Lockdown lays bare unease of doing business

Out of 157 units owned by FMCG companies, 43%, are in Covid-19 red zone districts.

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epaper Lockdown lays bare unease of doing business Out of 157 units owned by FMCG companies, 43%, are in Covid-19 red zone districts. ... Job offers drying up for IITians this placement season IITs are also reaching out to alumni (most of who are either startup founders or hold senior positions in India Inc) ... Coronavirus hero or cautionary tale? India mulls May 3 options The three-week lockdown on March 25 was extended to May 3 to control the coronavirus outbreak....

Today's Highlights Microbiologist first in line for Oxford's vaccine trial Elisa Granato is the first volunteer in an initial group of 800 to be part of the ground-breaking trial, which is hop... UP to bring back labourers stranded in other states At a review meeting with senior officers here, Adityananth asked them to prepare a list of people stuck in other stat... Gujarat starts using rapid testing kits Earlier, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had asked all the states to put on hold the use of rapid testi...

News No clause in rules to arrest CEOs: Centre to states "I would like to clarify that there is no such clause in the consolidated revised guidelines and therefore there is n... Lockdown: Readers spending more time on newspapers At a time of global pandemic when trust is at a premium, Indians are increasingly depending on newspapers for verifie... CII pegs GDP growth between -0.9% & 1.5% India's GDP could marginally expand 1.5% or even contract 0.9% in this financial year, the Confederation of Indian In...

Industry Amazon propels its offline strategy after Facebook-Jio deal Amazon said on Thursday it was growing its 'Local Shops on Amazon' initiative to enable offline stores to do more bus... Some drugs more essential, govt moves to ensure supply The government has identified 55 drugs that hospitals in India need to manage coronavirus patients in intensive care ... AIIMS waives autopsy in deaths due to COVID-19 As per the circular, in case the autopsy is to be carried out because of "special reasons", a number of practices sho...

Mutual Funds Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund winds up 6 debt schemes Other funds – equity, debt and hybrid – are unaffected by Franklin Templeton's decision....

Tech Apple clears bills of partners for 2 months Apple has paid its 500-odd exclusive stores in the country two months of rent and salaries for store staff apart from... Apple aims to sell Macs with its own chips starting in 2021 The company is working on three of its own Mac processors, known as systems-on-a-chip, based on the A14 processor in ...

RISE Some startups mandate Aarogya Setu, others remain wary Last week, the ecommerce industry had proposed standard operating procedures to stem the spread of the virus, which i... Guide to opening your business after lockdown Once the lockdown ends there needs to be well thought out plan and action to ensure that while offices and factories ... Startup deals counter may buzz louder this Covid-hit distress season Over the last two years, consolidation in the Indian startup ecosystem was on the upswing, driven by the increased li...

Panache Getting to grips amid coronavirus: Some wondering how WWE brings families together Florida governor deems WWE an 'essential service', permits live telecasts.... Covid-19 dampened Xerox-HP deal. Reasons why other big, fat takeover bids failed Other deals that failed due to different reasons were Yahoo-Microsoft & BlackBerry-Fairfax Financial Holdings.... How a mirror is helping boxer Vikas Krishan to stay in shape The Tokyo-bound boxer says that it helps him determine his positioning as he continues training at home....

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