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Fear of extended coronavirus lockdown pulls indices into red zone

Last week, the indices had rallied 13 per cent and were on the cusp of a bull market - a term used for a 20% rise from recent lows

Mr Modi's mojo

Coronavirus has occasioned us to see how copious Mr Modi's mojo bag is

PPF to recurring deposits: Breather for investors in small savings schemes

As cash is priority, you can delay payment. But there will be loss in interest income

Covid-19 impact: Analysts see over 20% decline in Q4 profit for GCPL

High revenue decline resulting in weak operating leverage to result in 220 bps fall in operating profit margin

Extended lockdown, slow recovery to dent Phoenix Mills' revenues

35% correction and long-term growth plans keep brokerages positive

Be bold in declaring economic package of 5-6% of GDP: Congress to PM Modi

The Congress leader added that many countries like the UK, France, and Germany had declared economic packages that were 15 per cent of their GDP, and the USA had it at 10 per cent

Covid-19 Lockdown: Flour mills run at 25% capacity on wheat, labour paucity

Wheat procurement has become a problem due to closure of several mandis. Also, truck operators aren't plying fear of police harassment, despite govt's go-ahead on inter-state movement

How states are ensuring food reaches from farm to fork during lockdown

Business Standard brings you the initiatives taken by 11 states in the country to alleviate the distress of the cultivator and the consumer

PM Modi to make it official today: Lockdown will stay with caveats

But, even if lockdown restrictions are eased, labour remains the biggest challenge for both agriculture and industry.

70 vaccines in the works, with three leading candidates, says WHO

The drug industry is hoping to compress the time it takes to get a vaccine to market - usually about 10 to 15 years - to within the next year

Will market recover? Indian stocks lose premium to bonds amid global crisis

The 25% tumble in the index has meant that stocks currently offer an earnings yield of about 5.25%, compared with the domestic benchmark 10-year yield of about 6.50%

Covid-19 impact: It's my decision when to reopen economy, says Trump

However, he also has said he would listen to US health experts and others in making any recommendations

Coronavirus outbreak: A 21-day lockdown may have cost India Rs 8 trillion

The sectors that have been most impacted are transport, hospitality, and real estate

25 districts in 15 states have not reported new Covid-19 cases: Govt

The ministry asserted that the government has enough stocks to conduct tests for up to six weeks and over 200,000 samples have been tested so far

Coronavirus related order flows add to BEL, BEML's strong prospects

Existing defence orders in execution stage to remain BEL's earning drivers, while BEML to also gain from railway projects

Lockdown Effect: How Odisha kept people off the 'Coronavirus' grip

State was the first to announce and extend lockdown. It set up India's first two exclusive Covid hospitals, provided doorstep medical service, made masks mandatory in the war on Covid-19

Covid-19 impact: States borrow Rs 12,128 cr from bond market at lower rates

The cut-off yield for 10-year state development loans was at 7.60-7.65 per cent, whereas the 10-year government securities closed at 6.50 per cent.

Coronavirus lockdown: Congress calls for financial package of 5-6% of GDP

The opposition party also demanded that the Centre pays all pending dues to states to enable them to fight the outbreak, besides giving each of them special packages.

Only Ayushman Yojana beneficiaries can be tested for free in pvt labs: SC

The top court said it never intended to make testing free for those who can afford to pay.

Covid-19 lockdown: India Inc more vulnerable now than in recession of 2008

Profitability and cash reserves have halved since the global financial crisis