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From Gangtok to Gir, Flipkart and Amazon festive sales traverse India
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the shift to e-commerce, with an increasing number of consumers shopping online at a higher frequency
 "From Gangtok to Gir, Flipkart and Amazon festive sales traverse India")
Covid broke migration trends, led to temporary rural unemployment: Report
Labour out-migration from cities led to temporary rural unemployment, shows state finance report
 "Covid broke migration trends, led to temporary rural unemployment: Report")
Pandemic-hit human trafficking survivors face livelihood question
A recent analysis by a group of NGOs under Tafteesh - a coalition of survivors, professionals and activists - shows that the lockdown has severely impacted the economic lives of women survivors
 "Pandemic-hit human trafficking survivors face livelihood question")
What makes managing debt funds a challenge for mutual funds industry
In the last couple of decades, the regulator has had to constantly tinker with the guidelines but new problems have cropped up every few years
 "What makes managing debt funds a challenge for mutual funds industry")
Statsguru: Jobs situation before Covid-19 hit India's slowing economy
The most recent data pertains to the July-September 2019 quarter. At that point of time, India's gross domestic product growth was on a decline for more than a year
 "Statsguru: Jobs situation before Covid-19 hit India's slowing economy")
Swinging with the music: Spotify driving critical changes in the market
In August, about 18 months after its entry in India, a Spotify listener spent an average of 97 minutes on the app, almost ten times more than any other streaming music brand
 "Swinging with the music: Spotify driving critical changes in the market")
Eknath Khadse: Where does he fit in the intricate Sena-NCP equation
What makes Khadse so important? At the heart of it, is caste
 "Eknath Khadse: Where does he fit in the intricate Sena-NCP equation")
Strategic retreater: Amarinder Singh's threat to resign is deeply political
In this political game, the actual content of the farm laws is not important
 "Strategic retreater: Amarinder Singh's threat to resign is deeply political")
Need to enumerate, identify and register migrant workers: Sandeep Chachra
We could have planned our response to the pandemic better, says Sandeep Chachra, executive director of ActionAid Association
 "Need to enumerate, identify and register migrant workers: Sandeep Chachra")
Hindalco turns environment-harming product into a money-minting resource
The aluminium maker's breakthrough in regenerating red mud for the construction industry addresses a serious environmental concern
 "Hindalco turns environment-harming product into a money-minting resource")
BS READS: From phones to TVs - Xiaomi's smart rise in India's gadget market
India's smart home market, worth $3 billion, is estimated to double over the next two years. Yuvraj Malik explains how Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi is working to be at the top of this market
 "BS READS: From phones to TVs - Xiaomi's smart rise in India's gadget market")
Jet Airways revival: An uphill task amid strong headwinds on take-off
If the Murari Lal Jalan-Kalrock Capital combine can script a turnaround, it will have pulled off a bigger coup than Ajay Singh did with SpiceJet in 2014
 "Jet Airways revival: An uphill task amid strong headwinds on take-off")
Aluminium export can touch $10 bn with govt help: Vedanta's Ajay Kapur
Government support for exports will provide Indian aluminium producers a level playing field vis-a-vis global suppliers, says Ajay Kapur, CEO-Aluminium and Power, Vedanta
 "Aluminium export can touch $10 bn with govt help: Vedanta's Ajay Kapur")
Recovery eludes bus sales as schools, public transport remain shut
Sales of heavy duty and light buses reported a steep decline of 95.31 per cent and 82.48 per cent respectively in the first half of the current year over the corresponding period
 "Recovery eludes bus sales as schools, public transport remain shut")
Digital health mission faces privacy and infrastructure concerns
The National Digital Health Mission (NDHM), as it is called, aims to provide people with a unique, digital health identifier, gathering all records in a unified system
 "Digital health mission faces privacy and infrastructure concerns")
India gained more than a decade of life expectancy since 1990: Lancet
The study, published in the Lancet journal, noted that life expectancy in India has risen from 59.6 years in 1990 to 70.8 years in 2019, ranging from 77.3 years in Kerala to 66.9 years in UP
 "India gained more than a decade of life expectancy since 1990: Lancet")
CARO 2020: Wary of increased scrutiny, auditors and firms attempt push-back
Auditors and business are wary of the new audit guidelines
 "CARO 2020: Wary of increased scrutiny, auditors and firms attempt push-back")
Decoded: How Graded Response Action Plan will tackle air pollution
Business Standard decodes the action plan now in place to tackle air pollution, the restrictions from it and what citizens could do
 "Decoded: How Graded Response Action Plan will tackle air pollution")
Explained: How Uttam Galva Steels lost its sheen amid mounting debts
The promoter group's deal-making capabilities have come back to haunt it
 "Explained: How Uttam Galva Steels lost its sheen amid mounting debts")
How to ensure quick Covid vaccination of billions? Online gamers may help
Problem of building an mRNA which can stay effective for a long time in a regular refrigerator is currently being worked on by thousands of people around the world - by playing a game called Eterna
 "How to ensure quick Covid vaccination of billions? Online gamers may help")