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India coronavirus dispatch: Re-imagining our economic choices going forward
From cooperation between Union and state governments, to reimagining our economic choices, and how coronavirus attacks the human body step by step - read these and more in today's India dispatch
 "India coronavirus dispatch: Re-imagining our economic choices going forward")
Best of BS Opinion: Coronavirus complexity, structural reforms, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day
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Bumps ahead
The inherent weaknesses of India's power sector are getting exacerbated in this scenario
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Covid-19 Factoid: Grim trends from Belgium, Russia; recovery in Australia
While the number of Covid-9 cases is doubling swiftly in Russia, Belgium has now surpassed Italy to have worst fatality rate; in India, MP also has a high death rate
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Classes in Cloud: Online teaching becomes order of the day amid lockdown
With the lockdown in force, live online teaching has become the order of the day, report Peerzada Abrar and Sai Ishwar
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From airline revenues to IPL 2020: The latest on coronavirus crisis
Airline passenger revenues are set to plunge by 55%, or $314 billion, in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, IATA said
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Work from home: Here's how companies can track employee productivity
In a recent report, global analyst firm ISG said that while 80% of employees associated with IT sector globally are working from home during the ongoing lockdown
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Cheering for fantasy sport: Gaming platforms see growth amid lockdown
Fantasy sports, where fans create their own virtual teams made up of real sportspersons, have been growing in popularity in India
 "Cheering for fantasy sport: Gaming platforms see growth amid lockdown")
Covid-19 impact: Non-life insurers' premium collection falls 10.7% in March
In absolute terms, premium collected by general insurers was close to Rs 1.89 trillion in FY20, against Rs 1.69 trillion in FY19
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Covid-19: India Inc seeks easing of lockdown norms for production
Corporate houses want the governments to divide districts into smaller zones to identify low-risk areas where factories can start work, peg production capacity to the risk of Covid-19 in a zone
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Banks to seek extension of moratorium on loan repayments beyond June
CII has sought an increase in credit limits for all regular banking accounts by 25 per cent
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Covid triggers rapid rise of HR Tech
Crises tend to force behaviour change within organisations. Often such behaviour is absorbed in the system and the incentive to return to previous processes dissipates
Experts, passenger associations want airlines to stop advance bookings
All airlines except Air India were accepting bookings for domestic flights beyond April 14 but now those would be cancelled as government extended the lockdown.
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Corporate India braces for $26-bn a week loss amid coronavirus outbreak
Nation may lose close to over $5 bn due to lockdown, says Ficci
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Wheat procurement season kicks off amid Covid-19 crisis, lockdown curbs
The entire marketing of rabi crops looks problematic due to social distancing norms and dearth of labour
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India to stay in lockdown till May 3 with stricter curbs, some relaxations
Detailed guidelines to be issued today; some relaxations may be allowed in areas with no Covid-19 cases after April 20
Gujarat govt frees up supplies by relaxing APMC norms amid lockdown
Farmer need only bring samples of their produce; post auction they can mutually decide with buyers on whether delivery will be from the farm gate or from some agreed warehouse
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Punjab, Haryana to begin wheat procurement with social distancing in mind
Haryana, Punjab take different routes to ensure social distancing at mandis
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Mumbai to get uninterrupted vegetable and fruit supplies under lockdown
Vashi APMC to open on Wednesday, BMC arranges sale on large public grounds at night
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Coronavirus unties the wedding business knot amid lockdown extension
At stake is the livelihood of millions of gig workers who provide wedding-related services - jewellers, designers, tailors, caterers, pavilion and tent providers and so on
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