BUSINESS
Big Tech antitrust hearing | CEOs of Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon to testify today: All you need to know
The probe aims to ensure that these companies aren't gaining a monopoly in the digital markets.
BUSINESS
IndiGo starts layoffs, also extends leave without pay, and salary cuts
The company may further cut salary of pilots under training to around 75 percent, while the same for all line released pilots will be revised upwards to around 45 percent.
INDIA
Climate conundrum: Frequency of summer heatwaves over India may quadruple by end of 21st Century
The rising temperatures would lead to an increase in demand for energy to meet the demand for space cooling. This, if met by thermal power, would, in turn, lead to higher greenhouse gas emissions and thus, to global warming.
BUSINESS
MSME woes | Large corporates with strong liquidity hold up nearly Rs 3.3 lakh crore in payments: Report
The report notes that despite the MSME-focussed steps announced by the Centre as part of the financial relief packages, the sector continues to experience stretched liquidity "given the long credit period extracted from MSMEs by large corporates, many of which have sufficient liquidity of their own."
INDIA
World Environment Day 2020: How raging issues in biodiversity-rich northeast India continue to be ignored
It seems ironical that sapling plantation drives are undertaken every year to commemorate World Environment Day, yet there is little or no awareness / opposition to the indiscriminate felling of trees in ecologically sensitive areas.
INDIA
Baghjan blowout: All you need to know about the 'uncontrollable' gas leak in Assam
Around 2,500 people have been evacuated from the nearby affected areas and are lodged in three relief camps.
BUSINESS
COVID-19 impact | 21 million jobs added in May, no increase in salaried jobs: CMIE
The report noted that there was no increase in salaried jobs in May, with the number having seen a marginal decline instead (from 68.4 million in April to 68.3 million in May).
BUSINESS
Here's all you need to know about Kerala's new liquor app BevQ
As a way to ensure that the reopening of liquor outlets across the country does not lead to overcrowding amid the ongoing pandemic, the state government has come up with the idea of the app as a tech solution to the queue management problem
INDIA
Crisis within a crisis: Amid coronavirus lockdown, parts of India now battle locust attacks
On May 25, parts of Jaipur were teeming with these insects, which had reportedly come into the city from Nagaur, and were now moving towards Dausa
INDIA
COVID-19 pandemic: Gujarat records one of the lowest recovery rates, second highest number of cases after Maharashtra
Gujarat currently accounts for about 11% of the burden of COVID-19 infections in India. On the other hand, Maharashtra (with 5,652 cases) makes up about 26%, while Delhi another 10.35%.
BUSINESS
People still prefer brick-and-mortar stores for lifestyle products, electronic goods: CCI report
The "online-offline split" of sales of products can be understood in light of factors such as the nature of goods and the extent of the price differential between the sales channels.
BUSINESS
This startup lets you make additional returns on top of your investments
Clients that have enrolled with Minance's APC can earn additional returns on top of what their existing investments make.
BUSINESS
Here's how a stalemate at WTO affects global trade
The WTO's appellate panel, which is a seven-member body, was left with three members about three days ago, due to lack of fresh appointments.
BUSINESS
Explained | From payments banks to neo banks -- how India's fintech ecosystem has evolved
From digital wallets to payment gateways to the so-called “neo-banks”, the choices available to today's tech-savvy users are many.
WORLD
QS Asia ranking 2020: No Indian university, not even IITs, in top 30
For the Asia ranking, universities are assessed on the basis of 11 indicators, academic and employer reputation are the key parameters.
INDIA
Where are the women? The not-so-curious case of missing women politicians in India
The study, titled 'Women & Politics: Changing Trends and Emerging Patterns', states that of all the women who were surveyed, only a little over 25 percent were willing to step into the political battleground and make a career in it.
BUSINESS
India's medical tourism market expected to touch $9 billion by 2020: Report
As per the report titled ‘India: Building Best Practices in Healthcare Services Globally 2019’, the country is one of the preferred destinations for MVT, occupying the fifth position among 41 major medical tourism destinations as per Medical Tourism Index Overall ranking, 2016.
BUSINESS
Here's how Indian IT firms are looking to address attrition woes
IT majors such as TCS, Wipro and Infosys are looking at ways to ensure employees stay motivated and are given the opportunity to grow professionaly.
INDIA
Maharashtra Assembly Election: 1,600 residents of Mahul resettlement colony unable to vote
Their names were removed from the electoral list of the area they originally lived in
BUSINESS
Explained: The concept of co-operative banking in India
The co-operative banking system came into being with the aim to promote saving and investment habits among people, especially in rural parts of the country.
BUSINESS
Bangladesh has surpassed India as the fastest-growing South Asian economy : Report
In its latest Asian Development Outlook 2019 Report, data from the Asian Development Bank highlight how the GDP growth rate outlook for Bangladesh has bypassed that for India.
WORLD
Indonesia forest fires: Here's why parts of the country are witnessing blood-red skies
UNICEF has said that about 10 million people under 18, almost a fourth of them being children under 5 years of age, are at risk due to the resultant air pollution.
INDIA
Healthcare expenditure by Mumbaikars is on the rise: Report
They spent 9.7 percent of their total income in 2019, which is a rise from 7.8 percent spent in 2017.
BUSINESS
Here's why Forever 21 and its ilk are staring down the barrel
However, going down the bankruptcy road does not necessarily mean it is all over for the fashion brand.
