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Case for UBI should be delinked from pandemic response: Somanathan

Rajan, meanwhile, said that the central and state governments will have to maintain increased spending, whatever the deficit figures may be

Health spend of some states as percentage of GSDP has fallen in past decade

As India is on the cusp of hitting a million confirmed Covid cases, the woeful state of India's public health infrastructure is being revealed every day

Govt should spend on profitable firms to boost economy: Raghuram Rajan

Speaking at NCAER's India Policy Forum 2020, Rajan said in the pandemic, unlike normal recession, there is enormous amount of destruction

Share of industrial credit in total bank credit dips to 31.5% in March: RBI

Bank credit growth (year-on-year) continued to decelerate across all population groups and stood at 6.3 per cent in March 2020.

Reliance Jio unveils JioGlass to expand presence in virtual reality space

The unveiling of Jio Glass coincided with Google's Rs 33,737 crore investments in Jio Platforms for 7.7 per cent stake

Demand will be key to strong recovery in the farm sector going forward

Unless demand picks up, it will be difficult to absorb all the surplus output, especially in crops that aren't procured by govt, are largely consumed in processed form, or are exported

MPs ask govt to promote inexpensive drugs, tighten reins on pharma lobby

A dozen of the 30 MPs, who are members of the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs, headed by Congress's Anand Sharma, attended the meeting

England tour of India for ODIs and T20s in September set to be postponed

The BCCI is yet to make any formal announcement in this regard but it is expected that it will happen soon

Central police forces record over 7K Covid-19 cases with 242 new infections

As per the latest data accessed by PTI, these forces have recorded a total of 7,059 Covid-19 patients till now out of which 3,233 are active cases while the rest of the personnel have recovered

Wall Street jumps on Goldman's strong numbers, Covid-19 vaccine hopes

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 367.22 points, or 1.38 per cent

Tamil Nadu adds 4,496 new Covid-19 cases, total number of cases at 151,820

According to the state health department, 39,715 persons were tested, while 5,000 patients were cured and discharged

Coronavirus may affect nervous system, cause anxiety, depression: Study

The research, published in the The Laryngoscope, noted that the two symptoms related to mental health were most closely associated with a loss of smell and taste

As Covid-19 hurts demand, Delhi's auto drivers struggle to make a living

With people still keeping indoors due to the coronavirus scare, autorickshaw drivers are finding passengers with much difficulty these days

Forced savings rise as Indians uncertain about spending amid Covid-19: UBS

India's gross savings fell to 29 per cent of GDP in FY20 as per UBS' estimates from 34.6 per cent of GDP in FY12

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Drop in population seen as fertility rates fall

Rumours spread of banks closing down in China, Tokyo on high alert, Covid vaccine candidates start human trials and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Role of epidemiologists in battling Covid-19

Karnataka now has fourth biggest caseload, families struggle to import life-saving drug, and how immunity is developed against Covid-19-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Delhi airport handled 20 mn pieces of medical supplies in Q1 of 2020-21

The Delhi international airport handled more than 20 million pieces of essential medical supplies during the first quarter of 2020-21, said its operator DIAL

Every drop counts when dealing with a crisis like Covid: CGH Group Director

In a chat with Anjuli Bhargava, Jose Dominic says his hotel group hacked salaries right up to the MD level, but didn't terminate a single permanent staffer on its rolls on account of the pandemic

Delhi in better situation as compared to June, says CM Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that the Covid-19 situation in the national capital is much better than what the mathematical projections had predicted a month ago

Lockdown computer gaming helps fuel rise in Britain's inflation

Consumer price inflation increased to 0.6% in June from May's four-year low of 0.5%