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India coronavirus dispatch: Temporary troubles or a crumbling world order?
From impact on the tourism industry, to a cost-benefit analysis of lockdown extension, and whether you should add gloves to your daily outfits - read these and more in today's India dispatch
 "India coronavirus dispatch: Temporary troubles or a crumbling world order?")
Covid-19 Factoid: Madhya Pradesh has highest death rate among Indian states
While Turkey is witnessing the steepest rise in number of Covid-19 cases among Asian nations, Russia has seen its highest single-day addition of new cases, and infections in China are rising again
 "Covid-19 Factoid: Madhya Pradesh has highest death rate among Indian states")
Best of BS Opinion: Unify the labour market, coronavirus outbreak, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day
At the heart of a crisis
Let's rejoice in the fact that India's heart is in the right place
Covid-19: Unemployment rate rises to 24% amid nationwide lockdown
The economic impact of this lockdown by design is evidently huge. Its impact on the livelihood of vulnerable sections of society is immeasurably bigger
 "Covid-19: Unemployment rate rises to 24% amid nationwide lockdown")
Prolonged coronavirus lockdown could make India's summer water crisis worse
For municipal and panchayat administrators in India, April is the month when bad news begins to pour in
 "Prolonged coronavirus lockdown could make India's summer water crisis worse")
Covid-19 lockdown: 12-hr workday in Rajasthan factories, Punjab may follow
State invokes powers under Factories Act to extend maximum hours to 12 from eight earlier; Other states may follow as move is aimed to ensure production isn't impacted due to reduced workforce
 "Covid-19 lockdown: 12-hr workday in Rajasthan factories, Punjab may follow")
Fear of extended coronavirus lockdown pulls indices into red zone
Last week, the indices had rallied 13 per cent and were on the cusp of a bull market - a term used for a 20% rise from recent lows
 "Fear of extended coronavirus lockdown pulls indices into red zone")
Mr Modi's mojo
Coronavirus has occasioned us to see how copious Mr Modi's mojo bag is
PPF to recurring deposits: Breather for investors in small savings schemes
As cash is priority, you can delay payment. But there will be loss in interest income
 "PPF to recurring deposits: Breather for investors in small savings schemes")
Covid-19 impact: Analysts see over 20% decline in Q4 profit for GCPL
High revenue decline resulting in weak operating leverage to result in 220 bps fall in operating profit margin
 "Covid-19 impact: Analysts see over 20% decline in Q4 profit for GCPL")
Extended lockdown, slow recovery to dent Phoenix Mills' revenues
35% correction and long-term growth plans keep brokerages positive
 "Extended lockdown, slow recovery to dent Phoenix Mills' revenues")
Be bold in declaring economic package of 5-6% of GDP: Congress to PM Modi
The Congress leader added that many countries like the UK, France, and Germany had declared economic packages that were 15 per cent of their GDP, and the USA had it at 10 per cent
 "Be bold in declaring economic package of 5-6% of GDP: Congress to PM Modi")
Covid-19 Lockdown: Flour mills run at 25% capacity on wheat, labour paucity
Wheat procurement has become a problem due to closure of several mandis. Also, truck operators aren't plying fear of police harassment, despite govt's go-ahead on inter-state movement
 "Covid-19 Lockdown: Flour mills run at 25% capacity on wheat, labour paucity")
How states are ensuring food reaches from farm to fork during lockdown
Business Standard brings you the initiatives taken by 11 states in the country to alleviate the distress of the cultivator and the consumer
 "How states are ensuring food reaches from farm to fork during lockdown")
PM Modi to make it official today: Lockdown will stay with caveats
But, even if lockdown restrictions are eased, labour remains the biggest challenge for both agriculture and industry.
 "PM Modi to make it official today: Lockdown will stay with caveats")
70 vaccines in the works, with three leading candidates, says WHO
The drug industry is hoping to compress the time it takes to get a vaccine to market - usually about 10 to 15 years - to within the next year
 "70 vaccines in the works, with three leading candidates, says WHO")
Covid-19 impact: It's my decision when to reopen economy, says Trump
However, he also has said he would listen to US health experts and others in making any recommendations
 "Covid-19 impact: It's my decision when to reopen economy, says Trump")
25 districts in 15 states have not reported new Covid-19 cases: Govt
The ministry asserted that the government has enough stocks to conduct tests for up to six weeks and over 200,000 samples have been tested so far
 "25 districts in 15 states have not reported new Covid-19 cases: Govt")
Lockdown Effect: How Odisha kept people off the 'Coronavirus' grip
State was the first to announce and extend lockdown. It set up India's first two exclusive Covid hospitals, provided doorstep medical service, made masks mandatory in the war on Covid-19
 "Lockdown Effect: How Odisha kept people off the 'Coronavirus' grip")