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How to prevent the looming debt crisis

A global sovereign debt crisis today would push millions into unemployment and fuel violence around the world

Covid-19 impact: 50% of global youth depressed, 17% out of jobs, says ILO

The ILO survey aimed to capture the immediate effects of the pandemic on the lives of youths (aged 18 to 29 years) with regard to employment, education, mental health, rights and social activism

Covid-19: Britain enters recession as GDP tumbles 20.4%, worst in Europe

Brace for more job losses, says Sunak

Tata Power consolidated profit before tax falls 31% in June quarter

During April-June, the firm reported a total income of Rs 6,540 crore as compared to Rs 7,874 crore in the year-ago quarter

Small firms losing market to big FMCG brands as buyers go for trusted names

Normalcy in operations, push into rural areas aid growth

Covid-19 impact: Edtech firm Byju's nears $1-billion revenue milestone

In FY20, the company posted a revenue of Rs 2,800 crore ($370 million), a 100 per cent growth over the previous fiscal.

Needed: Policy debates

The govt should have a wider discussion on the way forward

GI Council may move SC to implead itself on standard rates in Covid therapy

Wants govt to prescribe treatment protocol and then fix the rates

How Covid-19 moved India from milk shortage to glut in a few months

Unless quick steps are taken to clear surplus milk and milk product stocks in the country, the coming flush season will spell bad news for milk farmers, especially small and marginal ones

India's low per capita income worrying, needs to be looked at: Sitharaman

Addressing a talk on India - Today and Tomorrow, the finance minister said that dependency on agriculture in the post-pandemic world is one of India's strengths.

Covid-19 crisis: Hit by local lockdowns, fuel demand falls 12% in July

Fuel consumption, a barometer of economic activity in the country, had slumped by over 45 per cent in April as nationwide lockdown halted most vehicular traffic and shut industries

US economy does not need big dose of Covid-19 stimulus: White House adviser

"The numbers are coming in very, very nicely," National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told Fox Business Network

Cummins India reports 65% decline in consolidated PAT at Rs 53 cr in Q1

The company had posted a PAT of Rs 152.56 crore in the same period last fiscal, Cummins India Ltd said in a regulatory filing

Those without ration card find it hard to access Centre's free grain scheme

Just one in four non-ration card holders in rural India got any kind of food support from the government, a recent survey showed

Pakistan board unhappy with Mohammad Hafeez for breaching bio-bubble in UK

The former skipper Hafeez, who is not a part of the Test squad is there for the limited overs leg

India's gem, jewellery exports shrink 38% in July on weak global demand

The exports stood at $2.2 billion (around Rs 15,112 crore) in July last year

Slowdown to continue as states announce more curbs: Fed official

Consumer spending is likely to say low relative to the past as people avoid activities that require high levels of social interaction for health reasons, Rosengren said

ENG vs PAK 2nd Test: Michael Atherton defends Pakistan captain Azhar Ali

Azhar came under immense scrutiny after Pakistan lost the first Test from a winning position to go 0-1 down in the three-match series

Lockdowns hamper recovery in major world economies despite easing of curbs

An analysis of seven major economies, including India seems to suggest that all, save China, are struggling to turn around

Kerala's Covid-19 tally hits 38,000 with 1,212 new cases; toll rises to 125

Kerala on Wednesday reported 1,212 fresh Covid-19 cases, including 22 health workers, and five deaths taking the infection count to38,144 and the toll to 125.