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Maharashtra, Gujarat call on services of ayurvedic and homeopathic doctors

BMC recommends monthly pay of Rs 1.5-2 lakh for an intensivist, Rs 80,000 for an MBBS, Rs 60,000 for a bachelor of ayurvedic medicines, and Rs 50,000 for a homeopath

Covid-19: New strategies to expand testing at fair price as cases rise

Pvt labs seek approval for protocol on patient sample pooling; faecal testing also considered

Govt guidelines on resuming work may come as a burden to companies: Experts

Rules on sanitisation, social distancing and other aspects could bump up operational costs for companies

Railways to forgo Rs 1,490 cr for cancellation of 9.4 mn ticket bookings

Another amount of Rs 660 crore will be returned for around 3.9 million bookings made for travel between April 15 and May 3, they said

Coronavirus impact: Decline in merchant power prices to hit IPPs

Spot prices of merchant power declined to as low as Rs 2 per unit during the Covid-19 lockdown

Covid-19: Mango farmers approach housing societies for direct bulk supply

Grim export potential despite huge orders booked, due to prohibitive transport costs and lockdown in importing nations

Covid-19 crisis: UP to charge those attacking doctors, policemen under NSA

The accused will also be made to pay for any damage caused to public property during such attacks on state government employees

Covid-19: Jute mills seek more relaxation to meet Rabi packaging demand

The West Bengal govt's permission to operate with 15% workforce will barely allow them to meet 15-20% of the overall demand for bags worth about Rs 1,500 cr

India's exports fall almost 35% in March, drop 4.78% in FY20

Trade deficit narrowed to $9.76 billion in march this year from $11 billion in the same month last year.

Vijay Rupani goes into quarantine after meeting Covid-19 positive MLA

Rupani had met Congress MLA Imran Khedawala, who was later found to be Covid-19 positive

SC rejects plea seeking lockdown guidance on crowd control, police action

The plea, filed by a Guwahati-based advocate, said guidelines are needed to avoid crowding and controlling movement of people who step out of their houses to purchase essential commodities

PC market sees sharpest decline since 2013 due to coronavirus pandemic

Following the first lockdown in China in late January, the production of PCs fell in February leading to logistical challenges

How states are dealing with lockdown-driven delay in harvesting Rabi crops

Since the supply chain has several functionaries and operations, effectiveness of the relaxations will depend on how well they are implemented, while ensuring Covid-19 precautions aren't violated

Infra sector activity declines 43% in FY20 following March lockdown: Report

The overall contract awarding activity fell 26% year-on-year in March.

Fuel demand to go up after govt allows some industries to resume operations

Petrol and diesel sales dropped by more than 66% and ATF consumption collapsed by 90% after the nationwide lockdown shut factories, stopped road and rail transportation and suspended flights

Resource-starved states cry foul, demand fresh funds and dues from Centre

They also ask permission to widen their fiscal deficit beyond 3% of their respective state GDPs

Top headlines: Govt allows e-tail, agri activities to resume from April 20

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MARKET WRAP: Sensex slips 1,189 pts from day's high; financials, autos fall

All that happened in the markets today

India agrees to sell HCQ tablets to Malaysia to fight Covid-19: Report

Malaysia had asked for more than one million hydroxychloroquine tablets from India, said sources

Here are the new rules by MHA for extended lockdown

Here are the revised consolidated guidelines of the Ministry of Home Affairs about what activities have been allowed and what will remain restricted