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Covid-19: Petrol pumps won't sell you fuel if you are not wearing a mask
Worried about the safety of their staffers, more than 58,000 fuel retail outlets across India have decided to decline refills for those customers who are not ready to wear masks
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IMF, World Bank release funds to aid Covid-19 battle: These nations benefit
More than 2.14 million people in more than 210 countries and territories have been reported to be infected by the coronavirus globally, and as many as 143,744 have died so far
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Covid-19: Delhi reports 67 cases in a day; Madhya Pradesh tally tops 1,000
Here is a look at the number of coronavirus cases and deaths reported across the nation on Friday
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Rs 5,575-cr indirect tax refunds processed since March 30, says CBIC
Earlier, the tax body had initiated a measure to help GST return filers by facilitating early refund of input tax credit
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Coronavirus LIVE: India cases rise to 14, 378; US tally at 710,000
Coronavirus latest update: Confirmed covid-19 cases in India have reached 14,378, and deaths 486. Catch Coronavirus LIVE updates at Business Standard
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Covid-19: At Rs 43.5 trn by March, Indian households' debt at record high
Indian households had debts worth nearly Rs 43.5 trillion at the end of March this year, up from Rs 6.6 trillion at the end of March 2008 and Rs 19.3 trillion five years ago at the end of FY15
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Coronavirus pandemic: Donald Trump announces $19-billion relief for farmers
The food assistance programme will provide $16 billion in direct support based on actual losses to agricultural producers
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Lockdown: Students can watch Netflix documentaries, series free on YouTube
Netflix has so far made 10 of its documentaries and series available for free on YouTube. These include critically acclaimed 'Our Planet' and 'Babies'
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Best of BS Opinion: Covid-19 outbreak, re-building police brand, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day
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We aren't dying in droves as some predicted, but can you handle this truth?
India isn't going through a picnic. But our drains aren't filled with bodies, hospitals haven't run out of beds, crematoriums and graveyards not out of wood or space
India coronavirus dispatch: Can aviation industry recover from pandemic?
From knowledge sharing in the time of Covid-19, to quarantine guidelines for healthcare workers, and why your risk of getting sick could lie in your genes - read these and more in today's dispatch
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World coronavirus dispatch: China's GDP contraction, Argentina's debt woes
From deliberations in the US and some of the European countries on reopening their economies to China's worst quarterly economic performance since 1992 - read these and more in today's dispatch
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Covid-19 Factoid: Surge in Iran's critical cases, and UK's grim milestone
While the UK has become the sixth country in the world to have more than 100,000 positive coronavirus cases, the share of critical cases in Iran's total is unusually high
 "Covid-19 Factoid: Surge in Iran's critical cases, and UK's grim milestone")
RBI gives NBFCs more time to restructure commercial real estate loans
Unless demand revives, industry experts say the move may not be very effective
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Hurt by consumption slowdown earlier, small brands bounce back in lockdown
Over 150 new players seen in hygiene category alone; food business also sees similar rush
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Drug regulator asks traders to stock 55 ICU drugs for Covid-19 treatment
These drugs are in addition to the requirement to hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin for patients, healthcare workers and household contacts of positive cases
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Health Ministry's containment plan yet to address community transmission
Health ministry has estimated that around 15 per cent of the patients are likely to require hospitalisation
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Covid-19: India allows paracetamol formulation export, retains curbs on API
Pharma industry welcomes decision, but wants govt to consider allowing export of APIs made before March 3
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Centre eases norms; allows harvesting, collection of minor forest produce
Provides additional liquidity for rural banks; may hike MSP of forest produce to push cash
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China revises Covid figures in Wuhan by 50%, death toll mounts to 4,632
Citing data discrepancies, the Wuhan municipal headquarters on Friday revised the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases and deaths
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