During FY12-17, a cumulative generation capacity of 99,209 MW was added against a target of 88,537 MW, outpacing the growth in demand and resulting in a declining trend of PLFs.

Truck drivers, traders, retailers, transporters and other stakeholders, who were facing problems in inter-state movement of any commodities, have been asked to seek help from the call centre.

India, which was among the last set of nations where the Covid-19 spread its tentacles, has announced a Rs 1.7-lakh-crore (0.8% of GDP) relief package for the poor and the vulnerable and is planning to calibrate its reponses to help the economy over the coming weeks.

“We have no regrets in doing so. It will help us come out of the crisis stronger,” Nilanjan Roy, CFO, said on Monday.

Reddy spoke of how it is very difficult to catch asymptomatics, unless individuals get themselves tested on demand, or the public health authorities organise testing in a cluster.

Nevertheless, as many as 69% of respondents in a Ficci-commissioned survey have indicated that measures initiated so far by the government are inadequate and called for more steps.

Oyo’s consolidated losses increased to $335 million in the year to March 2019 from $52 million in FY18 as expansion into international markets, including key market China entailed heavy costs.

The partnership between Reliance Retail Whatsapp - inked on Wednesda -and could mean more competition for the likes of BigBasket and Grofers and others like Amazon and Flipkart looking to get a share of the food and groceries pie.

In view of the mounting attacks amid the Coronavirus outbreak, the IMA had been demanding that the government formulate a law to protect health workers.

Part of the explanation can be higher co-morbidity in certain cities and also a shortage of critical equipment like ventilators.

As retail prices of petroleum products are mapped with international rates, the steep fall of global crude prices in Q4FY20 meant that by the time refiners sold their products after processing crude, retail rates had fallen.

The stricter lockdown measures in select cities are in the wake of increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the state, especially in the urban areas.

Once the clinical trials are over and successful, SII will release its vaccine. If the clinical trials by Oxford are not successful then the loss will be of SII. Some limited clinical trials will be done by SII also.

Dr Gallo and Dr Chumakov briefly talk about research showing non-specific protection from vaccines such as BCG, measles and other live attenuated (weakened) vaccines.

A visit to any neighbourhood kirana shop will reveal piles of snacks, bakery goods, groceries, soaps and sanitisers that have been made in the immediate vicinity.

Given the Indian economy could well contract in 2020-21,following the disruption to the pandemic, even bigger companies might enourage some employees to work from home. For small businesses there might be no other option.

The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) relief package, announced on March 27 to alleviate the distress of people most affected by the nationwide lockdown, may help whittle down some of the excess foodgrain stocks.

Among other measures, the report suggests that inheritance tax, which was abolished in 1985, should be brought back as this would reduce concentration of wealth, widen tax base and enhance revenue.

Covid-19 is a new virus, whose behaviour is yet to be unravelled. Mutations cannot be ruled out. It is no one-stroke flattening of the curve.

The concern is genuine as new hotspots are emerging in districts like Idukki and Kottayam that were earlier in the green zone and considered safe.

Industry executives say the slump in electronics could only deepen in the first quarter of this fiscal, mainly due to the lockdown, and further accelerate a slide in the overall merchandise exports.

Interestingly, foreign portfolio investors (FPI), who were big sellers in March pulling out more than $8 billion, and have offloaded shares for most of April, turned buyers picking up some $50 million worth of stocks.

Conglomerate hopes to become debt-free this year

To ensure safety, passengers would be screened by the sending states and only those found asymptomatic would be allowed to travel. Sending state governments will have to bring these persons in batches that can be accommodated in the train to the designated railway station in sanitised buses following social distancing norms and other precautions.

The myriad of options available means that users can choose their video calling platform according to their needs.

On Thursday, the expert committee set up by the state said 105 persons infected by the virus had died, but just 33 of these died due to the virus.

Social media use surges; average time spent on platforms like Facebook and Instagram up by over 60%.

While praising the state on some counts, including increasing daily testing from 400 to 2,410 per day between April 20 and May 2, it also flagged the non-cooperation of the state bureaucracy.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has constituted a high-level committee to probe into the gas leak and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore to each of the families of the nine who lost their lives.

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As a long-time SAS 9 programmer, I typically accomplish my data preparation tasks through some combination of the DATA Step, Proc SQL, Proc Transpose and some housekeeping procs like Proc Contents and Proc Datasets. With the introduction of SAS Viya, SAS released a new scripting language called CASL – a [...]

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Common filters are filters that can be shared between objects in your reports. Common filter benefits include 1) Easy to assign the same filter conditions to other report objects, 2) When you edit a common filter, it is updated everywhere that the common filter is used, and 3) A common filter is available for the entire report, across pages.

Using common filters in SAS Visual Analytics was published on SAS Users.

With increasing interest in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), many SAS Users want to know what can be done for Visual Analytics reports. In this article, I will explain how to use Python and SAS Viya REST APIs to extract a report from a SAS Viya environment and import it into another environment.

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In a major relief to Kerala, which is expecting over 350 expatriates to arrive by special flights on Thursday, the health department said no fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported from the state for...

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has installed its Ultra Violet disinfection chamber at the Cochin International Airport in Kerala.

Kerala High Court on Friday said that the petitioner, seeking directions to allow opening of churches in the state in the wake of various lockdown relaxations, can move a representation for...

Kerala has flattened the coronavirus curve 100 days after the first case was confirmed, state Finance Minister Thomas Isaac tweeted Saturday morning, adding that there were only 16 active cases in...

The Indian arm of a South Korean chemical major has apologised after a gas leak at its plant in Andhra Pradesh killed 11 and affected at least a thousand people. A tank used to store chemicals for...

Two Indians, who were among the 363 brought back from Abu Dhabi and Dubai via special Air India flights that landed in Kerala on Thursday, have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, the state...

Karnataka has crossed the "milestone" of one lakh COVID-19 tests, the government said today as the state reported 41 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the total number of infections to 794.

To help achieve public compliance with laws and regulations, officers from Feb. 3-9 made 869 public contacts and responded to 22 complaints.

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday that Secretary Rob Coupe will join the Department of Justice next month as its new Chief of Staff. “I am thrilled that Rob will be joining our team,” said Attorney General Jennings. “His reputation precedes him, not only as a leader in State government, but as a public safety […]

More than 280 state employees and their family members have registered to show artwork at Delaware State University Art Center/Gallery Dover, Del. (February 17, 2020) – The free exhibition will be open to the public from February 24 to March 25, 2020 at the Art Center/Gallery at Delaware State University, Dover. CANCELED AS OF 3/12/2020 […]

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship is now accepting project proposals for matching grants for community water quality improvement projects.

The Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) and Delaware Division of the Public Advocate have received numerous complaints of third-party electricity suppliers “spoofing” phone numbers in an effort to sign up households for new service contracts.