Bengaluru: Cheers accompanying the reopening of liquor stores could be short-lived as companies said existing stock at distributors will be exhausted after the initial round of stockpiling and replenishment could take a month or so. “The new guideline is a step in the right direction but we cannot beat the […]
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Priyanka Patil, Neha Suryavanshi and Kuljeet Kaur Randhawa were buzzing with excitement when their choppers took off from ONGC’s Juhu helibase in the third week of March for the BPA offshore platform in Bassein and Satellite project, India’s largest gas field 80 kms off the Mumbai coast. It was the […]
Washington: As many as 35 of the 50 American states affected by the coronavirus pandemic have unveiled formal reopening plans, as President Donald Trump expressed confidence that “much better days” are ahead for the country that has been hit hard by the “invisible enemy”. By Wednesday, 61,000 Americans have lost […]
By Archana Chaudhary In the tug-of-war between the states and Central government for cash to fight the coronavirus outbreak, liquor has become the latest battleground. A well-known teetotaler, Modi banned alcohol sales during the country’s national lockdown to contain the virus, blocking a crucial source of direct tax income for […]
NEW DELHI: This is one reform initiative of the government that has not yielded the desired results on ground. A collapse in global crude oil prices was widely believed to provide relief to consumers by way of sharply lower retail price of petrol and diesel. But the reality has turned […]
Addressing the press, Lav Agarwal, joint secretary health ministry asserted that social distancing and lockdown have been proving crucial in containing the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. Apprising about the current situation, Agarwal said that in last 28 days, 15 districts have had no new case and […]
Describing the effectiveness of the lockdown in containing the spread of novel coronavirus, Lav Agarwal today said the doubling rate of covid cases has slowed down from 3.4 days before lockdown to 7.5 days. “Based on the last seven days, India’s doubling rate has improved to 7.5%,” joint secretary health […]
In the first week of the lockdown, spluttering flames on the stove were a dreaded sign of gas running out. With all supplies in Goa confused or closed, the prospects of replacing the cylinder didn’t look good. Should we build a mud chulha in the garden? We could fuel it […]
The Reserve Bank on Friday announced an asset classification standstill for three months to May 31 but asked banks to set aside additional money as provisions against loan accounts where the 90-day moratorium on repayments has been utilised. On March 27, it had given term-loan borrowers the option of a […]
Commenting on covid’s chain of transmission, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary health ministry said that if no covid case is reported for 28 days from specific area, we can say that the chain of transmission has been broken. He was replying to a question on the rationale behind government’s 40-day lockdown […]