TV viewership grew 40% in the fifth week of disruption when compared to the pre-covid period.News consumption on TV has grown by 251% and 177% in Mumbai and Delhi respectively

Inventory losses would be more for refineries located away from the coast because they have to stock crude oil for longer periods.Besides inventory losses, operating performance of refiners is expected to remain weak in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 due to lower volumes and weak GRMs

Public sector bank branches face an uphill task with low demand for credit.Senior management is pressuring branch managers without understanding field-level constraints

The cut-off yields on the sale of near-term paper were, however, lower than prevailing market yields.According to the auction results, the cut-off yields on the securities bought by RBI was higher than secondary market figures

An internal assessment of its portfolio by HDFC Bank has revealed that its NPAs may rise by 50 bps.IndusInd Bank has found that its asset quality could deteriorate by a maximum of 80 bps due to the covid-19 crisis

Netflix’s Extraction starring Chris Hemsworth may not have extracted the best reviews but is no less than any Hollywood big-screen spectacle with its Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions.Amazon Prime Video had released Oscar-winning south Korean black comedy Parasite dubbed in Hindi and also has an entire catalogue of films that it has localized itself for Indian audiences

Most medicine factories are running at 50% of capacity or less because of the lack of manpower and also because local authorities are not giving permission for the units to function.Industry officials believe the situation could deteriorate for the industry if the nationwide lockdown continues

Retailers may go the the extra mile, devising ways to woo customers back while complying with norms on hygiene and social distancing.Besides reaching out to their customers online and apprising them of the safety measures taken, retailers are betting on the word of mouth publicity to bring shoppers back

Digital lenders are seeking guidelines for full digitization and allowing eKYC and eSign mandates.eKYC was suspended for NBFCs as the SC had ruled that private firms cannot force anyone to share Aadhaar data for KYC authentication

Punjab National Bank also requests RBI to permit one-time restructuring of loans till March 31, 2021 on a case to case basis

The telecom operator had excess input tax credits but could not use them to adjust its final tax liability.The HC allows Bharti Airtel to rectify its returns for the September quarter of 2017

Currently estimated at 574 million, the number of monthly active internet users has grown 24% over that of 2019, indicating an overall penetration of 41% last year

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