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.

OTT platforms do have a buffer in their libraries but delayed production schedules will hit revenues.

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

The Japanese electronics firm has bagged city surveillance projects in Bhopal and Ludhiana. It is now eyeing projects under Smart Cities mission in Guwahati and Jabalpur.

Global and multilateral institutions and national governments need to come together to make sure that the loss of income is offset through cash-and-kind support.

Idealist notions of the State overtaking the Market as the one in charge are unfounded.

The Centre's fiscal management of the Covid crisis vis-a-vis availability of funds to states might result in creating a coercive, rather than a cooperative federalism.

Globally, experts are looking at “excess mortality” or mortality gaps as another measure of the coronavirus death toll. This approach compares the number of deaths during a certain period to the historical average.

The industry is the most apt for creating livelihoods. Govt should consider supporting SMEs in the sector through tariffs to prevent their collapse due to the pandemic

It must include those quarantined as well instead of just the infected; wider testing critical if the app has to work.

The pandemic and its economic consequences have given every state economy the unprecedented opportunity to take bold decisions and accelerate decadal growth.

NEW CASTLE (5 de mayo de 2020) – El 1 de mayo, la División de Servicios Sociales fue aprobada por el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) para operar la Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios Debido a la Pandemia (P-EBT, por sus siglas en inglés), un programa nuevo autorizado […]

The scientists tested their vaccine on mice. The mice developed antibodies immediately after a single injection, which prevented the virus from infecting human cells. Researchers selected 2 of the five candidates for the vaccine after studying them with the best results.

Chen Shih-chung told international media at a news conference that global health officials "have not been honest and failed in their responsibilities," in an apparent reference to the UN World Health Organization that oversees the assembly.

The median salary for male email marketers is $15,000 more than that of females'.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits surpassed a staggering 30 million and the European economy shrank a record 3.8% in the first quarter as hotels, restaurants, construction sites and manufacturing were frozen by lockdowns.

Curiously, the majority of those who say they want their economies to restart before the virus has been contained also report being “very nervous” about leaving home.

Despite an increase in taxes on petrol and diesel, oil companies are still earning net marketing margins to the extent of Rs 4 per litre, which is above the normal level.

In consumer goods, the textile and clothing sector; food products; and crop and animal production have the highest comparative advantage in India.

The committee will include industry veterans like Venu Srinivasan, chairman, TVS motor company, N Srinivasan, vice-chairman & MD, India cements and A Vellayan, former chairman of Murugappa group.

Maintaining social distancing and self-hygiene are the only options we have in the present fettle in trying to curb the COVID-19 menace which indeed is proving prolific.

Her mother was at the door just as she had imagined but instead of a 'thali' was a hand sanitiser! ''Good hygiene is a blessing in times of coronavirus, my mother told me,'' laughed the 37-year-old.

The City of Joy is now the city of containment zones. From north to south, large parts of Kolkata are barricaded with residents unable to get in or out. Burra Bazar, eastern India's biggest trading...

1 Ugandan Shilling = 0.0281 Japanese Yen

Zoetis recently announced the expansion of its K-9 Courage™ Program to support two American Humane initiatives benefiting military dogs and service dogs that assist veterans: the Wags4Patriots program that helps provide service dogs for veterans who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS), and the Emergency Veterinary Grants for Military Dogs program that awards financial grants to provide emergency treatment to retired military dogs in need.

1 Salvadoran Colon = 12.1892 Japanese Yen

1 Romanian Leu = 23.9538 Japanese Yen

1 Ukrainian Hryvnia = 3.9748 Japanese Yen

1 Tanzanian Shilling = 0.0461 Japanese Yen

1 Venezuelan Bolivar Fuerte = 10.681 Japanese Yen

1 Yemeni Rial = 0.4261 Japanese Yen

1 Paraguayan Guarani = 0.0163 Japanese Yen

1 Hong Kong Dollar = 13.7346 Japanese Yen

1 Kuwaiti Dinar = 344.8381 Japanese Yen

1 Saudi Riyal = 28.3995 Japanese Yen

1 Tunisian Dinar = 36.627 Japanese Yen

1 South African Rand = 5.8131 Japanese Yen

1 Norwegian Krone = 10.441 Japanese Yen

1 Argentine Peso = 1.6048 Japanese Yen

1 Moroccan Dirham = 10.8576 Japanese Yen

1 US Dollar = 106.676 Japanese Yen

1 Icelandic Krona = 0.7295 Japanese Yen

1 Kazakhstan Tenge = 0.2528 Japanese Yen

1 Namibian Dollar = 5.7568 Japanese Yen

1 Israeli New Sheqel = 30.4206 Japanese Yen

1 Costa Rican Colon = 0.1875 Japanese Yen

1 British Pound Sterling = 132.3422 Japanese Yen

1 Omani Rial = 278.2027 Japanese Yen

1 Honduran Lempira = 4.2619 Japanese Yen

1 Australian Dollar = 69.7047 Japanese Yen