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India coronavirus dispatch: Fiscal empowerment of the country's states

From a change in migrant policy, to Indians stuck abroad, and asymptomatic Covid-19 patients - read about these and more in today's India dispatch

Lockdown 2.0: Our targets for project award won't decline, says Gadkari

In an interview to Megha Manchanda, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari says he is optimistic about the sector meeting its project execution target in a time-bound manner

Letter to BS: Spare a thought for daily wage earners and migrant workers

The government of India must announce some help urgently

Covid-19: Stranded migrants can work during lockdown, but conditions apply

No interstate movement allowed; registration with local authorities must

India coronavirus dispatch: A constitutional duty towards our urban poor

From treating migrant workers justly and humanely, to flattening the state-level curves, and how epidemics change the course of nations - read these and more in today's dispatch

Coronavirus LIVE: India cases rise to 14, 378; US tally at 710,000

Coronavirus latest update: Confirmed covid-19 cases in India have reached 14,378, and deaths 486. Catch Coronavirus LIVE updates at Business Standard

Coronavirus outbreak: Why cities may not remain the same after lockdown

Tens of thousands of workers who returned to villages are now similarly weighing whether to return at the end of the lockdown, which Modi this week extended to May 3.

Covid-19 impact: Economic growth may fall to 1.1% in FY21, says SBI report

According to the SBI Ecowrap report, the extension of the lockdown would result in economic loss of Rs 21.1 trillion or 6 per cent of the nominal GVA

Reform for the next generation

The dire outlook for an economy that was languishing before the pandemic suggests that India can no longer rely on business-as-normal paradigms

What migrant labourers say in lockdown: 'work can wait, family cannot'

In the last few days, the restlessness of the migrant workers has spilled into the streets in major cities, including Mumbai, New Delhi, and Surat.

Idling trucks, staff shortage: Bottlenecks for industries amid lockdown

Close to 3.5 million trucks (along with their drivers and assistants) are off the road - some because of manpower shortage, and some because they are stuck in various parts of the country.

Buses needed as govt frames business rules during coronavirus lockdown

Millions of migrant workers have left cities for their homes during the pandemic.

Migrant woes spill on Surat roads for second day; workers complain of food

Thousands of migrants from states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha, who work in factories in Surat, have been stuck in Pandol area due to the coronavirus lockdown

Coronavirus lockdown 2.0 and the migrant mess: Here's all that happened

Surviving on food from charitable institutions and living in cramped houses, the distressed people swarmed the Mumbai station at around 3 pm on Tuesday, without any plan in mind

Labourers in Mumbai defy coronavirus lockdown as desperation peaks

A probe into the matter has started and it is being enquired if the workers were already employed, or had been laid off

Covid-19 crisis: PM, FM to finalise details of second stimulus package soon

The stimulus package is expected anytime this week and will again be aimed at the urban and rural poor; disadvantaged sections of society; MSME sector; and some of the worst-affected sectors

ICRA pegs GDP contraction at 10-15% in Q1 amid lockdown extension

Earlier, ICRA had expected GDP to fall by 4.5 per cent in the first quarter when lockdown was for 21 days till April 14.

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.

Unify the labour market

Time to end divisions between permanent and contract workers

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra cases rise to 1,982, Delhi 1,154, TN 1,075

Worldwide number for coronavirus cases has topped the 1.85-million mark, and the death toll has already crossed 114,247. Stay tuned to Business Standard for LIVE updates