Covid-19: Centre unlikely to impose nationwide lockdownThe health ministry has already suggested a strict lockdown in at least around 150 districts with high positivity rate beyond 15%. Official...
03 May, 2021, 10.02 AM IST
Karnataka Minister rules out stringent lockdown for now"There is no proposal before the government to impose a complete lockdown. We want people to strictly follow the regulations," he told repo...
01 May, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
BS Yediyurappa announces 14-day lockdown in Karnataka from April 27 as Covid cases surgePublic and private transportation including buses, metro, taxi and auto services will not be allowed to operate. “Manufacturing units and i...
27 Apr, 2021, 10.38 AM IST
Uddhav Thackeray to announce strict lockdown today“Till now the government has not used the word lockdown. However, we need a stringent lockdown and all ministers have said that it should b...
21 Apr, 2021, 07.12 AM IST
Lockdown could be imposed if need arises: Karnataka Chief Minister B S YediyurappaMeanwhile in Bengaluru, Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar told reporters that the government was not inclined for a lockdown and wanted people ...
12 Apr, 2021, 02.56 PM IST
CEOs prefer strict safety norms over partial lockdowns: CII SurveyAround 75 per cent of the 710 CEOs polled were of the view that partial lockdown measures could impact the movement of labour as well as mo...
12 Apr, 2021, 06.39 AM IST
Indian rupee remained among better performing Asian currencies in 2020: ThakurMinister for State for Finance Anurag Thakur said India enforced one of the most stringent lockdowns during April-June, 2020, compared to o...
09 Feb, 2021, 02.42 PM IST
Lockdown saved more than 100,000 lives claims Economic SurveyUttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Bihar restricted the case spread the best; Kerala, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh saved the most lives; Maharashtr...
30 Jan, 2021, 09.11 AM IST
India's light vehicle market shrinks 22-25% in 2020; drops out of top 5 marketsIndia's light vehicle market is estimated to report a 22-25% decline in 2020 sales, the steepest among the top 10 global markets where it h...
28 Dec, 2020, 09.45 PM IST
Bihar's unemployment rate on the rise, much higher than all-India average: CMIECMIE data shows that while the unemployment rate in the state averaged 46% during April and May, the peak months of the lockdown, the all-I...
29 Oct, 2020, 03.22 PM IST
Stringent lockdown, conservative fiscal policy were mistakes, it is time to reverse both: Swaminathan Aiyar‘India opted for the most stringent lockdown and one of the smallest fiscal stimulus of less than 2% of GDP. The combined result was the bi...
25 Sep, 2020, 01.35 PM IST
India is witnessing a V- shaped recovery, says finance ministry in monthly economic reviewRelative to advanced nations, the monthly economic review of the ministry for August said, contraction in India’s gross domestic product (G...
05 Sep, 2020, 01.23 PM IST
View: With lockdown, a shrinking GDP was no surprise. A V-shaped recovery is as obviousValues for India are 100 on March 25 and April 1, 96.3 on May 1, 75.46 on June 1and 79.63 on August 15. So, in the initial period, India’s ...
02 Sep, 2020, 11.43 PM IST
Retailers Association urges state governments to allow retail operations till 9 pmTotal lockdowns in some places and limited operational hours and days in several others are creating setbacks for retailers as the already ...
20 Jul, 2020, 05.03 PM IST
Fitch projects Indian economy to contract 5% this fiscalFitch has projected a 5% contraction of economy in current fiscal, on account of slump in economic activities.
27 May, 2020, 12.22 AM IST
Karnataka government extends stringent lockdown measures till April 21 midnightHours after announcing that two-wheelers will be allowed to ply on roads and IT/BT companies can resume operations with 33 per cent strengt...
19 Apr, 2020, 09.39 PM IST
Hilton hotels serving select food items at doorsteps via Zomato and Swiggy during lockdownHit hard by the coronavirus pandemic-triggered lockdown, the premier hotel chain Hilton will now serve select food items at doorsteps via Z...
19 Apr, 2020, 04.53 PM IST