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Controversial Computer Baba faces a tough time with regime change in MP

The Bharatiya Janata Party government has started curtailing the facilities accorded to him

Letter to BS: Govt should buy vegetables from farmers to prevent wastage

The government should step in and avoid a situation where farmers are forced to destroy food

Letter to BS: Find coronavirus cure from data of recovered patients

The need of the hour is urgent clinical trials with different drugs and medicines and universal sharing of data amongst global medical personnel

Focus on gradual resumption

Govt should consider the suggestions made by DPIIT

Unify the labour market

Time to end divisions between permanent and contract workers

Traders in Chhattisgarh protest agaisnt extension of lockdown, write to CM

Traders in Raipur's biggest commercial centre wrote that an extended lockdown could trigger blood pressure and diabetes, apart from neurological complication

Letter to BS: Govt likely to be thinking big with a support package for biz

For sustained momentum, the flywheel has to be big

Letter to BS: Sanitising tunnels in Kerala will do more harm than good

Though people welcomed these initially, many now opine that some of these are unscientific and rather than helping the public

Letter to BS: Firms will have to return to basics and make a fresh start

The restoration of smooth connectivity between wholesale and retail trade will thus be possible only when consumer confidence is fully restored to pre-Covid-19 scenario

Covid-19 pandemic a big blow for auto-component SMEs: CRISIL SME Tracker

The nationwide lockdown imposed till April 14 has brought production to a standstill, and will hurt even more if it is extended.

Trouble for NBFCs

Repayment moratorium should be extended to NBFCs

The next steps

Lockdown has helped, but testing must be scaled up

To track movement, Kerala police use wedding photographers who fly drones

So now those who flout the lockdown have started avoiding main roads and places where people gather and play games

Story in Numbers: India's Covid rate is far lower than other countries

But for every 100 tests conducted, fewer tests in India are showing positive compared to other countries.

Social distancing with India: Pak stays away from Saarc meets on Covid-19

Earlier this week, Pakistan stayed away from the regional trade officials' video conference on Covid-19 because as per the neighboiring country, it should have been managed by Saarc secretariat

The climate 'dividend'

Lockdown highlights the criticality of climate change agenda

Realty check: Current rates and unit sizes in Rs 5 mn-10 mn price range

If you are looking at buying real estate, an idea about prevailing rates would come in handy

Tipping point: Despite good performance, don't bet on long-duration funds

Government borrowings could rise, causing a spike in yields of long-term bonds

Good, on paper

Govt's moves on farm marketing are difficult to implement

Focusing multilateral money

World Bank and IMF must step up to protect pvt sector, govts