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81% SMEs confident of recovery post Covid, 57% have no cash reserve: Survey

Madan Padaki, co-founder of GAME, said Covid-19 has left a devastating impact on the Indian economy, especially micro-enterprises that comprise around 99 per cent of all firms in India

Tamil Nadu adds 5,996 new cases of Covid-19, total tally at 296,901

The total number of people tested in the last 24 hours was 68,179, said the State Health Department

West Bengal govt puts cap on advance deposit for private hospitals

Private hospitals in West Bengal cannot charge patients more than 20 per cent of the estimated cost of treatment or a maximum of Rs 50,000 at the time of admission

PM condoles loss of lives in fire incident at Vijaywada Covid-19 centre

PM expressed anguish at the death of patients in a fire incident at a COVID facility in Vijaywada as the Prime Minister's Office announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of those killed.

After 73 years of wait for power, 3 J&K villages along LOC on national grid

For three hours of electricity, the Keran area, with a population of 14,000 in four panchayats, was till recently dependent on three old diesel generator sets

Little evidence coronavirus transmitted in schools, UK study indicates

One of the world's largest studies of its kind is expected to conclude that there is little evidence that coronavirus is transmitted in schools, according to a UK media report

Improving realisations may help steelmakers forget Covid-19 memories

Improving realisations and cheaper raw material should help profitability, though domestic demand is yet to reach pre-Covid levels

Covid situation in Delhi under control, recovery rate improving: Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the Covid-19 situation in Delhi is under control and the recovery rate is improving.

'Exorbitant' coronavirus treatment prices slashed as state govts step up

While treatment in the private sector and in ICU can run into lakhs of rupees, the Indian public sector offers treatment largely for free, absorbing all these costs

TN on investors' radar with 41 MoUs worth Rs 30,664 cr since Covid outbreak

The state cornered around 18.63% of fresh investments in the June quarter

Indus Water Treaty meeting: India suggests video-conf, Pak insists at Wagah

India has suggested to Pakistan that the talks for discussing pending issues be held through video-conferencing, but Islamabad has been insisting that the parleys be conducted at the Attari check post

Quickly process claims under insurance scheme for Covid-19 workers: Centre

The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to quickly process claims under the Rs 50-lakh insurance scheme for frontline healthcare workers

UltraTech Cement expects subdued performance as economy slows down

Leading cement maker UltraTech Cement expects a "subdued performance" in the wake of weak real estate and overall slowdown in the economy coupled with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic

Covid-19: Jharkhand to get its second plasma therapy centre in Dhanbad

The second plasma therapy centre in Jharkhand will be set up at the state-run Patliputra Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) in Dhanbad, an official said on Sunday.

Goa to get second Covid-19 care facility in Ponda, tweets CM Sawant

The sub-district hospital in Ponda in north Goa will be converted into a Covid-19 facility, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant tweeted on Sunday.

Bannerghatta Biological Park safe for public to visit, say authorities

The Bannerghatta Biological Park here is safe for the public to visit, authorities of the park has said.

Covid-19 vaccine: Early-stage clinical trial begins in Singapore

The early-stage clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine has started in Singapore, with the first vaccinations expected to be given to volunteers next week, a media report has said.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Bengal docs warn of Covid-dengue co-infections

Small-scale Ganpati in Mumbai this year, cases spike in North east, Modicare shifts to private sector--roundup of news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Scientists develop low-cost way to test mask against viral droplets

Scientists have developed a simple method to visualise how effectively different types of masks prevent the spread of droplets

Masks in class? Many questions and confusions as Germans go back to school

Germany has seen some 217,000 confirmed cases and 9,200 deaths, and brought down a peak of some 6,000 new daily infections in March to the low hundreds