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Tata Steel Announces Plans Aimed at Creating World's First Zero Carbon Industrial Cluster in UK

Phase one of the Tata Steel's European business project will create a plan for a series of local zero-carbon areas, create skilled jobs and enhance well-being across South Wales.




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Yes Bank Appoints Neeraj Dhawan as Chief Risk Officer for Three Years

Dhawan will assume charge from Saturday in place of Ashish Agarwal, the current chief risk officer, who will transition to a new role in the bank.




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Difficult to Take Medium and Long-term Views of the Situation: SBI Official

The bank is looking at the short term now - the next two or three quarters, a senior SBI official said on condition of anonymity.




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In Meeting with Bank Chiefs, RBI Governor Reviews Execution of Measures to Reduce Financial Stress

In his opening remarks, the governor appreciated the efforts of banks in ensuring normal to near normal operations during the lockdown period.




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Moneycontrol Pro Completes a Year, Aims to Offer More Value to Its Subscribers

The product has emerged as the fastest growing financial subscription service, reaching a subscriber base of 1,60,000 in less than a year.




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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Posts Nearly $50 Billion Loss as Coronavirus Hits Hard

A year earlier, the conglomerate reported profits of $15.5 billion.




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RBI Cancels Licence of Mumbai-based CKP Co-operative Bank; Depositors to Get Up to Rs 5 Lakh

The RBI said the bank is not in a position to pay its current or future depositors and has violated regulatory norms for minimum capital requirement.




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Sebi Imposes Total Rs 1.05 Cr Fine on 21 Entities in Jolly Plastic Industries Case

Sebi has imposed a total penalty of Rs 1.05 crore on 21 entities for executing fraudulent trading in the scrip of Jolly Plastic Industries Ltd.




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10 Most-valued Domestic Firms Together Add Rs 3.10 Lakh Crore to M-cap; TCS Biggest Gainer

Tata Consultancy Services' market valuation zoomed Rs 73,753.12 crore to Rs 7,56,049.23 crore, becoming the biggest gainer in the top-10 chart.




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Foreign Investors Keen To De-risk China Businesses, India Should Seize Opportunity: BJP Leader

Asked about the reluctance of lenders to extend advances to small and medium enterprises, Panda said banks are "afraid" of increasing their lending to businesses despite several policy rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India.




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There Will be Flight of Capital From China Post Coronavirus Phase, Says BJP's Ram Madhav

Madhav said Asian democracies like Singapore and South Korea along with India have set a "new example that you don't need to be authoritarian to handle such a big crisis".




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Bad Debt of Indian Banks Could Double From Rs 9.35 Lakh Crore Due to Coronavirus Crisis: Report

Indian banks are already grappling with 9.35 lakh crore rupees ($123 billion) of soured loans, which was equivalent to about 9.1% of their total assets at the end of September 2019.




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Dollar Firm but Stocks, Oil Under Pressure as US-China Tensions Rise Over Coronavirus

In commodity markets, US crude futures sank in early trade on worries about oil oversupply, even as some US states start to ease coronavirus pandemic restrictions.




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Days After Facebook Deal, Jio Platforms Gets Rs 5,655.75 Crore Investment from Silver Lake

The deal comes less than two weeks after Facebook spent $5.7 billion to buy a 9.99 percent stake in Jio. The Facebook-Jio deal was the social media network’s biggest since its $22 billion buyout of WhatsApp in 2014.




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Nifty, Sensex Slump as Govt Extends Coronavirus Lockdown; HDFC Bank Slides

The NSE Nifty 50 index was down 4.25% at 9,448.15, while the S&P BSE Sensex was 4.34% lower at 32,260.30.




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India Doubles Down on Solar, Gas at Coal's Expense as Electricity Use Falls

India's solar and gas-fired electricity generation rose in April even as overall power demand fell at the steepest monthly rate in at least thirteen years, a Reuters analysis of provisional government data showed.




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Saudi Arabia Says Investment Plans in India 'On Track' Even as Aramco's Net Profit Falls 21%

On being asked about the effect of the decline in Aramco’s profits on its plans to invest in India, Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to India reiterated that investment plans were on track.




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Goldman Sachs Says it Remains Bullish on Oil Prices in 2021

Lower crude production due to reduced activity and OPEC+ cuts, coupled with a partial recovery in oil demand, should drive prices higher next year, Goldman Sachs Equity Research said in a note.




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Indian State Retailers' April Petrol Sales Down 61%, Diesel by 57%: Sources

The state retailers' petrol and diesel sales in first half of April declined by 61% and 64%, respectively, as a nation-wide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus brought economic activity to a standstill.




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Abbott's Covid-19 Lab-based Antibody Tests to be Available in India by End of May

Antibody testing is an important step to tell if someone has been previously infected. It will provide more understanding of the virus.




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Remdesivir Expected to be Available for Covid-19 Patients from Next Week: Top Company Official

Remdesivir is authorised for the treatment of hospitalised patients with severe Covid-19 disease though the optimal duration of treatment is still being studied in ongoing clinical trials.




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Sensex Crashes Over 2,000 Points as Global Selloff Intensifies amid Rising US-China Tensions

After a highly volatile session, the 30-share BSE index settled at 31,715.35, plunging 2,002.27 points, or 5.94 per cent.




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US Retailer J. Crew Files for Bankruptcy: Statement

The brand, whose clothes have been worn by former first lady Michelle Obama, said online sales operations, which account for more than half its revenues, will continue as normal.




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ITC Faces Union Backlash Over Coronavirus Work Warnings to Employees

While ITC had so far not taken any action against workers, the company notices said "absence without leave" would lead to salary cuts and "disciplinary action", without elaborating.




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Global Markets Drop, Spooked by China-US Tensions Over Virus

Benchmarks fell in most countries except for Australia, which was lifted by signs its own virus outbreak is being brought under control.




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Bharat Petroleum Seeks LNG Cargo for May 25 Delivery, Says Report

Bharat Petroleum was seeking to buy a May 25 delivery cargo two weeks ago, but the tender was not awarded then, market sources said previously.




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RBI Governor 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.




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Homeward Bound: Villages Are The New Go-to Destinations, But Jobs Will Return to Cities Faster

It could well be economically rewarding if the workers managed to get back to work in the cities and towns where they were engaged in before the lockdown, only if appropriate welfare measures reach them.




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RBI May Extend Moratorium on Loans by Another 3 Months

Suggestions from various quarters, including from Indian Banks' Association, have come for the further extension of moratorium and the RBI is actively considering them, according to sources.




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Average Daily Aadhaar-enabled Transactions Double; Over Rs 16K Cr Disbursed During Lockdown: FinMin

As many as 43 crore transactions leading to disbursement of Rs 16,101 crore took place during the lockdown period, the Finance Ministry said in a tweet on Monday.




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Petrol Price in Delhi Hiked by Rs 1.67 Per Litre, Diesel by Rs 7.10 as Govt Raises VAT

Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 71.26 a litre as against Rs 69.59 previously, oil industry sources said.




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Gold Dips as Coronavirus-led Curbs Ease, Tariff Worries Persist

Investors, however, remained worried about brewing Sino-US tensions after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on China for its handling of the outbreak.




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US Financial Body Gives $15 Mn Loan to Indian Start-up to Expand Access to Quality Education

An American financial organisation has agreed to sanction USD 15 million loan to an Indian education start-up to expand the access to quality education by providing critical financing to schools that serve low-income students in India.




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NBFCs Ask RBI for One-time Restructuring of All Loans Till Mar 2021

Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) have asked the Reserve Bank of India to allow them one-time restructuring of all loans till March 2021, as their borrowers are facing funding issues amid the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown.




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PSB NPAs Likely to Rise 2-4% Points; May Push Govt to Recapitalise via RBI Reserves & Bonds: Report

The report said the increase in non-performing assets by 2-4 percentage points will need a government recapitalisation requirement by $7-15 billion.




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Cash Transfers, Food For All: How Govt May Balance Fiscal Concerns with Growing Hunger & Poverty

India has provided a stimulus which doesn’t even equal a percent of the country’s GDP when other countries have already pumped funds far in excess into their respective economies.




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State-owned Bank NPAs May Rise in FY21, Govt's Fiscal Deficit to Widen: Bank Of America

Analysts agree that Covid-19 pandemic will lead to an increase in bank's gross non-performing assets with some reports pegging the stock to double as well.




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GSTN Develops Functionality for Transfer of Amount Available in Electronic Cash Ledger

Form GST PMT-09 provides flexibility to taxpayers to make multiple transfers from more than one head (major or minor) to another head (major or minor) and helps with the intra-head or inter-head transfer of amount available in electronic cash ledger.




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US Trade Deficit Widens to $44.4 Billion in March on Falling Exports

Imports also fell, but only by 6.2 percent, as transportation and shipping began to close down worldwide.




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Parliament Has Competence to Make Laws Regarding Recovery of Loans for Cooperative Banks: SC

The SC said cooperative banks cannot carry on any activity without compliance of the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and any other legislation applicable to such banks relatable to 'Banking'.




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Govt Hikes Excise Duty on Petrol by Rs 10 a Litre, Diesel by Rs 13 a Litre; No Change in Retail Rates

These duty rate changes will come into effect from May 6.




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Home Rental Company Airbnb Lays off 1,900 People as Coronavirus Slumps Business

With millions of tourists canceling plans for vacations, work trips and family visits, Airbnb earlier this year said it was allocating $250 million to help offset losses incurred by hosts.




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India's Services Activity Collapses as Coronavirus Paralyses Global Economy: PMI

The grim result for the industry, the engine of economic growth and jobs, underlined the pandemic's sweeping impact across India as authorities extended a nationwide lockdown.




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Sensex Drops Over 200 Points in Early Trade, Nifty Below 9,200 Amid Covid-19 Concerns

ITC was the top loser in the Sensex pack, tanking nearly 6 per cent, followed by Axis Bank, Titan, Bajaj Auto, Maruti, M&M, L&T and IndusInd Bank.




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Sensex Ends 232 Points Higher, Led by Gains in Banking, Finance and Auto Stocks

After swinging over 800 points during the day, the 30-share index closed 232.24 points or 0.74 per cent higher at 31,685.75.




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Govt Allows Businesses to Verify Monthly GST Return through EVC

Currently, businesses are required to digitally sign GSTR-3B form while filing monthly return and paying taxes.




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Britain's GlaxoSmithKline to Sell Entire Stake in Hindustan Unilever for Rs 254.8 Billion

GSK has agreed to sell its entire stake in Unilever's Indian business for about 254.8 billion rupees ($3.35 billion) on the open market, cashing in late from the sale of the Horlicks brand.




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MSMEs Need Govt Push to Benefit from Comparative Advantage over China-made Consumer Goods: Report

It further said that although 2020 is a lost year, in terms of trade, India can think long-term and build relations so that it can occupy the space vacated by China.




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Kotak Mahindra Bank Declares 10 Per cent Pay Cut for Staff with Over Rs 25 Lakh Annual Salary

The move from Kotak Mahindra comes weeks after the top management voluntarily surrendered 15 per cent of their payments for 2020-21.




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Steel Giant ArcelorMittal Reports Net Loss of $1.1 Billion in First Quarter Amid Coronavirus

The company also had to reduce production due to reduced demand.