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Finance Ministry likely to present new GDP, budgetary targets by July

FinMin has internal estimates for economic growth, but these are subject to revisions

Online loan collection is the way forward post lockdown: SCUF chief

In a Q&A, Y S Chakravarti, MD & CEO, of SCUF says his company expects its customers to come back on track within six to nine months after the lockdown is lifted

Tata Steel talks relief package with UK govt amid coronavirus outbreak

UK media reports suggested that the size of the package could be £500 million.

Hope shipping rules extended to minor ports

Some shipping lines or their agents did not feel bound by the advisories, leading to complaints from the importers and exporters

Hotspot districts moving towards being non-hotspot districts: Vardhan

On April 15, the health ministry declared 170 districts as COVID-19 hotspots and 207 districts as non-hotspots

Biggest challenge for small firms is surviving the next 3-6 months: Holland

"Following the massive fiscal packages and central banks 'backstopping' the bond and credit markets globally, all the markets have risen sharply from the lows seen in March"

Opportunity for Make in India

How India can make the most of the opportunity presented by the groundswell of emotion against China for its disinformation about coronavirus

The rise of discretion

Recent decisions in the wake of Covid-19 have hurt India's FDI policy

From SRF to Aarti, exporters better placed in speciality chemical segment

Given the essential nature of production, some plants are exempted from the lockdown

How brands are adopting creative ways to communicate amid Covid-19 lockdown

The problem is deep, if one were to look at the consumer responses to a recent study from Kantar to assess how they expected businesses to act during the coronavirus pandemic

Letter to BS: Franklin Templeton crisis can wreak havoc in MF industry

A Yes Bank type of rescue package could be considered by the mutual fund industry to save itself from this financial coronavirus

Letter to BS: Rash decisions should not be taken to tackle Covid-19

Bleach and sunlight might kill the coronavirus on a park bench, but they are harmful to the body

Shelter home generates livelihood for jobless labourers in Chhattisgarh

Surajpur Collector Deepak Soni said that the administration has provided work to more than 500 poor people at the shelter home

Coronavirus and the ripple effects of force majeure on contracts globally

In India, the onus lies with the government to bring clarity in the use of the clause for the lockdown period, say experts

Not the time for credit risk, investors should stay away from debt funds

Given that the Covid crisis could lead to more defaults by companies, investors are better off staying away from such funds

Force majeure to ban on transport of minerals, here're the key court orders

Legal consequences of the coronavirus-triggered lockdown have apparently been dealt with differently by high courts, and the Supreme Court is yet to grapple with them in an appeal

More coronaviruses looming large: Words of caution from China's 'bat woman'

What is worrying is that China is not the only "hot spot" from where such a future outbreak could originate, said the report, adding that other major emerging economies, such as India, are at risk

Govt should conduct 100,000 coronavirus tests per day: Rahul Gandhi

A total of 26,496 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said

Maharashtra CM to discuss Covid-19 situation in state with PM Modi tomorrow

Highlighting the problems of migrant labourers, Thackrey said that the state government is in contact with the Centre and whatever is possible will be done soon.

Team 11: A look at Adityanath's elite team constituted to fight Covid-19

Each of these committees monitors and manages the affairs of their respective verticals, including finance, home department, agriculture, industry, policing, and rural development