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Govt appoints Dinesh Kumar Khara as SBI chairman for three years

Khara, one of the bank's four managing directors, replaces Rajnish Kumar, who is stepping down after being at the helm for three years.

Contracts and support

Govt must stay the course on fixed-term contract jobs

DATA STORY: Active coronavirus cases in India down 11% from Sep 18 peak of 1.02 mn

India's doubling time for total cases stands at 64.7 days, and for deaths at 73.2 days. The only state that has seen its highest single-day jump in daily new cases today is West Bengal (3370)

Google's play

India's user base can help challenge the app ecosystem

MPC: Back on track

The new members will bring divergent views to policymaking

DATA STORY: At 61,267, India's single-day jump in total cases smallest since Aug 25

India's tally of coronavirus cases has risen from 6,623,815 on Monday to 6,685,082 - an increase of 0.9%, the lowest rate so far

Economic recovery is patchy: Recent data should be interpreted cautiously

The virus remains the biggest risk to economic recovery and govt should continue its efforts to improve business environ

Faltering federalism: GST Council meeting failure is not a good sign

States don't issue their own currency, and are by definition a more fragile borrowing construct than the Union. The final solution must reflect this asymmetry

DATA STORY: With 76,737 cured cases in a day, India's recovery rate improves to 84.34%

India's doubling time for total cases stands at 61.3 days, and for deaths at 78.5 days

A violation of governance

Hathras case raises many questions

Grounded airports

Govt plan for privatisation has flaws

Covid-19: No human challenge experiments in India yet, says Harsh Vardhan

Human challenge trials, which have raised ethical concerns, involve exposing the participants to the virus on purpose to study the effectiveness of the vaccine

Fund pick: Canara Robeco Bluechip Equity Fund is a consistent performer

The month-end AUM of the fund has grown over 6x over the past three years, from Rs 107 crore in September 2017 to Rs 702 crore in August 2020

DATA STORY: India's active cases down by 7,371; single-day jump in total cases drops to 75,829

With 82260 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 84.13; the fatality rate has come down to 1.55%

DATA STORY: With 1,069 fatalities in a day, India's death toll goes past 100,000 mark

With 75628 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 83.84; the fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.56%

DATA STORY: India in Sep saw 32% more cases, 33% more deaths, 41% more recoveries than Aug

Overall, five states with the biggest 24-hour jump in total cases on October 2 are Maharashtra (16476), Karnataka (10070), Kerala (8135), Andhra Pradesh (6751), and Tamil Nadu (5688)

From tax collection to car sales, India's economic recovery picks up pace

GST mop-up at 7-month high, manufacturing PMI at 8-year high, but new projects down 81% in Q2

Conserving groundwater

Rules must contain wasteful use in agriculture

A fiscal road map

Govt must decide fast on the timing and amount of stimulus

Covid controls turn Asia into global surveillance hotspot, say analysts

The index rated 198 nations for privacy violations stemming from mass surveillance operations