More from Sir Howard Elston, our man almost at Westminster.

"Birmingham's business community has lost a quiet hero," says Mayoral candidate.

Our recent story about proposed developments at Acocks Green has drawn a reply from local campaigner Julie Larden

Liam Byrne launches a Manifesto for the Next Generation.

Will Mapplebeck, a Tyneside political commentator, reports on the outflow from the election.

Sheilagh Matheson takes on the curtain-twitchers as we face Lockdown Week 2.

Andre’a: The youth worker helping future generations step back from a life of crime.

Anonymous disposal helping reduce knife crime.

Campaign results in victory for local politicians.

Design aims to monitor driver mood and energy levels.

Richard Lutz meanders through another miasmic week

Birmingham Rockschool keeps local music students performing together.

New York Sounds: The Week In Free Jazz, No Wave Funk-Disco, Jewish Cantorial Experimentation & Alternative Hip Hop

Martin Longley sees Spiritualized compress their cosmic selves into a tiny Brooklyn DIY venue...

Film season sees visitor numbers increase in entertainment centre.

Alan Clawley wades through the gloom and doom of budget cuts and asks why Sir Albert Bore is predicting the end of local government as we know it.

Backing for local council from residents.

Young people feel ignored by power, but would still turn out to vote.

New food parcel service feeds vulnerable in Castle Vale and Stockland Green.

Local arts groups come together for inaugural celebration.

Festival marks thirtieth birthday of community group.

Alice in Wonderland-inspired family day for Concerts in the Park 2019.

Fundraiser announced for music heritage appeal.

The UK's largest Bee Summit aimed at tackling the causes of bee decline, will take place in London next Friday (28 June 2013), Friends of the Earth revealed today.

Sir David Attenborough is urging the public to take part in the world’s largest butterfly count to assess if species are recovering after their worst year on record.

Grant aid for groups to help struggling species.

Richard Lutz says goodbye to a friend.

Fancy a short break not too far from the madding crowd?

Richard Lutz reports on life in lockdown.

Following last week’s elections and the referendum on AV, Steve Beauchampé takes the political temperature.

Active Black Country Coordinator proves #ThisGirlCan for International Women’s Day 2020.

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Coventry regeneration schemes awarded £3.7 million loan.

Hospitality forum hears about opportunities to increase business.

How a small business is serving up community support for Henley in Arden.

Southside BID calls on government to #RaiseTheBar.

Henley-in-Arden restaurant offers retail service during lockdown.

Jonathan Agnew speaks about cricket, Test Match Special and his tour with Geoff Boycott.

Andy Munro ponders on a lengthy spell without a trip to St Andrews.

Famous Brummies show their support for #SIFASurvives.

The survey was conducted by MindMap Advance Research with 560 India Inc. employees across small, medium and large enterprises in major metro cities of Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Multinational companies in various industries have pursued value creation opportunities by deploying these global business services (GBS) model to build a differentiator in the market.

The economy has been severely impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the government and policymakers are looking for segments that are in the best position to help revive the economic activity the quickest.

Production cuts will be most in premium product portfolio as companies expect consumers to curb discretionary spending as the impact of the Covid-19. Manufacturing orders fall by up to 40% year on year as they expect much of current stock to remain unsold till then, company executives said.

In April, Zomato initiated a voluntary salary reduction programme, which also offers affected employees’ additional stock in lieu of the cash cut from their pay cheques.

“The idea of store-on-wheels is that customers should not feel suffocated that they can’t go out and shop, and feel the same pleasure right at their doorsteps,” said Vishnu Prasad, managing director of Future Lifestyle Fashions that owns Central and Brand Factory.

The move came after Future group firms defaulted on loans taken against the pledged shares of Future Retail in March, which also impacted its share price.

Production cuts will be most in premium product portfolio as companies expect consumers to curb discretionary spending as the impact of the Covid-19. Manufacturing orders fall by up to 40% year on year as they expect much of current stock to remain unsold till then, company executives said.

The five southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala together consume as much as 45 per cent of all liquor sold in the country, the report by Crisil said. While Tamil Nadu and Kerala top the list in revenue percentage terms at 15 per cent each, for Kerala the tax on liquor is its single largest revenue source.

“The idea of store-on-wheels is that customers should not feel suffocated that they can’t go out and shop, and feel the same pleasure right at their doorsteps,” said Vishnu Prasad, managing director of Future Lifestyle Fashions that owns Central and Brand Factory.