The decision was taken after the state agriculture department approached the Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR), Nagpur, seeking advice against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the country.

Nearly 60% employees of GoAir’s will be put on “temporary leave without pay”, the airline’s promoters Nusli and Jeh Wadia in a joint letter informed employees.

Marico's Q4FY20 was expectedly weak on topline but margin beat (lower RM & A&P) drove a positive earning surprise.

The surge came at a time when the Nifty and Sensex gained 14.4% and 14.6%, respectively. Market experts say this could have been driven by intra-day trading.

Hobbled by a shortage of workers, companies are finding it hard to resume operations at an optimal scale and with migrants moving back home, it could be a while before factories hum with activity.

The rights issue offers an opportunity for existing shareholders to reap the benefits from RIL’s new and emerging businesses such as digital, telecom and retail business.

A report by Jefferies shows that the benchmark Nifty in the last week of April had outperformed other global benchmarks such as Japan’s Nikkei 225, US’ S&P 500 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng.

It said Axis Bank identified that more than 10% of its customers (25% of its loan book by value) as on April 25 availed the payment moratorium.

The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to exert downward pressure on the credit quality of sugar mills by eroding operating profitability and shoring up debt in fiscal 2021.

Adani Enterprises (AEL), the parent company for the group’s airports and renewable energy businesses, is covered for 12 months of payments amid the lockdown-related economic disruptions, the management said.

Varun Beverages (VBL) reported a strong growth in volumes, Ebitda and earnings during Q1CY20. This was, however, led by the acquired territories of south & west not there in the base.

A Barclays report estimates that the central government’s revenue benefit from the additional hikes in fuel taxes could be as much as Rs 1.4 lakh crore on an annual basis.

SBI’s focus on the insurance business during a challenging year and SBI Life’s technology push to improve digital agent and client engagements remain crucial.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday said it was working to equip its systems to handle crises such as that caused by the crash in crude prices.

With increased focus on other products like home loans, fixed income products, corporate bonds and deposits, insurance, AIF, PMS, SGBs and NPS, non-MF distribution revenue rose 13% y-o-y to Rs 54 crore.

The bright spot in the Indian real estate market viz leasing is likely to see an abrupt end to its rental uptick cycle.

Lifting of the lockdown would release pent-up demand from incomplete repainting projects but we do not expect much new repainting work (especially in urban markets), nor a pick-up in fresh painting (construction activity).

Since Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund closed six debt schemes on April 23, there has been a rush by the investors to redeem the money from several categories of debt schemes like credit risk funds and low duration funds.

With the upcoming trends in technology, and with the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, India can meaningfully leverage its demographic dividend only with sustained efforts to upskill its large workforce

Digital technologies have the potential to create $1 trillion economic value, says EY

Threat trends show political and economic intentions of cybercriminals.

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The daily power demand in the country has fallen by a sharp 21% since March 16 with electricity requirement on March 25 being only 2,777 million units (MU), as most parts of the country is under shutdown.

Retail experts estimate that the current situation might wipe off 10% of e-commerce companies’ annual GMV in the country.

There are dozens of ways to access networks and today, remote offices are common.

By expanding the scope of equalisation levy to cover foreign e-commerce platforms, India has rushed to incrementally cast its net wide insofar as the digital service user-base is concerned.

As IBM Watson has been able to achieve some scale, the company believes that by putting the NLP technology in commercial use it will be able to expand its capabilities much further.

Mindshare and GroupM have implemented their own tools that are better than the industry standards, and we use our own competitive advantage to give our clients better insights than they could get through an industry model.

The credit score algorithm now monitors your three-year credit history compared to the earlier two-year period. It also has new credit attributes along with other additional features.

The near-term outlook is challenging amid economic stress across sectors due to the lockdown, which has added pain to the already weak demand environment and anomalies due to the BS VI transition.

Grofers said the company’s warehouses are operational with 60% staff and to meet the surge in demand, the firm is hiring an additional 2,000 temporary warehouse and delivery staff across the country.

Additionally, the quantum of advance payment that discoms need to furnish as security has been reduced to half till June 30.

At present, people are choosing to access cash through the BC channel rather than going to branches where they will come in contact with other people or to ATMs which are not being sanitised.

The decrease in WiFi usage can also be attributed to people staying at homes.

App Annie’s latest report highlights that Zoom is the most downloaded app on iOS amongst all users. But it has also put focus on privacy and security.

Passenger traffic for carriers is expected to register de-growth of 20-25% in FY21, CARE Ratings has said.

A study by two India-origin researchers at the University of Cambridge, is based on the SIR approach, but takes into account age and social contact structure to assess the impact of the lockdown and social distancing measures adopted before it.

After a fiscal that saw the pace of work slowing down, a first for the NDA govt, FY21 is likely to be impacted by Covid-19 and its aftermath.

Going forward, price trends would be a function of demand. Both domestic and exports demand will be key determining factors affecting price trends.

IIL is already working with Griffith University for conducting R&D of Zika virus vaccine which is currently at pre-clinical toxicology testing stage.

Trai on March 29 had asked all the telecom operators to extend the validity of talk-time of their pre-paid subscribers so that they continue to get uninterrupted services.

Instagram Live allows users to stream video to followers and engage with them in real time. Here are some cool tips to make your quarantine a little more interesting.

Nasscom launches free learning programme to enhance AI skill-sets.

A few tips on how to use Alexa and Amazon smart speakers while you are stuck at home.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has allowed resuming operations in the gardens of Darjeeling, Doars and Terai with a workforce of 25%.

Now, any developer could create an app and run it on Amazon, Microsoft or Google’s servers and make millions or billions in the process.

Startups must maintain their financial health by conserving cash, cutting down on costs and renegotiating their existing contracts.

Easing financial burden, preventing project failures and protecting jobs are a must if sector’s to preserve its health.

Google Meet deploys a range of counter-abuse protection features, ensuring the safety of meetings.

The ratings agency explained that private sector is dominated by small doctor-run facilities in terms of number of facilities and number of beds.