The edible oils import declined by 34% to 7,90,377 tonne during April, mainly due to logistics related issues during the lockdown, industry body Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA) said on Wednesday.

The Rs 75,000-crore paper industry, which has resumed production after relaxations were issued effective from April 15, may have a negative growth in the first quarter of this fiscal as demand lost in this lockdown cannot be compensated entirely.

Adani Enterprises (AEL), the parent company for the group’s airports and renewable energy businesses, is covered for 12 months of payments amid the lockdown-related economic disruptions, the management said.

Varun Beverages (VBL) reported a strong growth in volumes, Ebitda and earnings during Q1CY20. This was, however, led by the acquired territories of south & west not there in the base.

A Barclays report estimates that the central government’s revenue benefit from the additional hikes in fuel taxes could be as much as Rs 1.4 lakh crore on an annual basis.

SBI’s focus on the insurance business during a challenging year and SBI Life’s technology push to improve digital agent and client engagements remain crucial.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday said it was working to equip its systems to handle crises such as that caused by the crash in crude prices.

The rating downgrade action took into account the increased stress in the wholesale portfolio, which could lead to a deterioration in the asset quality, and the consequent impact on the financial performance.

This effectively eliminates the role of middlemen and allows farmers to sell their produce directly to consumers and traders outside the mandi yard.

Nifty50 has seen a correction of 6.2% since the start of May after witnessing a strong pullback rally throughout March.

Suvarna Jagtap, chairperson, Lasalgaon Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC), told FE that three cases of coronavirus were reported at Lasalgaon at a distance of 3 km from the main market yard.

The bright spot in the Indian real estate market viz leasing is likely to see an abrupt end to its rental uptick cycle.

Lifting of the lockdown would release pent-up demand from incomplete repainting projects but we do not expect much new repainting work (especially in urban markets), nor a pick-up in fresh painting (construction activity).

Since Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund closed six debt schemes on April 23, there has been a rush by the investors to redeem the money from several categories of debt schemes like credit risk funds and low duration funds.

With the upcoming trends in technology, and with the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, India can meaningfully leverage its demographic dividend only with sustained efforts to upskill its large workforce

Digital technologies have the potential to create $1 trillion economic value, says EY

Team-building and customer-connect are more effective than tall agendas

Threat trends show political and economic intentions of cybercriminals.

Ask yourself why did you decide on studying abroad?

The millennials are accustomed to having things at the click of a mouse. Want to watch a movie? Access Netflix. Want to plan a holiday? Do so on Makemytrip. Want to shop? Buy almost anything under the sun, any time, on Amazon or Flipkart. Want beauty treatment? Call Urbanclap. Want a date? Simply swipe right!

The telcos have also said the government should direct video streaming platforms  to offer only standard definition (SD) and not high definition (HD) content for the time being so as not to choke the bandwidth.  

The daily power demand in the country has fallen by a sharp 21% since March 16 with electricity requirement on March 25 being only 2,777 million units (MU), as most parts of the country is under shutdown.

Retail experts estimate that the current situation might wipe off 10% of e-commerce companies’ annual GMV in the country.

There are dozens of ways to access networks and today, remote offices are common.

Shashwati, a news analyst, is able to do research at home, but her effectiveness has dropped in the absence of the right infrastructure.

Making mindful choices might involve a bit more efforts, but it’s better than the hours spent running to work. Working from home, with right planning and efforts, can be as productive as working from office.

By expanding the scope of equalisation levy to cover foreign e-commerce platforms, India has rushed to incrementally cast its net wide insofar as the digital service user-base is concerned.

Existing contracts will need careful analysis and strategies for renegotiation if needed.

As IBM Watson has been able to achieve some scale, the company believes that by putting the NLP technology in commercial use it will be able to expand its capabilities much further.

Mindshare and GroupM have implemented their own tools that are better than the industry standards, and we use our own competitive advantage to give our clients better insights than they could get through an industry model.

The credit score algorithm now monitors your three-year credit history compared to the earlier two-year period. It also has new credit attributes along with other additional features.

The ongoing lockdown is seen to take a toll on the finances of the state-run discoms which are finding it difficult to continue meter reading exercises and collect payments from consumers. To make matters worse for discoms, their revenues are seen to decrease on account of lower usage by high paying consumers such as the railways, industrial and commercial users.

Additionally, the quantum of advance payment that discoms need to furnish as security has been reduced to half till June 30.

At present, people are choosing to access cash through the BC channel rather than going to branches where they will come in contact with other people or to ATMs which are not being sanitised.

The decrease in WiFi usage can also be attributed to people staying at homes.

While DronaMaps is helping map Covid-19 patients in Haryana and other states, Blinkin has provided remote tech support for installing air ventilation systems in two Wuhan hospitals

Google Hangout, Microsoft Teams, Webex and Zoom are enabling businesses to create a collaborative work environment.

App Annie’s latest report highlights that Zoom is the most downloaded app on iOS amongst all users. But it has also put focus on privacy and security.

OTT platforms see a surge in consumption and subscriber count, as viewers seek fresh content.

Passenger traffic for carriers is expected to register de-growth of 20-25% in FY21, CARE Ratings has said.

A study by two India-origin researchers at the University of Cambridge, is based on the SIR approach, but takes into account age and social contact structure to assess the impact of the lockdown and social distancing measures adopted before it.

From playing the reruns of popular shows to using video conferencing tools to create content, broadcasters are using different methods to keep the audience entertained during lockdown

After a fiscal that saw the pace of work slowing down, a first for the NDA govt, FY21 is likely to be impacted by Covid-19 and its aftermath.

Going forward, price trends would be a function of demand. Both domestic and exports demand will be key determining factors affecting price trends.

IIL is already working with Griffith University for conducting R&D of Zika virus vaccine which is currently at pre-clinical toxicology testing stage.

Airtel emerged on the top in terms of latency experience with an average response time of 54.1 milliseconds, followed by Jio at 56.3 ms.

Trai on March 29 had asked all the telecom operators to extend the validity of talk-time of their pre-paid subscribers so that they continue to get uninterrupted services.

The Facebook-owned company explained that its previous exercise of limiting a forwarded message to five chats led to a 25% reduction in message forwards globally at the time.

The PXC 550-II Wireless features a triple microphone array that makes it easy to stay connected while on the move.

Nasscom launches free learning programme to enhance AI skill-sets.