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Major states still not allowing industries to reopen: FIEO to govt

Majority of industrial townships remain in red zones, restricting exports

House panel opposes lay-off payment for workers during natural calamities

The Standing Committee has suggested that the government allow bigger companies to retrench workers, without the need to seek official nod from the government

PM Modi, Sitharaman to meet today to finalise second stimulus package

Friday's meeting follows a wide range of deliberations held within the government and with eminent experts.

Progress of direct benefit transfer under PM Garib Kalyan Package

The government has so far transferred Rs 31,235 crore directly to either the bank account or employees' provident fund of 331.4 million people from the vulnerable sections of society

Policy dilemma: Is the Covid-19 pandemic a demand or supply shock?

In the absence of clarity about the impact of this crisis on demand and supply, any measure undertaken presents the possibility of proving to be eminently wrong when clarity eventually emerges

Migrant labourers help Uttar Pradesh clock 77% rabi crop harvesting

This comes on the back of Adityanath government's announcement to provide local level jobs to the migrant labourers, who were forced to return to the state after nationwide lockdown was imposed

India coronavirus dispatch: Fiscal empowerment of the country's states

From a change in migrant policy, to Indians stuck abroad, and asymptomatic Covid-19 patients - read about these and more in today's India dispatch

Lockdown 2.0: Our targets for project award won't decline, says Gadkari

In an interview to Megha Manchanda, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari says he is optimistic about the sector meeting its project execution target in a time-bound manner

Letter to BS: Spare a thought for daily wage earners and migrant workers

The government of India must announce some help urgently

Covid-19: Stranded migrants can work during lockdown, but conditions apply

No interstate movement allowed; registration with local authorities must

India coronavirus dispatch: A constitutional duty towards our urban poor

From treating migrant workers justly and humanely, to flattening the state-level curves, and how epidemics change the course of nations - read these and more in today's dispatch

Coronavirus LIVE: India cases rise to 14, 378; US tally at 710,000

Coronavirus latest update: Confirmed covid-19 cases in India have reached 14,378, and deaths 486. Catch Coronavirus LIVE updates at Business Standard

Coronavirus outbreak: Why cities may not remain the same after lockdown

Tens of thousands of workers who returned to villages are now similarly weighing whether to return at the end of the lockdown, which Modi this week extended to May 3.

Covid-19 impact: Economic growth may fall to 1.1% in FY21, says SBI report

According to the SBI Ecowrap report, the extension of the lockdown would result in economic loss of Rs 21.1 trillion or 6 per cent of the nominal GVA

Reform for the next generation

The dire outlook for an economy that was languishing before the pandemic suggests that India can no longer rely on business-as-normal paradigms

What migrant labourers say in lockdown: 'work can wait, family cannot'

In the last few days, the restlessness of the migrant workers has spilled into the streets in major cities, including Mumbai, New Delhi, and Surat.

Idling trucks, staff shortage: Bottlenecks for industries amid lockdown

Close to 3.5 million trucks (along with their drivers and assistants) are off the road - some because of manpower shortage, and some because they are stuck in various parts of the country.

Buses needed as govt frames business rules during coronavirus lockdown

Millions of migrant workers have left cities for their homes during the pandemic.

Migrant woes spill on Surat roads for second day; workers complain of food

Thousands of migrants from states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha, who work in factories in Surat, have been stuck in Pandol area due to the coronavirus lockdown

Coronavirus lockdown 2.0 and the migrant mess: Here's all that happened

Surviving on food from charitable institutions and living in cramped houses, the distressed people swarmed the Mumbai station at around 3 pm on Tuesday, without any plan in mind