New Delhi: The commerce ministry on Saturday said it has taken several measures to address hardships faced by exporters due to COVID-19 pandemic, a day after an apex exporters
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Ready to help India in dealing with Covid stress if asked, says Raghuram Rajan – The Economic Times
A straightforward yes is what former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan told a private news channel on being asked if he would return to India if his expertise was required
View: What happens when employees return to work – The Economic Times
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta COVID-19 is transforming our lives in ways we never thought possible. As the outbreak becomes more widespread globally, volatility and uncertainty
Keep bank a/c standard, clear inventories, improve perception: SBI chief to real estate – The Economic Times
State Bank of India Chairman Rajnish Kumar on Saturday exhorted real estate firms to keep their bank account standard, clear inventory as soon as possible and improve
There is no playbook on resilience – ET Prime
Health and economic crises are lessons for companies to adapt. As the demand in the e-grocery market has hit the roof, the last three weeks
Coronavirus lockdown: Cure worse than the disease | Deccan Herald
Without doubt, the lockdown imposed on the nation on March 24 was needed, even if it could have been better planned and the nation given
V-shaped or U-shaped? Some economists upbeat on coronavirus recovery | Deccan Herald
The coronavirus pandemic has hit like a worldwide hurricane, shutting activity in most economies simultaneously, but some forecasters are more optimistic about the prospects for
Swaraj Tractors offers facility of standby tractor to help farmers amid COVID-19 | Deccan Herald
The Union government on Friday exempted the operations of the fishing or marine aquaculture industry, including harvesting, sale and marketing activities, from the purview of
Tea industry stares at 10-25 per cent crop loss due to lockdown – The Hindu BusinessLine
A lockdown because of Covid-19 and closure of tea estates during majority of the plucking season could lead to a crop loss between 10 and
Covid-19 impact to be felt beyond six months: EY survey – The Hindu BusinessLine
A homeless older man holds food packets and walks back to his living place after collecting from a free food distribution centre in between nationwide
Flower trade wilts under lockdown across the country – The Hindu BusinessLine
Floriculturists and traders suffer heavy losses as there is no return on investment Mitesh Patel, a grower of flowers at Badarkha, a village near Ahmedabad,
How to gradually ‘unlock India’ after April 14 – The Hindu BusinessLine
Calibrated opening up of transport services, retaining Section 144, allowing restricted office attendance, are possible options The coronavirus has put the entire world in the
Partial lifting of lockdown will help, says MG Motor India chief – The Hindu BusinessLine
Chaba, however, reiterates that the decision to impose the present lockdown was important to break the chain and flatten the Covid-19 curve. Yet, he adds,
Nasscom urges Centre to reimburse “paid leave” given to staff during lockdown – The Hindu BusinessLine
IT and ITeS industry body Nasscom has urged the Centre to reimburse the payroll cost of employees who were on “paid leave” on account of
‘Lockdown killing petrol-pump dealers’ – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Covid-19 lockdown is killing petrol-pump dealers financially, the All India Petroleum Dealers Association has said. In a letter to oil marketing companies, the association
ADB pledges $2.2 bn to bolster India’s health infrastructure, MSMEs | Business Standard News
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide India $2.2 billion (around Rs 16,000 crore) to help the country ramp up health infrastructure and bolster micro, small and
Cash cow to Achilles’ heel: The transformation of consumer lending business | Business Standard News
Rising income levels of consumers and their aspirational needs was the premise for lenders to ramp up this business Stress in the consumer lending business,
Between extending lockdown and lifting it, India must walk the middle path | Business Standard Column
It’s unlikely that Jair Bolsonaro knew how well-timed his letter to Narendra Modi was when he used the Ramayana legend of Lord Hanuman bringing the Sanjivani Booti to save
India’s greatest test since partition | Business Standard Column
In the aftermath of the lockdown, entrepreneurs will need liquidity and loan forgiveness. The millions now sliding into poverty will need direct transfers of money
Coronavirus has dealt a ‘huge blow’ to MSME sector: Nitin Gadkari – The Financial Express
Nitin Gadakri also urged the officials to go all out for the assistance for MSMEs by revising and upscaling the schemes after proper third party