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Letter to BS: The economic costs of the lockdown need to be considered
The Prime Minister needs to take a considered call on this
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Industrial output at 4.5% in Feb, may shrink in March over Covid-19 crisis
The rise in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) helped pull up cumulative growth in industrial output to 0.9 per cent in the April-February period of 2019-20,
 "Industrial output at 4.5% in Feb, may shrink in March over Covid-19 crisis")
Letter to BS: Exporting hydroxychloroquine does not seem like a good idea
Although India is helping the SAARC nations with supplies, exporting the medicine to 30 other nations does not seem like a good idea
 "Letter to BS: Exporting hydroxychloroquine does not seem like a good idea")
Jail is safer than bail: Amid pandemic, murder accused denied relief
Bombay High Court refused to grant bail to the accused, saying it could not put him at the risk of contracting coronavirus
 "Jail is safer than bail: Amid pandemic, murder accused denied relief")
With accounts in good order, Germany will be a post-coronavirus winner
Fiscally sound governments will be able to pump money into their companies unhindered by state-aid rules
 "With accounts in good order, Germany will be a post-coronavirus winner")
Bouncing back after Covid-19
The National Infrastructure Pipeline is clearly the mega-stimulus for the post-corona revival effort
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Coronavirus impact: Naredco seeks $200 billion stimulus package from govt
Naredco president Niranjan Hiranandani calls for six-month suspension of insolvency law, wants stimulus package for all industries put together to be at least 10% of GDP
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Flipkart partners with Spencers for hyperlocal delivery of essential goods
The e-commerce firm has started a pilot project in partnership with Spencers in Hyderabad to make doorstep delivery of groceries and essentials.
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Dumping old ways in lockdown: Mysuru city uses drones for announcement
For this, the city administration has tied up with Droneman.in, an unmanned aerial vehicle database company based out of Bengaluru
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ESIC reserves 2152 hospital beds for coronavirus patients' treatment
This constitutes for around 10 per cent of the total 21,931 hospital beds which ESIC had till March 2018 (latest publicly available data).
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Covid-19: Are we testing enough? Here's how India fares versus others
A look at how India compares with other countries in confirmed coronavirus cases as a proportion of tests carried out
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Coronavirus impact: DBS revises India's GDP estimate to 1.5% for FY21
The development comes a day after American brokerage Goldman Sachs revised its forecast for the country's real GDP growth to 1.6 per cent
 "Coronavirus impact: DBS revises India's GDP estimate to 1.5% for FY21")
What makes phone-booth testing effective in the battle against Coronavirus
It is a unique, low-cost and portable unit for collecting samples. It can be mounted on a vehicle and taken to any location
 "What makes phone-booth testing effective in the battle against Coronavirus")
Work from home a success for many companies, may become new normal
This period will serve as a reckoning for remote work and may help to spur on digital transformation
 "Work from home a success for many companies, may become new normal")
76-yr-old man dies in Jodhpur, 47 new Covid-19 cases reported in Rajasthan
The man was identified during a survey in Jodhpur, ACS (Medical and Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said
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10 new coronavirus cases reported in Karnataka, tally climbs to 191
This includes 6 deaths and 28 discharges
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Not wearing mask could land you in jail in Delhi; mandatory in Mumbai, Pune
Maharashtra reported maximum COVID-19 cases. More than 72 people have died due to the infection in the state
 "Not wearing mask could land you in jail in Delhi; mandatory in Mumbai, Pune")
UP notifies six private hospitals for dedicated treatment of Covid-19 cases
More hospitals to be brought under this plan, state to add isolation beds to current count of 10,000
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Imran warns Pak of coronavirus sweep, says hospitals may fail as cases rise
On Thursday, Khan launched the "Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme" to transfer a total of Rs 144 billion cash to 12 million poor families hit by the coronavirus crisis
 "Imran warns Pak of coronavirus sweep, says hospitals may fail as cases rise")
Coronavirus impact: Investor outreach programmes see spike in March
Companies have reached out at a higher rate than before to assuage investors
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