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Realme Narzo 10 will be powered by MediaTek Helio G80 SoC




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Google Lens gets new features including the ability to copypaste handwritten notes to your computer




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Data Can Be a Marketer's Dream—or a Persistent Nightmare [Infographic]

Too many B2B marketers are sleeping on the job when it comes to maintaining the consistency and quality of their data.




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Is Personalized Content Just What the Doctor Ordered? [Infographic]

For most marketers, personalization is the cure for ineffective content.




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Which U.S. Cities Are Ignoring Your Ads?

A study by AdRoll and Priceonomics breaks down which cities and states are most and least likely to click.




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Infographic: Even Back-to-School Marketing is Increasingly Digital

Back-to-school serves as a reminder that digital channels not only drive digital purchases, but in-store purchases too




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Agriculture infrastructure funding pegged at Rs 1.68 lakh cr for 2020-25: Govt task force

Even agri-exports as a share of GDP is fairly lower for India relative to the rest of the world despite being one of the largest producers of agri-commodities globally.




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PM Modi finds ways to attract foreign investors to India; suggests ministries to do this

PM Modi said that the action should be taken for a more proactive approach to handhold the investors.




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Coronavirus in India: Lockdown, global recession, changes in consumer behaviour to shape economic activity, says D&B report

According to Dun & Bradstreet's latest Economy Forecast, the changes in consumer behaviour will determine the segments that are likely to flourish after the pandemic is brought under control.




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Flight of foreign investors continues in April: FY21 starts on a bad note as FPIs pull out more

After a lifetime high FPI withdrawal in the month of March, the foreign portfolio investors have once again pulled out nearly Rs 15,000 crore from the country's capital market in April.




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Coronavirus: Month of May brings reopenings around the globe as grim economic toll from Covid-19 pandemic ticks higher

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits surpassed a staggering 30 million and the European economy shrank a record 3.8% in the first quarter as hotels, restaurants, construction sites and manufacturing were frozen by lockdowns.




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End of lockdown not end of trouble for migrant labour; here’s what workers may face when economy opens

The end of lockdown will likely start a new phase of problems for migrant workers, as labour exploitation may rise significantly in the pockets where there is an oversupply of workers.




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Tarun Bajaj takes over as Economic Affairs Secretary

Prior to taking over this post, he was the Additional Secretary in Prime Minister's Office. Bajaj, a 1988 batch IAS officer, replaces Atanu Chakraborty, who retired on Thursday.




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Forex reserves fall $113 mn to $479.45 bn

In the previous week, the reserves had increased by USD 3.09 billion to USD 479.57 billion.




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Coronavirus lockdown effect: Govt defers release of April GST collection data

The government had last month extended the deadline to file GST returns for March to May 5, from April 20. As per convention, the government releases GST revenue collection number on the basis of cash collection in a particular month.




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Coronavirus crisis: Govt must ensure food for all, prevent more people from falling into poverty

While our immediate priority must be to protect people from the pandemic and contain its spread, ensuring food security and preventing more people to fall below poverty line (BPL) should also be on focus.




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PM Modi discusses reforms in agriculture sector

The challenges of the Model Agricultural Land Leasing Act, 2016 and how to protect the interest of small and marginal farmers was discussed in detail.




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GST audit guidelines need to be reviewed to include video conferencing: Experts

As per the current goods and services tax (GST) audit guidelines, taxpayers have been broadly categorised into three groups based on their annual turnover -- large, medium and small.




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Manufacturing activity drops to all-time low on record; PMI shrinks for first time in nearly 3 years

Manufacturing PMI stood at a mere 27.4 in April, which was 51.8 in March.




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Record sales of fertilisers in lockdown period; govt ensures full availability before kharif sowing

The sale of fertilisers shot up by 45.1 per cent on-year in April 2020.




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How much economy will lose from coronavirus and what to expect from economic relief package 2.0

The economic impact of the pandemic on India is likely to be around Rs 7-8 trillion with sectors such as trade, textiles, aviation, transport, and MSMEs facing the brunt of the impact.




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Petrol, diesel sales recover as govt eases lockdown restrictions; demand back to normal by June

As most of the small and medium scale industries have started operations from 20th April, the normal consumption level of petrol and diesel is likely to be achieved by July 2020.




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Your salary hike might not be canceled, most firms across the globe plan to stick to increment budgets

In what could be seen as a silver lining for employees, as many as 50% of the organisations have reported no change in the planned salary hike budgets despite the headwinds that the novel-coronavirus pandemic has brought.




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Covid crisis: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das meets NBFCs and MFs sector; reviews liquidity situation

Sectoral meetings, held separately in two sessions through video conference, were also attended by Deputy Governors and other senior officers of RBI, the central bank said in a statement.




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Coronavirus: People in India, Japan most nervous about reopening lockdown

Curiously, the majority of those who say they want their economies to restart before the virus has been contained also report being “very nervous” about leaving home.




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WTO report says need to bridge digital divide as tech has played key role during COVID-19 crisis

The WTO work programme defines electronic commerce as the production, distribution, marketing, sale or delivery of goods and services by electronic means.




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More fiscal stimulus measures necessary in India to fight COVID-19: S&P

The agency said India's fiscal position has been weak for a long time now and is a major factor constraining sovereign credit rating along with the government debt.




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Price uniformity: After states hike taxes, Assocham urges Centre to bring petrol, diesel under GST

The central government too had raised excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 3 per litre each in March to raise an additional Rs 39,000 crore annually. This hike negated the benefit arising from international oil prices slumping to two-decade lows.




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Online education in India extremely scalable: Abhijit Banerjee tells why shift to digital is good

Explaining why online learning has changed the education scenario, the Indian-origin economist said that with classes going online, someone in India can now take a course at MIT.




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Which one of Abhijit Banerjee’s Twitter profiles is real? Nobel laureate economist answers

Several noted personalities such as Ramchandra Guha, Mahua Moitra, among others have now said that the Indian-origin economist does not have any Twitter profile.




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PM Garib Kalyan Package report card: Crores of poor, farmers helped under Modi govt scheme

Amid the lockdown, around 39 crore poor people have received financial assistance of Rs 34,800 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP).




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Coronavirus impact: EU forecasts ‘recession of historic proportions’ this year

The 27-nation EU economy is predicted to contract by 7.5 per cent this year, before growing by about 6 per cent in 2021.




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Government working on a package of structural reforms for sunrise sectors: Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

In an interactive online session organised by All India Management Association (AIMA) on post-COVID-19 scenario for Indian economy, he listed healthcare, education, mobility, genomics, AI, 5G network, fintech and manufacturing as high priority areas for rapid and radical structural reforms.




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Chinese adherence to trade deal report in a week or two, says Donald Trump

"I will be able to report on that at the end of next week," he told reporters at the White House, when asked if China is fulfilling its obligations as detailed out in Phase I of the trade deal signed between the two countries in January.




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Modi’s petrol, diesel excise duty bazooka has no firepower; won’t save govt’s dwindling tax revenue

The government’s surprise move to increase excise duty and cess on petrol and diesel may not help the exchequer in raising tax revenues by much.




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Labour reforms finally coming to India: Shivraj Chouhan liberates industry, after agri privatisation

In a major announcement today, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has proclaimed that new registration and license for companies, shops, etc, in MP will be done in one day, compared to 30 days.




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Yogi Adityanath’s gift to UP farmers: Freed from mandi regime, can now sell fruits, veggies from home

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s UP government has announced to waive off mandi fee for 46 perishable fruits and vegetables.




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India’s rating outlook reflects rising risk of slower GDP growth, low policy effectiveness: Moody’s

Moody's had, in November 2019, downgraded India's outlook to negative from stable on concerns of lower economic growth.




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Haryana offers reward to move away from water guzzling crops, but is it good enough for farmers?

Haryana has started to take steps towards solving the age-old water problem with the state disincentivizing sowing of water-intensive paddy crops.




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In Modi’s quest to woo foreign companies into India from China, these products may be flag bearers

In consumer goods, the textile and clothing sector; food products; and crop and animal production have the highest comparative advantage in India.




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Record excise duty hike on petrol, diesel unlikely to boost economic growth, help bridge fiscal gap, warns report

The record excise duty hike on petrol and diesel will not help the government bridge the fiscal gap as planned, nor will it help boost economic growth as consumption demand will further be crippled, warns a report. Despite crude prices trading at a two decades low, the government had earlier this week hiked excise duty […]




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Gujarat joins UP, MP, other states in easing labour laws; new projects get major relief 

Gujarat has joined the league of states announcing labour reforms by exempting new projects from provisions of labour laws.




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Are India’s labour law reforms only a gift for factories, or will workers benefit too?

The new labour reforms will promote ease of doing business in the state. however, it is crucial that companies safeguard the interests and wellbeing of the labourers.




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Coronavirus pushes govt to increase borrowing by half; here’s how much centre will borrow this year

The government has decided to borrow Rs 12 lakh cr in the current fiscal, compared to Rs 7.8 lakh cr earlier. 




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Twenty states getting ready for launch of ration card portability from June 1: Ram Vilas Paswan

Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said already intra-state ration card portability is being used, but the transactions are not significant.




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Mainland parents facing strain with Hong Kong citizenship

Mainland professionals and middle class residents have found that a decision that was intended to make their life easier may well have backfired on them. Historically, many mainland couples have taken a trip to Hong Kong to have their children, due to…




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Hong Kong man arrested for human trafficking

A recent incident where a Hong Kong citizen forced his maid to travel abroad with him has opened up a wide discussion on the issue of human trafficking. The outcome of the incident has seen a rather curious scenario develop, wherein Hong Kong holidaymakers…




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Hong Kong"s resident confirmed as having been there on the missing plane

On Sunday, 09th March, 2014, Hong Kong’s immigration department has confirmed that a resident of Hong Kong was on the Beijing-bound flight MH370, which was a Boeing 777-200, which went missing.Additionally, the department provided the passenger’s…




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Hong Kong prepares itself for the anticipated heavy rush of passengers during the festive season

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ‘s (HKSASR’s) is estimating that about 4.89 million travelers will transit through its air,  sea and land control points during the coming Labour Day and Buddha's Birthday festival season (from May…




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Hong Kong announces visa requirement for Central African Republic nationals

Hong Kong’s immigration department has announced that Central African Republic nationals will have to acquire a visa to enter Hong Kong for any purpose of visit with effect from 21 July 2014.  From the beginning, Hong Kong has followed a progressive…