Migrant labourers, unemployed youth or women workers: Who was the face of India’s COVID-19 induced unemployment?
Lockdown affected thousands of lives last year when COVID cases were at peak and everything was done to contain the spread of the virus. From unemployment to migrant labourers marching home, to people staying indoors, we saw it all. But the moot question is who suffered the most? Was it income less labourers or young unemployed youth or women workers? Let’s find out in this video
Political Bazaar | West Bengal Election 2021: Four points that matter
The eight-phase West Bengal elections will start on March 27. The ruling Trinamool Congress is fighting a pitched battle with an emerging Bharatiya Janata Party. It will be interesting to see what impact the Congress and Left parties will have on the electorate. The impact the West Bengal assembly election results will have outside the state is also equally important. Discussing these points and more is senior journalist Archis Mohan with Moneycontrol’s opinion Editor Viju Cherian in this episode of Political Bazaar.
Why Indian pharma wants more growth from its home market
India is a focus market for drug companies seeking to diversify outside the US. Companies are adding brands and new products to improve growth rates in India
How Modi govt plans to end misuse of social media, stop fake news and regulate OTTs, digital news
Narendra Modi government has issued new rules for social media platforms, digital media publishers, OTT platforms and digital news. Watch the video to find out how the government plans to curb abuse, misuse of social media platforms, stop fake news and regulate OTT content & digital news platforms.
Budget 2021 | Infra push for poll-bound states in FM's big-ticket announcements
The FM announced road infrastructure projects for West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, going to polls in a few months. Infra push apart, the FM also announced a welfare scheme for tea workers in Assam and West Bengal
Government asks Twitter to ‘withhold’ accounts for hateful tweets on farmers' protest
The crackdown, sources said, was done based on orders issued by the Centre asking Twitter to withhold as many as 250 URLs who were running a particular hashtag about farmers' protests
Bihar Election Results: Here is why the counting dragged on like the US elections
Results are called out when at least half of the votes are counted. In close fights, such as the Bihar election where the two alliances ended up with a difference of just 15 seats, the counting takes a little longer, but not as long as it turned out to be.
Explained | LAC & Indo-China Border Dispute
Moneycontrol's Shraddha Sharma explains the history behind the LAC and the current face-off.
Political Bazaar | Who will form the government in Maharashtra?
Watch: Moneycontrol's Sakshi Batra in conversation with Political Editor at CNN-News18, Marya Shakil on the road ahead for the BJP, Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP in Maharashtra.
Centre to physically verify PM Kisan beneficiaries to rule out financial discrepancies: Report
Punjab’s 1.45 million beneficiaries in particular strangely outnumbered the farmers’ population registered in the 2015-16 census by 28 percent
IAF fleet to get Apache helicopters, fighter pilot Abhinandan likely to join event
Four Apache helicopters are to be stationed at the Pathankot Air Force Station, which is considered to be the prime airbase, which is just a few miles from the border of neighbouring Pakistan
Rare brown bear, musk deer spotted in Himalayan wildlife sanctuary
The Pangi Valley, around 450 km from Shimla, is located between the Greater Himalayas and Pir Panjal range in Chamba district.
Centre to revive springs in Himalayan hill stations to combat water crisis
Among the places being discussed are tourist hotspots such as Shimla, Mussoorie, Nainital and Gangtok, which face acute shortage during peak season
Chart of the Day | Kerala beats Mexico, but Burundi does better than Madhya Pradesh
Infant mortality has improved, but India still lags behind some much poorer countries.
Apple finalises list of locations for first store in India
The move is seen as an effort to increase their presence in the world’s fastest growing smartphone market.
Business in the week ahead (11-15 March, 2019)
IIP data, inflation numbers, SC hearing on Rafale issue are the key things to look out for during the week.
GSP programme: Here's how Donald Trump's decision is going to affect India
The GSP programme covers 3,700 products. Fortunately, India used concessions for only just 1,784 of those.
Comment | Twitter’s way out in India: #localleader, #talks, #engagement
Missing local leadership and no power to India representatives are among those that brought Twitter under the scrutiny of parliamentary panel.
Demonetisation exemplifies characteristics of Modi doctrine, says Varghese K George
If PM Modi's surprise decision shook India's financial and economic health, another global development on the same day meant there were more prominent changes up ahead.
Kerala floods: Here’s how it can water down the financials of some stocks
From a stock market perspective, investors will be worried about the listed companies having significant exposure to the Kerala
Eye on India: Resolving India's NPA mess
Staring at a record USD 145 billion in stressed loans in FY18, the Indian banking sector is facing a crisis of confidence in capital forcing the government and the regulator to go back to the drawing board to find a solution.
INOX Leisure revenue from operations grows 10% at Rs 1348 crore
For the quarter ended March 31, INOX Leisure Limited reported a 12% growth in revenue from operations at Rs 323.6 crore YoY.
Rani in Khadi: Kangana to don heritage fabric in Manikarnika
Backed by aggressive marketing and promotion strategy, the heritage fabric has taken the next big step to make itself a household name.
Eye on India: India's EV Mission
Keeping in mind the Centres push for electric vehicles, CNBC-TV18's Shereen Bhan caught up with experts to understand the challenges and opportunities a policy move like this bring and also analyse the preparedness of automakers and India's race to become the world's third largest car market by 2030.
