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Covid-19 impact: Centre gives 5-month extension to renewable projects

RE Projects hit by Covid, supply chain disruption can claim Force Majeure

Travel ban, border closures directly affected trade in goods, services: WTO

It added that travel restrictions are likely to account for a substantial increase in trade costs for as long as they remain in place

Domestic air traffic rises 6% in July as aviation sector tries to take off

Airlines flew 2.1 mn passengers in July, against 1.9 mn in June

Health, privacy, Covid-19 driving paradigm shift in consumer behaviour: EY

As many as "94.5 per cent of the working respondents have settled into a virtual working environment and 40 per cent are positive about working from home", it said

Excited by demand, but production remains a challenge: Royal Enfield

"The uncertainties continue, but things are looking up on the demand side for motorcycles and it is expected to catch up soon in commercial vehicles," said Siddhartha Lal, MD and CEO at Eicher Motors

Tata Steel sinks into red, logs loss of Rs 3,337 crore in June quarter

Revenue from India operations stood at Rs9,145 crore, down 42 per cent from same period last year.

Covid-19: IIT Ropar develops remote controlled room disinfection device

The device ensures 360-degree disinfection through its prismatic body and foldable wings, it said

Goodbye bartenders, hello robots: How pandemic has changed concept of bars

To be sure, robotic mixologists won't solve the risk of close quarters - which is part of what makes bars ideal hotspots for transmitting the virus

Prestige Estates' PBT declines 74% in Q1 as Covid-19 dents business

While the company registered a consolidated net profit of Rs 20 crore for the period, a fall of 83 per cent vis-a-vis a year ago, total income stood at Rs 1,296.3 crore for the realty major

Hospitality major EIH posts Rs 152 cr net loss in Q1 due to Covid-19 crisis

The company had posted a net loss of Rs 1.13 crore in the corresponding period of previous fiscal, EIH said in a filing to the BSE

City Union Bank reports 17% decline in net profit at Rs 154 cr in Q1

The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 185.65 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, CUB said in a regulatory filing

Pranab Mukherjee responding to treatment, vital parameters stable: Son

The former President was admitted to the Army's Research and Referral Hospital here on August 10 and was operated upon for removal of a clot in the brain. He also tested positive for Covid-19

Grasim approves Rs 1,615-cr capex plans for FY21 to tackle Covid-19 crisis

In its earnings statement, the company specifies cost rationalisation, demand creation, working capital management and innovation, among others, as key focus areas

Raiding RBI war chest, asking people to deposit gold needless distractions

Using the central bank's gold to raise resources is no substitute for bolstering the sovereign's credibility with investors

World needs to spend at least $100 bn on new tools to fight Covid-19: WHO

More than 20.69 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and almost 750,000 have died, according to a Reuters tally

Final exams crucial step in student's career, states can't cancel them: UGC

UGC said states cannot say that its July 6 directive, asking universities and colleges to conduct final year examinations by September 30 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, was not binding

Tata Steel reports Rs 4,648 cr net loss in Q1 due to reduced income

The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 714.03 crore during the same period a year ago, Tata Steel said in a BSE filing

Andhra Pradesh reports 9,996 fresh Covid-19 cases, tally now over 264,000

Covid-19 tally shot up to 264,142 in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday as 9,996 fresh cases were reported in the last 24 hours, the latest bulletin said

India urgently needs future-ready digital health system, says Ficci

E-Pharmacy provides a building block for such a digital health ecosystem to ensure efficient and affordable universal health coverage, Ficci added

For Americans waiting for coronavirus aid, no new relief in sight

Americans counting on emergency coronavirus aid from Washington may have to wait until fall