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Why it may be a long haul

The tension between livelihood and public health will not disappear for a while. And while it remains, chief ministers will take their own call on how to act

Retailers want govt to allow sale of non-essentials amid Covid-19 lockdown

Extend relaxations given to manufacturing units in green zones to retail sector, say industry players

Bill Gates praises PM Modi's leadership in combating Covid-19 in India

"Grateful to see that you're seeking to balance public health imperatives with the need to ensure adequate social protection for all Indians," officials quoted the Gates Foundation co-chair as saying

Covid-19 impact: Cement companies resume ops with minimal production

UltraTech Cement, as well as other companies like Dalmia Bharat Cement, Heidelberg Cement India and others, said that partial operations at some of the companies' plants have resumed

Large stimulus critical for re-starting economic engine: MD, Ashok Leyland

Supply chains need to be re-started, migrant labour needs to come back to work (in a systematic and safe manner), and consumer demand needs to be triggered, says Vipin Sondhi

Oyo asks all employees to take 25% pay cut; some to be sent on furlough

OYO CEO for India Rohit Kapoor communicated the decision through an email to employees after a company townhall on Wednesday

Sections of Sangh Parivar appeal for boycott of all Chinese goods

Shailendra Sengar, Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha national vice-president, called for a 'complete boycott' of all Chinese goods on April 25

Letter to BS: Every Muslim should not be painted with the same brush

Some Hindu fundamentalists are trying to exploit this controversial event for their own selfish motives

Letter to BS: Strike a balance between public health, economic implications

We cannot allow a galloping resurgence of people getting infected as a result of premature lifting of lockdown restrictions

Covid-19: Kerala to boost agriculture amid fears of prolonged impact

"The state needs large scale interventions to increase the output of food grains, fruits and vegetables," said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Coronavirus lockdown measures drag Tata Steel's fourth quarter sales

Tata Steel India also achieved an eight per cent year-on-year production growth to 18.21 million tonnes for the full year FY20 along with best ever annual sales at 16.97 million tonnes

What makes IRCTC click in the travel sector amid the Covid-19 pandemic?

Amid the market sell-off, travel service companies such as Thomas Cook and Cox & Kings have been falling like ninepins, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has emerged as an outlier

GI Council warns against experts deceiving policyholders on Covid-19 claims

Normally, business interruption losses are covered under property damage policy

Pandemic, lockdown to impact profitability of domestic logistics operators

Revenue seen declining by 6-8 per cent weak freight availability, fleet utilisation

India battles supply snags, labour shortages to make affordable ventilators

Nocca is in talks with several large manufacturers to start production once its prototypes clear tests by early May

Why the current scenario demands a mid-year economic review on priority

Impact of over-leveraging by companies on the banking sector and disruption caused by Covid-19 make for extremely unpredictable times

Coronavirus impact: Cement sector to see double digit dip in volumes

For the cement sector, recovery would be prolonged by the depressed real estate sector, muted spends on Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) and lower Capex (capital expenditure) by the government

Global CEOs see U-shaped recession, fear death of some brands: Study

11 per cent of chief executives see coronavirus as a risk to the survival of their firm, while a further 40 per cent say the pandemic poses a severe threat.

Covid-19 crisis and the problem of plenty for India's fuel sector

The plummeting demand for energy across the board is causing a major headache for the sector will be how to balance its limited storage capacity

Govt 'no tolerance' for attacks on coronavirus medics, proposes tough law

There will be absolutely no tolerance to attacks on doctors and healthcare professionals, said Javadekar