coronavirus
Economy
IMF sees ‘profound uncertainty' about global recovery: Gita Gopinath
The International Monetary Fund will likely forecast a worse contraction in the global economy than previously estimated for 2020 and ......
Manufacturing
Tata Motors to shed 1,100 JLR jobs after pandemic hits earnings
Tata Motors Ltd expects to shed about 1,100 temporary jobs at Jaguar Land Rover after it raised the cost-cutting target ......
Economy
Indian exports fall by over 36% in May
India’s merchandise exports shrank by more than a third in May from a year ago, dragged down by a fall ......
Markets
Foreigners sell Indian bonds in May, buy in other Asian markets
Indian bonds faced sharp foreign outflows in May on worries about rising domestic coronavirus infections, while other Asian fixed income ......
Markets
Sensex, Nifty down over 1.5% on rising virus cases
Indian shares fell more than 1.5% on Monday, dragged lower by bank stocks, as investors were spooked by a spike ......
Infrastructure
Infra projects face delays, cost overruns as lockdown, labour crunch compound woes
India’s infrastructure sector faces tough times ahead as an economic slowdown and a months-long nationwide lockdown that triggered an exodus ......
Economy
Govt suspends release of inflation, industrial output data for lockdown period
India said on Friday it was putting off the release of headline consumer price inflation numbers for April and May, ......
Manufacturing
Mahindra seeks to give up control of struggling South Korean unit SsangYong
Mahindra & Mahindra plans to give up control of struggling South Korean unit SsangYong Motor, the Indian automaker's managing director ......
Finance
Govt's $40-bn plan to revive SMEs off to a slow start
India’s ambitious plan to provide some 3 trillion rupees ($39.5 billion) in loans to small businesses to boost an economy ......
Opinion
Aarogya Setu: Why govt must take more steps to ease data privacy, liability concerns
Aarogya Setu, the Indian government’s controversial COVID-19 contact-tracing mobile app, lauds itself as having the largest user base (over 114 ......