest fall since the economy shrank at an 8.4 per centt annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2008 in the depths of the Great Recession
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West Bengal to allow private buses after lockdown ends on May 4: CM
Operator unions suggested that more clarity is needed regarding the red and orange zones as a bus may have to cross such zones in its course of the permitted route
 "West Bengal to allow private buses after lockdown ends on May 4: CM")
Stranded people in lockdown can move to home: Centre tells states, UTs
Home ministry issues guidelines on how people should be taken home, medically tested.
 "Stranded people in lockdown can move to home: Centre tells states, UTs")
Has Covid-19 made a unified response to a national crisis the new normal?
While the Centre and the states have been nimble in launching joint action plans to contain the disease, there is sceptism that this is just a one-off
11 traders from Delhi's Azadpur Sabzi Mandi test positive for coronavirus
The Azadpur Mandi continues to operate during the lockdown as the government has exempted all essential services from restrictions.
 "11 traders from Delhi's Azadpur Sabzi Mandi test positive for coronavirus")
Packed city centre offices may be a thing of the past, says Barclays CEO
Social distancing rules will limit how many workers can return and impose restrictions, such as limiting elevators to two people at a time, Staley said
 "Packed city centre offices may be a thing of the past, says Barclays CEO")
Trump ignored 12 warnings from CIA on spread of Covid-19 in China: Report
As of Monday (April 27), more than 55,000 people in the United States had died of Covid-19.
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