Hit by lockdown but aided by technology, fruit growers in Bengaluru reach out to city residents in apartment complexes and gated societies to sell their produce

Lockdown during peak demand season has hit the earnings of nurseries in Kashmir that supply apple plants and seedlings

Glimpses of life in a state that has only 12 Covid-19 positive cases so far

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Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy (CSDP) hosted a webinar to examine these issues from the employer perspective. Panelists discussed: (1) actions employers can take to better accommodate employees with disabilities; (2) feedback from employer interviews about the challenges associated with recruiting and retaining workers with disabilities; and (3) findings from the National Employment and Disability Survey, recently released by the Kessler Foundation.

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Throughout history, the desire for justice and human rights has motivated the oppressed to demand political change and the promise of a better future. February 21st and 22nd, Colonial Williamsburg and the Chautauqua Institution present “Turning Worlds Upside Down: Liberty and Democracy in Revolutionary Times,” an exploration of revolutions past and present. Creative Director for […]

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Bollywood is doing everything it can to busy themselves during the national lockdown. And some of them are adding a touch of humour too.

'I was still in New York when I came across this most incredible poem LOCKDOWN by an Irish priest.'

So what's on Bollywood's plate?

Bollywood is doing all it can to keep busy during the national lockdown.

'The sleeping hours and the eating frequency have increased. But it's a phase of life, so it has to be taken in one's stride.'

Never one to complain about her circumstances, Preity is making the best of her prolonged isolation in Los Angeles.

'Re-connect with people you have lost touch with, including yourself.'

Adani Transmission Limited (ATL) reported a drop in net profit in Q4 due to one-time write-off concerning finance sunk cost.In the March-ended quarter

Appliances and consumer electronics makers are using social media platforms and other online tools to reach their customers, who are facing problems with products amid the lockdown.

Companies like Panasonic India, Godrej Appliances, Dixon Technologies and Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd said with retail outlets shut there is no point to start production as there is existing unsold inventory of March at warehouses and dealers.

Summer sales of air-conditioners, refrigerators, soft drinks and ice creams will take a massive hit this year.

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd (MHRIL) on Sunday said it plans to first reopen resorts that are at drivable distance from the metro cities once the coronavirus lockdown is lifted.

State fuel retailers in India sold 50% less refined fuel in the first two weeks of April than the same time a year earlier as the country came to a standstill due to the lockdown that was put in place on March 24.

The Gautam Adani-led utility firm that sells piped natural gas (PNG) to households and compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicles hopes to make up for the lost time on new projects once the lockdown is over and is sticking to its capital expenditure plan of Rs 1,500 crore for the current fiscal, its CEO Suresh Manglani has said.

Indians may borrow more against their stash of gold as the world’s biggest lockdown raises financial stress .

Corona lockdown has put entire mango trade in West Bengal under deep uncertainty. The debacle is bound to cause severe economic crisis in the Mango zone of the state. West Bengal is one of the largest contributors to India's national mango output that constitutes around 40% of global yield.

With around 6 lakh ton annual production in almost 20,000 ha land, Bidhannagar in the foothills of northern West Bengal contributes around 80% to the state output that is near half of India's total 20 lakh Metric Ton (MT) yield. India is the fifth largest contributor to the global production of around 275 lakh MT.

The decrease in redemptions has happened post RBI's announcement of special liquidity measure of INR 50K crores for the mutual fund Industry, said a press release issued by Association of Mutual Funds in India o Amfi.

With gyms being closed during the lockdown that has been enforced to keep the coronavirus pandemic at bay, the local players of Aizawl FC have taken to custom-made gym instruments, in order to maintain their fitness. While the situation in the northeastern state has so far been under control, something that the players of the former Hero I-League champions are thankful for, the players are all spending their time at home, maintaining the social distancing norms.

Deb demonstrated how the traditional towel - known locally as gamchha - can be used

Previously, Banerjee had conducted surprise visits to marketplaces to enforce the lockdown, catching unprepared violators off guard

The child was born on Monday, almost a week into the lockdown in the country

The government in the state has been following the lockdown rules strictly after a sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases

Traders in Raipur's biggest commercial centre wrote that an extended lockdown could trigger blood pressure and diabetes, apart from neurological complication

The Department of Personnel and Training issued a notice that announced postponing the start of a post-graduate degree course for senior bureaucrats at IIM Bangalore

The govt might write to the President to remove Ganguly as chairperson of West Bengal Human Rights Commission.

Derek O''Brien said TMC has followed an approach of zero tolerance when it comes to safety and dignity of women in the workplace.

Karat said BJP and RSS are trying to add fuel to the fire of communalism in the country.

Bhattacharya said the walk was to protest the attacks on democracy by the state government.

The ongoing issues in the energy sector, particularly related to pricing, may pull down growth of the overall infrastructure sector, the Economic Survey has warned. It recommended doing away with subsidies through import parity in domestic fuel ...

Early this week, Fieldfresh, an initiative of Bharti-Rothschild, dispatched a consignment of baby corns to London. In 2008, the firm had exported 200 million tonnes (MT) of vegetables to the European markets...

Prices too low, middlemen eating up profits, say farmers; govt blames it on glut

And farmers still managed good prices in the beginning because of better marketing, though these eventually did drop in the glut.