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A catalogue of wants

Here's a catalogue of some of these

Looks great, but is it?

The real concern is whether some of the relief measures announced on May 13 and 14 will actually materialise

Will invest Rs 2k cr in small molecules segment in 3-4 yrs: Biocon CEO & MD

In a Q&A, Biocon CEO and MD Siddharth Mittal explains why he believes his company is on track to achieve the $1 billion revenue target from the segment by 2022

Flying blind into Covid-19

Reports this week suggest that the government has sidestepped the criteria for lifting the lockdown of the Indian Council of Medical Research

Govt to amend Essential Commodities Act to deregulate cereals, edible oil

A stock limit will be imposed only under very exceptional circumstances like national calamities, famine with a surge in prices.

India surpasses China tally with 85,000 cases; 11th most affected: Report

India is now the 11th most affected nation in the world, but each one of the top-ten have 100,000 or more cases. The US tops the charts with more than 1.4 million cases

The safe, secure, selfish urban class' response to migrant distress

You don't need to be on the highway to see a mile-long stream of people walking, abandoned by the cities they help build and run, every day, to see the distress

US retail sales plunge record 16% in April as Covid-19 pandemic hits

The Commerce Department's report Friday on retail purchases showed a sector that has collapsed so fast that sales over the past 12 months are down a crippling 21.6 per cent

Who are the people who manage to get us laughing in these grim times?

Who's making us laugh in these grim times? Veer Arjun Singh finds out

Delhi HC issues notice to Kejriwal govt over Covid-19 fee on liquor

The petitioner contended that the levy violates the Delhi Excise Act and corresponding rules

Gold at all-time high of Rs 46,879 on fear of a second Covid-19 wave

If 3% GST is considered, price is just Rs 1,715 away from Rs 50,000 per 10 gram; Silver hits Rs 45,035 a kg, up Rs 2,050 from yesterday

Tech Mahindra arm leverages AI for potential Covid-19 therapeutic drugs

Makers Lab does molecular docking studies of 19 FDA approved ligands and anti-virals. technique enables search for therapeutically potent drugs and molecules in real-time

Covid-19 hits M&M Finance; pre-tax profit plunges by 67% in Q4FY20

The vehicle finance major, provided Rs 562.6 crore towards Covid-19 related shocks

AAI asks air passengers to download Aarogya Setu app, carry hand sanitiser

The government-owned Aarogya Setu app gives colour coded-designation to users as per their health status and travel history. It helps the user know if he or she is near anyone who has tested positive

11 steps taken by FM Nirmala Sitharaman for the agrarian economy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced a third set of stimulus measures, aiming to "put money into the hands of farmers" with plans to help agriculture infrastructure

India overtakes China in coronavirus cases, 11th most affected: Report

As many as 2,657 people have died from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India

Chhattisgarh to launch Rajiv Gandhi Kisaan Nyay Yojana from May 21

The farmers would be paid Rs 10,000 per acre for paddy, corn and sugarcane crops, based on the registered and procured area for the kharif season

We collect 8 trn threat signals daily, says Microsoft's Ann Johnson

The top cybersecurity expert at the tech giant says that in India, between February 2 and May 2, 2020, Microsoft's detection tools saw 9100 Coronavirus related cybersecurity threats.

Top headlines: Govt to set up Rs 1-trn agri infra fund, job cuts at Zomato

Business Standard brings to you the top headlines of the day

Govt to set up Rs 1-trn agri infra fund, amend Essential Commodities Act

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced setting up of a Rs 1 lakh crore agri infrastructure fund for farm-gate infrastructure. This fund will be used for setting up cold chains and post-harvest management infrastructure, she said while announcing the third tranche of COVID-19 relief package. She also announced a Rs 10,000 crore scheme for formalisation of micro food enterprises (MFE). The scheme will be launched to help 2 lakh MFEs by adopting cluster-based approach such as mango in Uttar Pradesh, kesar in Jammu & Kashmir, bamboo shoots in North-East, chilli in Andhra Pradesh, tapioca in Tamil Nadu. This fund would help in reaching untapped export markets in view of improved health consciousness.