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PM Modi interacts with chief ministers of 10 states over Covid-19 situation

This is the seventh video conference of the prime minister with the states since Covid-19 outbreak.

Bhutan govt imposes nationwide lockdown to curb coronavirus spread

The Bhutan government has imposed a nationwide lockdown starting from Tuesday after a locally transmitted COVID-19 case was reported.

CLAT 2020 to be held on September 7; admit card to be available soon

CLAT 2020 admit card will be available on website two weeks before the exam

Poet Rahat Indori admitted to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19

Renowned poet Rahat Indori on Tuesday confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19

A Covid-19 tracker to fight pandemic in Kashmir; see how it actually works

A tracker which provides important information about coronavirus and its spread in Kashmir valley with geographical location, at a time when online medium is flooded with misinformation about the pandemic

Yogi Adityanath sends additional officers to coronavirus-prone districts

Yogi Adityanath has sent two special secretary-level officials to assist the District Magistrates in controlling coronavirus in Kanpur and Lucknow

Punjab ramps up viral testing of coronavirus to 20,000 tests per day

Countering the surge in Covid-19 cases upfront, Punjab government has upgraded the viral testing of infection in the state to 20,000 tests per day

Covid-19 Factoid: India's recovery rate almost 70% but fatalities rising

Daily new recoveries have grown to the range of 40,000 to 50,000 in a day, much higher than the previous month's range of 20,000 to 40,000 a day

Unplanned lockdowns slow economic recovery as unemployment rises

Economy already headed for its worst slump in more than four decades, with the International Monetary Fund estimating the nation's GDP will shrink 4.5% this year.

Best of BS Opinion: Epicentre of Covid, revival in employment, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Healthy, well-spread rainfall raises hope amid Covid-19: CRISIL DRIP

But DRIP scores show some stress for three states and three crops

Epicentre of Covid

India needs a national action plan

Vast global gap between funds needed to fight Covid-19, says WHO chief

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019

India's balance of payments will be very strong, says Piyush Goyal

Says overseas companies must stop having an 'assembly workshop' approach

Covid-19: Capital goods firms experiment with contracts, chase payments

Coping with Covid: Shorter credit-cycle deals, bank guarantees on pro-rata basis the new norm

People happy with govt's Covid-19 pandemic battle, but retail lags

The Retailers Business Survey, conducted in July by the Retailers Association of India (RAI), shows the fourth-largest global market is still seeing 63 per cent contraction in offtake

Highway construction in Q1 dips to 18 km a day amid Covid-19 pandemic

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways constructed 1,640 kilometres in the first quarter (April-June) of the financial year 2020-21 (FY21).

Covid-19: Truth is the first casualty of India's pandemic finance

Shadow banks will be the biggest losers. They will restructure their borrowers' loans but their own liabilities to banks won't get the same treatment

Former PM Manmohan Singh lists three-step solution for economic crisis

First of the three immediate steps is to "ensure people's livelihoods are protected and they have spending power through a significant direct cash assistance"

UGC questions decisions of Delhi, Maharashtra govts to cancell examinations

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan that states cannot change the rules of the University Grants Commi­ssion