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UPI transactions drop in March, RTGS shoots up due to lockdown

According to the data, the volume of UPI transactions in March slipped to 124.68 crore from 132.57 crore in February

Covid-19: Guidelines for handling waste generated during patients treatment

The CPCB has also written to the state pollution control boards and pollution control committees to consider operation of common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility

Oil & gas stocks tumble as US oil price collapses; ONGC declines over 6%

Among oil marketing companies, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) was down over 3 per cent at Rs 84.85

Explained: What is negative crude future and how does it affect consumers?

The price of a barrel of crude varies based on factors such as supply, demand and quality. Supply of fuel has been far above demand since the coronavirus forced billions of people to stop traveling

Need exceptional measures to help countries deal with Covid-19: IMF MD

The IMF last forecast the global economy would contract by 3% in 2020 due to the pandemic, marking the steepest downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s

Coronavirus global update: The worst-hit nations and UNGA vaccine plan

193 members of the UN General Assembly have adopted by consensus a resolution that calls for "equitable, efficient and timely" access to any future vaccines developed to fight Covid-19

Govt promotes blood donation amid Covid-19 lockdown, issues guidelines

All the blood donors will be given passes for smooth movement during the lockdown

Total coronavirus cases in India mount to 18,601; Delhi has 2,081 patients

Acording to Delhi government authorities, a committee has been constituted for a daily audit of every fatality due to Covid-19

Covid-19 Factoid: Death toll in India is doubling at same rate as in the US

Even as the number of daily fatalities globally fell for 3 straight days and the US epicentre of New York on April 18 saw only 23 new cases, New Jersey reported more than 3,000 on the same day

Best of BS Opinion: Unemployment rate touches 26%, Covid-19 fear, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day

Titan's jewellery division to roll out digital initiative for clients: CEO

Ajoy Chawla, CEO of the jewellery division at Titan, tells Samreen Ahmad that the company is gearing up to train nearly 25,000 people in Titan's ecosystem in two weeks to restart post-lockdown work.

Coronavirus doubling rate improves to 7.5 days; 18 states and UTs do better

Odisha and Kerala reported 39.8 days and 72.2 days as their doubling time for new cases, says health ministry.

Covid-19 impact: RBI increases centre's WMA limit sharply to Rs 2 trillion

Ways and means advances (WMA) are temporary liquidity line given by the central bank to the government to meet short-term expenditure needs of the government

Covid-19: Oil crashes into negative territory for the first time in history

The May US WTI contract fell $55.9, or 306 per cent, to settle at a discount of $37.63 a barrel after touching an all-time low of -$40.32 a barrel

Wall Street drops on oil price crash, earnings anxiety; Dow falls over 2%

The S&P energy index tumbled 3.7 per cent after the front-month May US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contract actually turned negative

Infosys won't pause hiring even as it freezes salary hikes and promotions

Plans to make 35,000 jobs offers this year, including fresher and laterals, says won't layoff staff owing to Covid-19 business

Covid-19 clouds Infosys' prospects as Q4 results indicate quantum of pain

Firm suspends guidance because of pressure in key geographies

Infosys Q4 net up 6.3% at Rs 4,321 cr, suspends FY21 guidance

Company abstains from giving annual revenue projections owing to COVID-19 uncertainties, appoints new board member

Chinese investors likely to face Sebi heat after change in FDI rules

Cap on purchase limit being discussed

WTI crude oil trades in negative for first time at -$37.63 per barrel

In a first, MCX crude oil, too, expires below Rs 1,000