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Covid-19: Myntra teams up with Wildcraft to offer protective masks
The masks have a three-layered filtration system to filter coarser dust particles, bacteria and even droplets
 "Covid-19: Myntra teams up with Wildcraft to offer protective masks")
WhatsApp clamps down further on frequent forwards to stem misinformation
Once a message has been previously forwarded five times, it can henceforth only be forwarded one chat at a time
 "WhatsApp clamps down further on frequent forwards to stem misinformation")
The side effects
Time to focus on unintended consequences of Covid-19
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Travel firms get battle-ready for post-Covid scenario even as unknowns loom
Many are doing online product and sales workshops to enable staff to adapt to changed business scenario, even though there is little clarity on when travel curbs will be lifted
 "Travel firms get battle-ready for post-Covid scenario even as unknowns loom")
The job protection diktat
Govt must pay for a part of the wage cost
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Letter to BS: The team of 'Family' must be applauded for covid-19 awareness
This initiative proves that information told cleverly through entertainment is something that can touch everyone's heart
 "Letter to BS: The team of 'Family' must be applauded for covid-19 awareness")
Letter to BS: Kerala has shown acumen and toil to tackle coronavirus
It can only thank its Communist roots that kept the common man as its core concern
 "Letter to BS: Kerala has shown acumen and toil to tackle coronavirus")
Sugar-coated warning: Coronavirus-shaped 'sandesh' in Kolkata for awareness
By blending one of Bengal's most savoured sweetmeat with the name of the pandemic, the owners aim to lift 'the spirits of the people'
 "Sugar-coated warning: Coronavirus-shaped 'sandesh' in Kolkata for awareness")
Wipro to hold Board meeting on April 15, to announce Q4 and FY20 results
Markets regulator Sebi has also given relaxation of 45 days to companies for filing fourth-quarter results and one-month extension to file results for 2019-20
 "Wipro to hold Board meeting on April 15, to announce Q4 and FY20 results")
Pandemic distress
We need businesses up and running and people back at work - and swift extraordinary actions to make this happen
Covid haze in an Indian maze
India's unique characteristics may add a layer of uncertainty to its Covid outcome; policymakers should be prepared
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Clean, cook, binge, repeat...
If everybody is "working" from home then how has TV consumption gone up? Who is making all that gourmet food being posted on social media?
TN withdraws clarification on industries allowed to operate during lockdown
The order, which is withdrawn, also gave permission to have skeletal staff for essential maintenance of all closed industrial units to facilitate their transportation for exports
 "TN withdraws clarification on industries allowed to operate during lockdown")
Manufacturing industry gears up for life after coronavirus lockdown
Industry hopes for return of labour, smoothening of supply chain, lowering of inventory
 "Manufacturing industry gears up for life after coronavirus lockdown")
E-commerce firms ask govt to provide curfew passes valid for 6 months
As many delivery personnel have gone back to their hometowns, e-commerce firms are struggling to get enough of inter-district curfew passes
 "E-commerce firms ask govt to provide curfew passes valid for 6 months")
Cash-starved small businesses defer wages amid coronavirus lockdown
India's nationwide lockdown, set to end April 14, has left millions of migrant workers stranded without any other source of income
 "Cash-starved small businesses defer wages amid coronavirus lockdown")
Covid-19 impact: Confusion over moratorium norms hit smaller MFIs hard
Many are worried about not being able to meet their loan obligations this month; several either have started defaulting or are about to
 "Covid-19 impact: Confusion over moratorium norms hit smaller MFIs hard")
No decision on extending national lockdown, don't speculate: Govt
Earlier in the day, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu gave a statement supporting calls for extending the lockdown
 "No decision on extending national lockdown, don't speculate: Govt")
Spicejet launches cargo-on-seat flights to carry essentials amid Covid-19
It is the first such service in India. The plane will complete five rounds today
 "Spicejet launches cargo-on-seat flights to carry essentials amid Covid-19")
Britain may see 66,000 deaths due to Covid-19; highest in Europe: Study
More than 5,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Britain; death toll trajectory already steeper than other nations
 "Britain may see 66,000 deaths due to Covid-19; highest in Europe: Study")