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Indian Railways expands Oxygen Express to Telangana, Haryana

Two trains loaded from Bokaro to Lucknow, one empty train from Faridabad and carrying tankers of the Haryana government is enroute to Rourkela and another empty train is on the way from Secunderabad for Angul with tankers of Telangana government. It is expected that cumulative LMO carried by IR will reach almost 640 MT in the next 24 hours. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3eNVmSm https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Bureau
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Coronavirus in India Live News: India reports highest single-day spike of 3,86,452 cases; PM Modi to hold crucial meeting with ministers today on Covid-19

Coronavirus Daily Cases and Deaths in India, Covid-19 India Lockdown, May 1 Phase 3 vaccine drive, CoWIN Covid-19 Vaccination Registration, April 30: India has been reporting over 3 lakh coronavirus cases per day for more than a week now. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3t8pCw6 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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Tech to the aid of justice delivery

The progressive approach of the Supreme Court, the rapid adjustment to online courts, the work being done across several spectrums by the government of India, and a fast evolving landscape in law and technology make this the most critical opportunity for transformative change in the Indian judicial ecosystem. A substantial number of cases are those that don’t require interpretation of the law by a judge, but simply adjudication on facts from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3eHK4if https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
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On sedition and corruption…

Single-party regimes in India have dealt with dissent by slapping sedition or corruption charges. It is easy to accuse an adversary of these, and probe agencies have a lot of leeway under relevant statutes from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2SgfHrK https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
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FDI in insurance: Need to ensure transparency in operations

Shaking off a languid approach to regulation in crucial areas and developing transparency in operations are keys to enable FDI and enhance insurance penetration. The IRDAI has not taken disciplinary action against any insurance company over the last ten years on grounds of non-compliance with awards of insurance ombudsman from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3nw5KSy https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
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Coronavirus in India Live News: Registration for Covid-19 vaccination begins today for all above 18 years

Coronavirus Daily Cases and Deaths in India, Covid-19 India Lockdown, CoWIN Covid-19 Vaccination Registration Live Updates: As India battles its worst enemy in recent history, the Union government from May 1 will launch its ambitious and most crucial phase of the coronavirus vaccination drive, touted as one of the largest in the world, for all above 18 years. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/32Xmg4B https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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Maruti Suzuki Q4 profit declines 9.7%

However, he said it would be difficult to predict how the rest of the quarter would play out. “Nobody knows what will happen and what conditions or restrictions might be imposed. I would not like to make a forecast for the quarter,” he said. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/32Ugz7s https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Shubhra Tandon
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Covid-19: How to meet vaccine costs?

If 140 crore citizens were to get two shots (in reality, 18 years is the cut-off, so 40% are excluded) at a manufacturing cost of, say, Rs 500 at the upper limit, then the cost would be Rs 1.4 lakh crore (0.7% of nominal GDP). from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3voXUwF https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Madan Sabnavis
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Riding the unicorns

Unicorns are a sign that India need not be following a path that retreats to the old economy of a few powerful, politically-connected business houses thriving behind trade barriers, and stifling competition from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3xuy8sR https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Nirvikar Singh
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Indian Railways fraternity working round the clock! Routes for Oxygen Express mapped, ramps & wagons ready

The entire fraternity of Indian Railways of more than 12 lakh employees are working round the clock and are putting shoulder to the wheel to ensure that the national transporter will come out triumphs in its movement of lifeline (oxygen) for the people. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3gGs0HX https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Devanjana Nag
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Coronavirus India Live Update: Centre asks states to implement intensive, focused containment framework; urges people to wear masks at home as well

Coronavirus (Covid-19) India Live, Covid-19 Cases in India Live News: In a communication to all states and UTs, the government said that they must implement an intensive, local and focused containment framework to break the chain of transmission. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3gOavW2 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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SAIL unable to despatch oxygen for want of tankers

Meanwhile, the country's coal producing PSU, Coal India Ltd (CIL), has plans afoot to set up two oxygen producing units likely in Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd and Northern Coalfields Ltd to exclusively meet with the country's medical oxygen demand. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/32NDmBX https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Indronil Roychowdhury
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UpGrad gets $120-m funding from Temasek

UpGrad operates in the higher education segment and offers courses in specialised branches of study, including MBA, BBA, data science, machine learning, marketing and law in partnership with a slew of global and local universities. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3u7zJTv https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Bureau
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Is China still the factory of the world?

China is losing factories at an astonishing pace—in another five years, the manufacturing map of the world will look very different from what it does today. Surveys done by UBS globally suggest that 20-30% of manufacturing will be leaving China. Dongguan, the epicentre of China’s manufacturing, has many shutters down and ‘space available’ signs all across from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3gKcD18 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
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Coronavirus India Live Update: Joe Biden assures India of support in fight against COVID-19, 5 tonnes of oxygen concentrators dispatched from US

Coronavirus (Covid-19) Cases in India Live News: In a bid to make oxygen available for Covid-19 patients, the Centre has not only asked manufacturing units to maximise their production but also barred the use of liquid oxygen for any non-medical purposes. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3dOxDSr https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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UP Panchayat Election 2021 Phase 3 Polls Live Updates: Voting for gram and zila panchayats underway in 20 districts, 3.52 lakh candidates in fray

Uttar Pradesh (UP) Gram Panchayat Election 2021 Phase-3 Voting Percentage Live Updates: Voting is underway in districts of Shamli, Meerut, Moradabad, Pilibhit, Kasganj, Firozabad, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Fatehpur, Unnao, Amethi, Barabanki, Balrampur, Siddharthanagar, Deoria, Chandauli, Mirzapur and Ballia. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3er8Vqu https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 7 Polls LIVE: Extremely confident Mamata Banerjee will be back, says Abhishek Banerjee after casting his vote in Bhabanipur

WB Election 2021 Phase 7 Voting Percentage Live, West Bengal Assembly Election Phase 7 Polls Live Updates: The Election Commission has deployed at least 796 companies of central forces in the seventh phase to ensure free and fair voting. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3xs791c https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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Can capital expenditure boost the economy?

With the current impetus rightly given to capital expenditure, emphasis must also be provided on timely implementation of projects within the earmarked outlay by strengthening monitoring, redressal mechanisms and processes for controlling project delays from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3njgqDO https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
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Microfinance, unsecured SME loan pools to face most stress if lockdowns turn more severe: ICRA

Credit and Finance for MSMEs: While Covid cases continue to explode in April even as state governments have been mounting restrictions to arrest the jump, concerns over the asset quality of retail loans of non-banking financial companies have been raised. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3nkVfkW https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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West Bengal Assembly elections: Phase 7 voting date, schedule, key candidates and constituencies, Covid protocol – All you need to know

West Bengal Phase 7 Polling: In the seventh phase, 36 seats were scheduled to go for polls but voting was deferred in two constituencies following the death of two candidates in Jangipur and Samserganj. These two seats will go to polls on May 16, and the results for these two seats will be declared on May 19. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3aBPbiX https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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Can cryptocurrency bulls provide relief to India’s COVID-19 crisis?

In a sense, as one expert who has looked at this subject closely but does not wish to be identified, says, “it is viewed as any venture capital (VC) or private equity (OE) supporting Covid cause but in this case, stands out for no traceability of the source.” from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3niZyx2 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J E Kumar Sharma
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Crores of traders urge FM Nirmala Sitharaman to defer GST, income tax compliances by three months

Covid impact on MSMEs: "The daily business loss due to lockdown in Delhi is likely to be around Rs 600 crore while for overall India, the daily loss could be around Rs 30,000 crore taking into account full lockdown, partial lockdown, night curfews, and other forms of restrictions," said CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3dPFq2x https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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Idea Exchange: Co-Win an extremely scalable platform, tech backbone is in place, we can handle (vaccine) load that comes, says RS Sharma

Sharma talks about using learnings from Aadhaar to ensure speed, inclusivity in vaccination, says vaccine wastage is a management issue, notes that supply, capacity, demand will determine vaccine coverage, and explains risks in home vaccination. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3tReTHN https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Bureau
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Between sips: Thanks to Covid’s second wave, we are back to square one – looking up new places to order food from

This time last year, we had just entered the pandemic and F&B outlets were in a state of shock. They didn't know what was happening and how long it would continue to happen. Finally, as time passed, they all learned to pivot, shifting from in-house dining to home delivering and some even forsaking the entire sit-in model and going the cloud kitchen way. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3xgtIFX https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Magandeep Singh
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Data Drive: Rural healthcare’s many deficiencies

Migrants moving back to their villages in lakhs risks carrying the spread to the rural districts in some of India’s poorest states that simply don’t have the public healthcare infrastructure and human resources to handle this. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2QwsNjX https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Financial Express
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M Narasimham (1927-2021): The father of banking reforms

On the whole, M Narasimham would have been satisfied with the progress made in reforming banking in India, given the socio-economic conditions in the economy where it is not easy to change systems easily. Where it was urgent, like prudential norms, the change came with alacrity. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2PgaYVK https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Madan Sabnavis
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Vaccine Logjam: US’s de facto curbs on key vaccine raw materials put global vaccination efforts at risk of serious delays

It is true that it is not just the US that supplies critical raw materials for vaccine production, but its actions do set the template for other supplier-nations to follow. The fallout of this is delayed vaccination and reduced vaccination coverage, leading to continued spread of the disease. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2Ph91sa https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Financial Express
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Coronavirus India Live Update: Govt issues revised clinical guidance for management of Covid patients; PM Modi to chair high-level meetings today

Coronavirus (Covid-19) India Live, Covid-19 Cases in India Live News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a series of high-level meetings today. In the wake of the increasing demand for oxygen, he will discuss the situation with leading oxygen manufacturers in the country. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2RXbVmZ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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India’s second wave: Deadly, but not more than transatlantic’s

The second wave appears to have peaked in the Americas and Europe. It is trending upwards in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia region. It is also trending upwards in Australasia, although it is evident only in South Asia. Mortality in Australasia, including India, is, however, on a much lower base compared to the transatlantic region. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2QoDaX7 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Alok Sheel
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Coronavirus India Live News: In Maharashtra, new lockdown-like restrictions; inter-district travel banned

Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions Live Updates, Covid-19 State-wise Cases, Death Live Updates: Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Chhattisgarh are the latest states to announce free COVID vaccination for all aged above 18 years. Earlier, Uttar Pradesh and Assam had announced a similar decision from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3n6JM8w https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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Capital and innovation: This time is different

Roles of technological innovation and capital are changing—the 2020s will be a very different landscape compared to the 2010s. Unlike capital chasing technological innovations in the 2010s, now technological innovations are being driven by the availability of capital from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3eoR0k3 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Akhilesh Tilotia
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Fragile Collaboration: Hard not to view Russia’s talk of exiting the International Space Station early as mirroring its current tensions with USA

More so given Russia has ruled out future collaborations with talk of its national space station. Thus have the ISS’s fissures become an allegory for a fragile international consensus. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3gtDaj7 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Financial Express
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Vaccinometer 4.0: Vaccine shortages to drive more approvals

The current capacity of 75 million doses per month from the two vaccines will expand by about 50% from July, and four more vaccines can enter the market later. Our current forecast is bear case; expect 48%, 40%, 34% of population to be vaccinated by 2021 in bull, middle, bear case, respectively from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3ei3dHn https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
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Can Reserve Bank of India win this war?

The market believes the rupee needs to be weaker. To ensure that this battle doesn’t turn into a crisis, more than just intervening heavily, RBI needs to tell the market in no uncertain terms that it is willing to sell more than $100 billion, if need be from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3grOagU https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Jamal Mecklai
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Hero MotoCorp temporarily shuts all ops

Hero said the shutdown will not impact its ability to meet the demand, which has been impacted due to localised shut-downs in many states and production loss will be compensated during the remainder of the quarter. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2QLzYo4 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Bureau
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Cabinet okays subsidy for urea produced via coal gasification

Talcher Fertilizers — a joint venture of Coal India, GAIL (India), Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers and Fertilizer Corporation of India — is setting up the 1.27 million tonne per annum capacity urea plant based on coal gasification technology in Odisha with an estimated investment of Rs 13,277 crore. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3n3JZJw https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Bureau
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Weaker the results, later the AGM

According to proxy advisory firm IiAS, despite an accommodative regulatory environment that allowed companies to hold their AGMs virtually, those with weaker financial results preferred to wait till the very end of the season to interact with their investors. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3dyIJeo https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Bureau
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Lockdown should be last resort: PM Modi

Addressing the nation late in the evening, the PM observed that if protocol was followed there would be no need for lockdowns and the combination of medicine and discipline could help the nation combat the spread of the virus. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3aumxAe https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Bureau
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Ken-Betwa Link Project to provide water security in Bundelkhand, ensure conservation of species: Bhopal Singh, DG, NWDA

A comprehensive LMP is being prepared by Wildlife Institute of India under supervision of National Tiger Conservation Authority and Forest departments for not only taking mitigation measures but also enhancing the conservation and carrying capacity of Panna Tiger Reserve. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2QFsXVS https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Tarun Bhardwaj
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UP Panchayat Election 2021 Phase 2 Voting Live Updates: Polling for gram panchayat, block and zila panchayat underway in 20 districts

Uttar Pradesh (UP) Gram Panchayat Election 2021 Polling Live Updates: Among the districts that going to polls in this phase are Amroha, Azamgarh, Etawah, Etah, Kannauj, Gonda, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Budaun, Baghpat, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Mainpuri, Maharajganj, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lalitpur and Sultanpur. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3dz7lUt https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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Export hubs urge migrant workers not to leave

Large-scale migration following a pan-India lockdown in March last year had not just wrought havoc on the workers themselves but also crippled the production lines of companies, especially in labour-intensive sectors such as textiles and garments, footwear and gems and jewellery. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3amhgKG https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Banikinkar Pattanayak
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Start-up funding touches new high in 2021

Besides large venture capital funds like Prosus Ventures, Tiger Global and SoftBank that have made big bets on a bunch of local start-ups, many institutional investors and pension funds are investing in online businesses. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2Qdyp2y https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Asmita Dey
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Salaried jobs lost: 10 million & counting

Vyas estimates that overall there has been a 20% loss of household income saying it’s unlikely there would have been any improvement in rural wages since the data was announced in October last year. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2Q7aMc2 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Surya Sarathi Ray
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World Heritage Day: Maharashtra hosts 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites! Know what makes these sites so special

The paintings drawn on the walls of the Ajanta caves despite being over 2000 years old are completely intact which is a witness to the quality of material used in the paintings and highly skilled artisans of that time. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/32pW3vm https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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‘Any disruption in MSMEs’ sales amid second Covid wave to be detrimental to their survival this time’

Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: E-commerce platforms had matched and surpassed their pre-COVID sales as far back as August last year. To this effect, several MSMEs shifted to online marketplaces last year owing to a lack of demand in retail markets. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3x8oP1I https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
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West Bengal Election 2021: Rahul Gandhi suspends all public rallies due to Covid-19

West Bengal Election: Campaigning has been going on in West Bengal, where three phases of polling are yet to take place on April 22, 26 and 29. However, rising infection cases in the country has evoked sharp reactions from people who now want political leaders to stop mass public gatherings during rallies and road shows from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3v0H0EE https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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World Heritage Day: We are a true custodian of Indian hospitality, proud proponent of traditional arts and culture, says Rohit Khosla, IHCL

World Heritage Day: History and its royal signature can be found not only in a country’s glorious past but sometimes it is also found in the restoration work of many buildings that stand as a true testimony to India’s royal roots. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3wYDKLL https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Swapna Raghu Sanand
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Young survivors of Coronavirus can get reinfected with Coronavirus for second time: Lancet study

The authors of the research have said that despite the presence of antibodies and occurence of Covid-19 infection once, immunisation in the form of Coronavirus vaccines was still needed to provide long term protection against Coronavirus. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3mU07gI https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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Elections are less free and fair

The Election Commission (EC) was fiercely independent: for instance, it acknowledged the logic of allotting a common symbol to all the candidates of the AIADMK (though it was not a recognised party and had won only one by-election). from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3tygphK https://ift.tt/eA8V8J P Chidambaram
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Coronavirus India Live Updates: Keep Kumbh ‘symbolic,’ Modi urges seers as India records 2.3 lakh new cases, 1,300 deaths in 1 day

Covid-19 Lockdown Restrictions Live, Coronavirus State-wise Cases, Death Live Updates: The Twitter appeal by PM Modi tagging Juna Akhada chief comes as Haridwar continues to report positive cases from Kumbh Mela. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3al1qAh https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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Scope & PSEs observe public sector day

Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) and Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) held week-long celebrations to mark Public Sector Day on April 10 at various establishments of PSEs and SCOPE. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3mWkBFB https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Bureau
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Data drive: The FY21 tax suprise

The Centre’s indirect tax collection grew 12%, to Rs 10.71 lakh crore, in FY21 on the back of higher collection from central excise (led by taxes and cesses on petroleum products as well as the recovery in consumption in the second half of the year). from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3e8SDCy https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Financial Express
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Assembly Byelections, Lok Sabha Byelections 2021 Voting Live: Polling underway for two Lok Sabha, 14 Assembly seats

Assembly Byelections, Lok Sabha Byelections 2021 Voting Percentage Live Updates: While Lok Sabha bypolls are being held in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati and Karnataka's Belgaum, Assembly bypolls are being held across 11 states. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3x221Am https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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AI for judiciary will help reduce pendency of cases

With quick access to case law as set by SC judgments, in a comprehensible-for-all format, it is likely that court processes in the high courts and lower courts could get accelerated. SUPACE, a composite AI-assisted tool, can be used to push up efficiency of legal researchers and judges; it will read case files, extract relevant information, draft case documents and manage apportioning of work. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3ajsfVh https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Financial Express
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Coronavirus India Lockdown Live News: 2020 rerun? Migrants on road again, MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand set up call centres, relief camps for help

Coronavirus Cases in India, Covid-19 Vaccination Tracker, Coronavirus India Lockdown Live: From tired doctors in Chhattisgarh to melting furnaces at the cremation grounds in Surat, every single city, town, the village has a tale of utter desperation and exhaustion. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3sfcogB https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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Beating Covid-19: Scaling up India’s vaccination drive

Vaccination must be universal, equitable and steady. At the same time, as the second wave of the pandemic unfolds, the only way to cut off the chain of transmission is to focus on relentless adherence to Covid-appropriate behaviours and continued emphasis on testing and tracking. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3dgYEO7 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
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Academic freedom critical: IIM-C’s Board has done a disservice to the institution

It is unfortunate that even as the government has come out with a law – the IIM Act of 2017 – to assure independence of the Indian Institutes of Management, IIM-Calcutta should go the other extreme and come up with a code of conduct for the faculty that curtails their academic freedom. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2Q7ESff https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Financial Express
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Coronavirus Live Updates: India’s daily caseload shoot up to 1,84,372; over 1,000 Covid deaths in last 24 hours

Coronavirus in India latest news: With the positivity rate of 24%, India is seeing not only a sharp rise in the number of infections, but it's also a high number of Covid deaths. The urban areas are the new Covid hotspots due to the increased mobilisation of people. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3g98CmQ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Online
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Bayer to back AIM’s agri, health programmes

Global life science major Bayer has signed a statement of intent (SoI) for a strategic partnership with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), the government’s programme to create and promote innovation and entrepreneurship. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3wTyaKw https://ift.tt/eA8V8J FE Bureau
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Building capacity critical: In many cities, like Delhi, jumbo facilities need restarting

While a lockdown in Maharashtra increasingly looks a certainty, one in Delhi cannot be ruled out either. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that he is not in favour of a lockdown but if the city’s hospital infrastructure collapses, he will have no option but to shut down the city. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3g7Rfm9 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Financial Express
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Study shows tweaking gut bacteria through food supplements could help fight child malnutrition

Science reports that “in a head-to-head comparison against a leading treatment for malnutrition, a new supplement designed to promote helpful gut bacteria led to signs of improved growth and more weight gain, despite having 20% fewer calories.” from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2Q0lfpw https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Financial Express
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Setback for lenders: NCLAT rules govt dues to be cleared before spectrum sale

In an order which will have adverse consequences for lenders of bankrupt telecom operators, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Tuesday ruled that spectrum can be transferred as part of insolvency resolution plan but only after clearing all government dues. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3a6f1ve https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Indu Bhan
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Who is afraid of India’s fiscal policy?

With little resources to tackle the pandemic and kick-start economic recovery, India should receive debt relief in exchange for a commitment to align economic policies and newfound spending capacity with infrastructure investments and green growth. The next frontier of infrastructure investments will be in small cities and rural areas, where 60% of the population lives from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3g9PlSe https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
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