The country's largest carmaker Maruti will resume operations at its Manesar plant from May 12.

German car maker BMW commenced operations at the Chennai plant in accordance with the government-initiated guidelines. The company also stated that the BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad dealerships across the country would restart the operations in adherence to local government directives.

The Directorate of Human Space Programme of the city- headquartered ISRO has sought proposals for 18 tentative technology development areas. Four Indian Air Force fighter pilots are currently under training in Moscow and are likely to be potential candidates for the first manned mission to space.​​

Kamal Jain, a professor at the institute's civil engineering department, claims that the software will not only reduce testing costs but will also reduce the risk of exposure to healthcare professionals. ​So far, there is no verification of his claim by a medical institution.

The device, called VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally), passed a critical test this week at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York, an epicentre of COVID-19 in the US, NASA said.

IIT-Guwahati has shown the way cornering the biggest pool of projects, followed by IIT-Madras and IIT-Hyderabad. Nearly 50% of the key research in India’s premier technical schools are happening in six of the old IITs. Majority of the researches are happening in the field of personal protective care equipment (45 projects), followed by sanitisation (33) and treatment.

Nitin Gadkari, the minister for MSME and road transport and highways, also called upon the retailers to start exploring option of home delivery.

The company said that it will seek shareholders' nod for raising up to Rs 2,500 crore through QIP.

The board has considered and approved the proposal to raise debt of up to Rs 2,000 crore, a company statement said.

The issue price for Series I (April 20 to 24, 2020) was Rs 4,639 per gram of gold.

However, record-low yields are pointing to an undercurrent of worry in the market.

Analysts in an ETNow poll had projected the number at Rs 3,000 crore.

The multi-year deal will see Baseline managing all the commercial interests of Garg. Born in Meerut, UP, Garg made his first-class debut against Goa in 2018 where he went on to score an unbeaten 117. He recently led the Under-19 Indian team at the World Cup in South Africa where they finished runners-up.

Tendulkar made the donation to the Hi5 Foundation, a non-profit organisation based out of Mumbai.

Spot gold markets remained shut due to the lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to HDFC Securities.

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $1.78, or 7.4 per cent, to $25.77, on track for its highest close since April 6 and up more than 30 per cent this week.

Globally, gold eased on Friday as appetite for riskier assets improved after a string of strong corporate earnings.

US gold futures were up 0.1 per cent at $1,728.10.

In the international market, silver was quoting 1.44 per cent higher at $15.82 per ounce in New York.

The issue price for Series I (April 20 to 24, 2020) was Rs 4,639 per gram of gold.

Assam cabinet held its meeting on Friday through video conferencing. Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said the 25 per cent hike will add Rs 1000 crore to the government's kitty.

Time to get into the festive spirit.

In NYC and most of the US even today, non-northern European foods termed are 'ethnic'.

Both phones will come in 8GB + 128GB and 12GB + 256GB storage variants.

"After the moratorium, it was expected that there would be outflows."

‘Industry leaders would benefit from both the demand revival as well as consolidation.’

'Indian farmers could be rich if the govt would leave them alone'

According to the consulting firm KPMG, in comparison to the economic crisis of 2008, the government now has limited options to undertake corrective interventions owing to the financial stress which was already prevalent in the pre-COVID-19 period.

Realtors' apex body Credai on Saturday said cement and steel rates have increased by 40-50 per cent in last few weeks despite the lockdown and alleged price cartelisation and unfair trade practices by the manufacturers.

A lot of companies have made a tactical move to making sanitisers. We want to be a little more strategic, because when things settle down, only big brands with differentiations will work., said Saugata Gupta, MD of Marico

The highway ministry is examining the issue faced by the contractors and could unveil steps for their resolution soon, two senior officials told ET. Toll road operators will also be compensated for loss of business on account of fall in traffic and toll exemption, they said.

The Railways has ordered a comprehensive probe into the Aurangabad accident in which 16 migrants workers who were sleeping on the tracks were mowed down by a goods train early on Friday.

The task force, in a report released on Thursday, acknowledged stress in the telecom sector and said the Supreme Court judgement mandating companies to pay around Rs 1.35 lakh crore has placed some operators in a "precarious position" due to the short period of time in which they have to meet their liabilities.

The task force has also called for a revamp of financing models for infrastructure and backed a return of development financial institutions, such as IDBI and IFCI, albeit with a sectoral focus. It has argued that banks and NBFCs are unable to meet the massive funding requirement and face several challenges, which is turning the clock back by close to two decades.

Coal India planned to auction 60% of its 75 million tonnes inventory by May-June following which four subsidiaries planned to offer 46 million tonnes under different e-auction schemes. CIL reduced floor price for bidding from 20-30% above notified price to the notified prices and bulk of the offer was to be for auctions allowing consumers to lift booked quantities over several months.

The country imported 26.34 million tonnes (MT) of coal in April 2019, according to a provisional compilation by mjunction services based on monitoring of vessels' positions and data received from shipping companies.

Construction groups have received permission to restart work in the National Capital Region, after getting permission from local authorities and fulfilling government mandated conditions.​​ The companies have imposed a ban on gutka, pan masala, pan and any form of tobacco at their sites to maintain hygiene.

Bids were submitted by CarVal Investors and Nithiya Capital Resources Advisors. The resolution plans involve settlement to financial creditors of Uttam Value Steels with a total upfront and contingent payment of Rs 1,078 crore and Rs 1,576 crore for Uttam Metallics.

The third auction "is being undertaken by PFCCL (PFC Consulting) as per the IMC (Inter-Ministerial Committee) decision. The CIL's role is limited to making available the source-wise availability of coal which it has already provided to PFCCL. Therefore, other issues need to be taken up with PFCCL, being the agency responsible for conducting the auction," CIL told APP.

The report further said the lockdowns have adversely affected the demand for chemicals and petrochemicals owing to decline in consumption and shutting down of manufacturing plants, supply chains and distribution networks.

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