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Covid-19: Maharashtra discoms turn to energy exchanges for cheaper power

On March 26, the peak demand in the state, excluding Mumbai, was 13,664 MW as compared with 19,029 MW on the same day in 2019.

People in 33 hotspots will be screened for Covid-19: Delhi Health Minister

The number of coronavirus hotspots in Delhi increased to 33 on Saturday when three more areas were added to the list.

Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine consignment from India reaches US

Anticipating that it will work, given the initial positive results, Trump has bought more than 29 million doses of hydroxychloroquine for potential treatment of COVID-19 patients

CII seeks incentive package for lockdown-hit mining and metals sector

The demand ranges from financial support to tide over liquidity issues to logistics and trade policy support

Govt's crucial move towards nursing 5 sectors back to health amid lockdown

These five sectors are textiles, chemicals, electronics, steel and pharmaceutical

Covid-19: 7 arrested in Patiala for attacking police, chopping ASI's hand

The seven people included five who were allegedly part of the attack outside a wholesale vegetable market in Patiala early on Sunday morning, Police said

What other nations can learn from Italy during coronavirus pandemic

The proportion of the population older than 65 years is 9.5 per cent in Alaska as compared with 19.1 per cent in Florida and 23.1 per cent in Italy, they explained.

Covid-19: Ease fiscal policy, let states borrow from RBI, says Kerala FM

On Tuesday, Kerala had to offer an interest rate of 8.96 per cent for Rs 6,000 crore market borrowing for state development loan for a 15-year period

Robots to stethoscope: Institutes, start-ups develop tech to fight Covid-19

IIT Roorkee and Kanpur have developed low-cost portable ventilators

Industrial activities that may be allowed during the lockdown

Districts and states will not be in a position to sustain the expenditure on the stay of migrant labour so they could instead be used for construction activity

Covid-19: World Bank sees FY21 India growth at 1.5-2.8%, slowest since 1991

It estimated India will grow 4.8 per cent to 5 per cent in the 2019-20 fiscal that ended on March 31

Covid-19 impact: Automobile dealers seek financial support from OEMs, govt

Former FADA President and President Automotive Skills Development Council ( ASDC) Nikunj Sanghi said OEMs have given support packages that were already due to the dealers

Lockdown impacting hospitality sector; needs govt support: Industry

The government has also requested industries to not lay off staff and cut salary, where in liquidity is a problem

Age of anxiety: Mental health is the next looming crisis in Covid-19 times

It needs swift, sensible attention, writes Nikita Puri

Here are some useful things on the internet that cost you only time

Here's a roundup of all you can do from the comfort of your couch while sipping on a dalgona coffee in your pajamas

FPIs pull out Rs 9,103 cr in April as Covid-19 triggers rush to safe havens

In the previous month, FPIs had withdrawn a record amount of over Rs 1.1 trillion on a net basis from the Indian markets

'Three-week lockdown reasonable starting point to fight Covid-19 in India'

"From an epidemiologic standpoint, I don't know if three weeks will be enough. It may require more time," said Venkayya

Covid-19 woes: NBFC sector staring at another bout of liquidity challenge

Most banks are yet to decide on giving moratorium to shadow lenders

After 6 yrs, gold ETFs witness inflows of over Rs 1,600 cr in 2019-20

As per Amfi data, investors put in a net sum of Rs 1,613 crore in 14 gold-linked ETFs in the just concluded financial year, while they had pulled out Rs 412 crore in 2018-19.

Covid-19 has caused severe disruption for the Indian economy: World Bank

The coronavirus pandemic may wipe out all the gains made in poverty alleviation in South Asia, says World Bank