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Locust attack badly-timed serious infestation: Environment min official

Soumitra Dasgupta, Inspector General, Wildlife, Ministry of Environment said it is the desert locust which has attacked India in huge numbers and may lead to crop losses.

Supply chain blocks, lack of labour push MSMEs in Chennai to the brink

The second of a five-part series focuses on how the lockdown has compounded the woes of already-struggling firms

Coronavirus to trigger fresh consolidation across sectors, says BofA

Brokerage says organised, large firms will grab more market share in the post-Covid world

S&P 500 clears 3,000 barrier on hopes of recovery, Covid-19 vaccine

The benchmark index traded above the key psychological level for the first time since March 5

Handling of Covid-19 pandemic creates friction in Uddhav Thackeray govt

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi distanced himself and his party from the management of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.

Charter aircraft firms may see uptick in biz in next three months

Non-scheduled domestic operations, which include private and charter flights, began on Monday.

IndiGo passenger travelling to Coimbatore found Covid-19 positive

The coronavirus positive case was reported on the Chennai-Coimbatore IndiGo flight 6E 381

Streamline logistics of perishables further to boost farmers' returns: CII

Access to credit remains a challenge for food processors while tractor makers face liquidity crunch

Titan defers launch of jewellery collections, expects demand to be muted

Company says Covid-19 situation to adversely affect profitability during the first half of this year

Needed: Global Risk Pooling Reserve Fund

According to the World Bank, 60 million people worldwide will fall back into extreme poverty as a result of the severe economic crisis unleashed by Sars-CoV-2

SC tells Centre to clarify stand on movement restrictions in NCR

On May 15, the apex court had sought responses from the Centre and governments of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi on the plea which has alleged that "complete sealing of borders" within the NCR

PM 'low key', cannot be seen now that lockdown has failed: Rahul Gandhi

Demands to know govt's plan after May 31; fears the pandemic will spread manifold in a "non-lockdown situation"

UP's labour pains

Contradictory moves won't help the cause of workers

The Covid curve

Primary responsibility for containing the virus is now with society

Making space in Parliament: DMK MP advises Naidu to use Central Hall

There is uncertainty whether the monsoon session of Parliament can be held on schedule

SC asks govt, RBI to respond to plea on interest on loan during moratorium

Interest shall continue to accrue on the outstanding portion of the term loans during the moratorium period, the RBI had said.

Railways sending trains without prior intimation, alleges Kerala CM

His comments came after Union Minister of Railways and Commerce Piyush Goyal criticised the state for denying approval to a train from Mumbai to Kerala.

Experiences by rail, air passengers expose Centre-state coordination

The differing experiences between rail and air passengers after the limited resumption of services have underlined the criticality of Centre-state coordination

Virus stimulus for judiciary

Courts must make up for the time lost in hesitating to adopt modern technology

States' fiscal deficit to rise to 4.5% of GSDP in FY21: Ind-Ra

The 20 states considered in the analysis constituted nearly 86 per cent of the budgeted aggregate revenue receipts for FY20.