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Auto dealers see massive layoffs amid coronavirus lockdown, call for fisca
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Monday called for a substantial reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) and a series of fiscal concessions to tide over the economic impact of coronavirus epidemic and subsequent lockdown.
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NAREDCO calls for $200 billion relief package for real estate sector
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 9 (ANI): The National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) has sought 200 billion dollars (about Rs 15 lakh crore) from the government as a relief package to minimise the economic impact of COVID-19 and called for a partial lifting of the lockdown on
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Lockdown beyond April 14? An opportunity for India: American Business Cham
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], April 9 (ANI): While many analysts have raised red flags on the economic impact on an extension of the 21-day lockdown in India, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, an American business chamber said that businesses are 'adapting' in ways they can to ensure the continuity of
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Dabur Group pledges support to fight COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Dabur Group on Tuesday pledged support towards India's fight against COVID-19 by lending a hand to the government's efforts to endure the social and economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic as well as protecting vulnerable populations by enabling acc
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Sensex falls by 1,203 points, COVID-19 and lockdown weigh on investor sent
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed 4 per cent lower on the first day of new financial year (2020-21) as investors remained focused on rising coronavirus infections and its economic impact within and outside the country.
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Odisha govt orders deferment of salaries of elected representatives, offic
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): In the view of the economic impact caused by lockdown and expenditure incurred to control COVID-19, the Odisha Government has ordered deferment of wages and salaries in the state.
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COVID-19 impact: World Bank predicts South Asian economies will bleed, 11
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 31 (ANI): East Asia and the Pacific could see up to 11 million people driven into poverty, with low wage and informal sector workers becoming the most vulnerable, the World Bank has warned in a report on the economic impact as experts predict dire economic fallout
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Equity gauges in the red, auto stocks suffer most
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices traded weak during early hours on Monday in line with Asian peers as fears mounted over the rising cases of coronavirus and economic impact of lockdown in most parts of the world.
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Equities buoyant ahead of RBI briefing, banking stocks surge
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were buoyant during early hours on Friday ahead of a media briefing by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das, raising hopes of liquidity-infusing steps to absorb the economic impact of coronavirus amid a coun
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PM Modi hold talks with Amir of Qatar, discuss impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday had a telephonic conversation with Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al Thani, the Amir of Qatar and discussed the ongoing developments related to the COVID-19 global pandemic and its social and economic impact.
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Coal-exit health and environmental damage reductions outweigh economic imp
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Cheap and abundant coal fuelled the industrialisation of Europe, North America and Asia. However, the price tag on coal has never reflected the external cost to society; coal combustion produces more than a third of today's global CO2 emissions and is a m
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COVID-19: Congress, DMK seek financial package for unorganised sector, poo
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Congress and DMK members in Lok Sabha on Monday sought financial package for the vulnerable sections of the society due to economic impact of the threat of coronavirus.
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