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Covid haze in an Indian maze

India's unique characteristics may add a layer of uncertainty to its Covid outcome; policymakers should be prepared

Clean, cook, binge, repeat...

If everybody is "working" from home then how has TV consumption gone up? Who is making all that gourmet food being posted on social media?

No cold turkey start: Experts want phased exit from coronavirus lockdown

Pronab Sen, former chief statistician, pointed out, "In the unaffected districts, we should open up the lockdown but not allow movement out of these areas.''

Just 'don't' do it: Brands advertising the art of doing nothing

As the global becomes local under the wide spread of Covid-19, brands across the world beat their drum to a single note: stay in, stay safe

TN withdraws clarification on industries allowed to operate during lockdown

The order, which is withdrawn, also gave permission to have skeletal staff for essential maintenance of all closed industrial units to facilitate their transportation for exports

Manufacturing industry gears up for life after coronavirus lockdown

Industry hopes for return of labour, smoothening of supply chain, lowering of inventory

Insurers see rise in health claims; lockdown reduces motor segment demands

Fewer claims are supposed to improve the insurers' loss ratio in the motor segment, but the industry is divided on this

E-commerce firms ask govt to provide curfew passes valid for 6 months

As many delivery personnel have gone back to their hometowns, e-commerce firms are struggling to get enough of inter-district curfew passes

Cash-starved small businesses defer wages amid coronavirus lockdown

India's nationwide lockdown, set to end April 14, has left millions of migrant workers stranded without any other source of income

Covid-19 impact: Confusion over moratorium norms hit smaller MFIs hard

Many are worried about not being able to meet their loan obligations this month; several either have started defaulting or are about to

Manufacturers will struggle to get labour back after lockdown is lifted

Factory workers can only be brought back if there is assurance of advance payment and compensation, besides safety at the workplace, say manufacturers.

No decision on extending national lockdown, don't speculate: Govt

Earlier in the day, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu gave a statement supporting calls for extending the lockdown

Coronavirus: UP puts social media under scanner to curb fake news

Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, TikTok under the lens

CBI alerts all state police about cyber criminals targeting hospitals

The Interpol has issued a purple notice alerting all its 194 member countries about such activities

Covid-19 impact: Indian economy likely to grow 2% in FY21, says Icra

The rating agency said nationwide lockdown announced to contain the coronavirus outbreak has impacted industries

100,000 random tests, '5 Ts': Kejriwal's plan to check coronavirus in Delhi

'We have prepared detailed plan to take over private hospitals if the number of coronavirus cases rises up to 30,000 in Delhi,' said Delhi CM

Ensure safety of nurses, Kerala CM writes letters to Thackeray, Kejriwal

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said 46 nurses from Kerala have been infected by Covid-19 in Mumbai and 5 nurses have been infected in Delhi

Spicejet launches cargo-on-seat flights to carry essentials amid Covid-19

It is the first such service in India. The plane will complete five rounds today

Govt may need Rs 5 trn more to boost economy hit by Covid-19: Subhash Garg

He also suggested that the government should directly borrow it from the RBI instead of borrowing from the market

Sonia Gandhi writes to PM, suggests measures to fight Covid-19 outbreak

Suspend Central Vista project, stop media advertisements to save money to fight Covid-19, Sonia Gandhi wrote in her letter to PM Modi