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Bureaucratic reshuffle in govt, Tarun Bajaj appointed DEA Secretary

The decision was taken on Sunday by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by the Prime Minister

Covid-19: Demand for disinfectant tunnels grows as malls, offices, line up

Disinfectant tunnels are becoming one of the most in-demand commodities in the post-Covid-19 world with malls, offices, banks, shops all lining up to install the structure at their entrances

Coronavirus vaccine production will start in 3 weeks: Serum Institute

Hopes to bring it to the market by October if human clinical trials are successful

CMs to discuss migrants issue, exit strategy with PM Narendra Modi today

Several CMs say they're staring at economic ruin if limited activity is not started

Covid-19 relief: CBDT starts inquiry on IRS officers for unsolicited report

In a statement, the CBDT, which is the apex policy making body for direct tax policies, said it has never asked IRS Association or these officers to prepare such a report

Statsguru: Why crude oil went berserk last week and is it just a blip?

Oil traded at a negative price on a one-month West Texas Intermediate futures contract, but it didn't for successive months' futures contracts

NBFCs' foreign lenders face repayment risks as US dollar becomes stronger

Covid has caused disruption in the domestic and global markets, enhancing the risk of default from the rise in cost of repayments due to upheavals in the currency markets

Patents vs the pandemic

We should question the wisdom and morality of a system that silently condemns millions of human beings to suffering

Mindtree will get back to growth path faster than others, says Chatterjee

'We won more deals in the past two quarters that were annuity in nature'

Upgrade your skills, acquire a hobby with digital learning during lockdown

From enhancing professional skills, to film-making to piano lessons, online learning platforms have become go-to places for those suffocated by the current curbs on movement

Coronavirus outbreak: Start-up heads predict mayhem in six months

The only disruption for thousands of start-ups in the country till now was limited to to pay cuts, salary freeze and layoffs, but the scene will be different in six months

New economic assumptions

Covid must cause a re-examination of aspects of economics

Power for growth

Draft Bill aims to address the fault lines in the sector

Story in numbers: Five cities report nearly 45% of Covid-19 cases in India

High population density, coupled with poor sanitation facilities, in all the five cities could be a reason for the rampant spreading of the virus

Lockdown 2.0: Stranded coronavirus-positive Indians won't be evacuated

Flights to bring back Gulf migrants will take off even if lockdown is extended at a time when requests from Indians across the globe is piling up

70% plunge in viral forwarded messages globally: WhatsApp to govt

Earlier this month, WhatsApp limited the number of times a frequently forwarded message can be sent further to only one chat at a time

Lockdown 2.0: Parle-G maker bucks trend; plants hum at 60% capacity

Mayank Shah, senior category head, Parle Products, admits that the first phase of the lockdown saw the company operate with a few plants and acute labour shortage

IBA demands recast of loan accounts of small firms amid Covid-19 crisis

The RBI had permitted a one-time restructuring of existing loans to GST-registered MSME units

Akshaya Tritiya was never so dull for jewellery industry: IBJA president

Industry estimates suggest that nearly 30 tonnes of gold is sold on Akshay Tritiya, last year

Government to launch online portal for stranded migrant workers

The move will help government to pass on relief benefits to migrant workers and do skill mapping