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Lockdown: Karnataka state transport undertakings to operate inter-state services to ferry stranded people

The move came after state government allowed inter-state travel of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourist, students and other persons stranded in different states due to lockdown to travel through notified entry and exit points of Karnataka.




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Active Covid-19 cases rise to 1,800 in UP; recovery rate 43 per cent: Official

The number of active cases of coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh went up to 1,800 on Saturday, while nearly 1,400 people have been discharged so far, a senior official said. Principal Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said the national recovery percentage was 30 per cent but the figure was 43 per cent in Uttar Pradesh.




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Karnataka government permits pubs, clubs and bars to sell liquor till May 17

The Karnataka government on Friday allowed takeaway sales of alcoholic beverages from clubs, hotels, bars and restaurants till May 17. The government has considered the demands of the owners of hotels, bars and restaurants and clubs to help them clear the old stocks by allowing them to sell beer and Indian-made liquor (IML) for a week between 9 am and 7 pm.




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New twist: Five die after recovery and discharge in Dharavi

A new Covid-19 dimension unfolded in Dharavi on Friday as BMC officials on routine calls to recovered patients discovered that five of them had died since their discharge. The victims had completed their 14-day hospital stay over a month ago. The death toll in Dharavi—the worst-hit slum in the city with 808 positive cases, having added 25 new patients on Friday— now stands at 26. BMC officials refused to comment on the possibility of reinfection and said they would study the deaths.​




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Encyclopedia of ocean engineering / editors, Weicheng Cui, Shixiao Fu, Zhiqiang Hu

Online Resource




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Subsea engineering handbook / Yong Bai, Qiang Bai

Online Resource




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Mooring system engineering for offshore structures / Kai-Tung Ma, Yong Luo, Chi-Tat Thomas Kwan, Yongyan Wu

Barker Library - TC1665.M323 2019




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Air lubricated and air cavity ships: development, design, and application / Gennadiy Alexeevitch Pavlov, Liang Yun, Alan Bliault, Shu-Long He

Online Resource




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ITC’s (GST/HST) – Beyond the Basics

One of the objectives of a value-added tax system is to simplify the administration of taxes, and this is accomplished by taxing almost everything and everyone, but allowing input tax credits (ITCs) for those who are not considered to be the final consumer of supplies. While many accounting and finance professionals understand the basic rules for claiming ITCs for GST/HST paid on property and services acquired in relation to an organization’s commercial activities, few have the time to explore some of the more complex issues associated with ITCs.  

Available Sessions for this Seminar:

March 04, 2015 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST




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2014 Personal Tax Update – The Year in Review

The 2014 T1 season is almost upon us, so it's time for tax return preparers to get updated again on all the current issues that may impact their clients' tax returns. This webinar will get you in position to prepare your clients' 2014 personal tax returns, and will review some of the more commonly experienced issues faced by tax preparers.

Join Erin Swint, a tax partner with Squire and Company, for a thorough overview of the key changes from the past year that will impact personal tax return filing including the 2013 Federal Budget, CRA announcements and relevant court cases. Erin will also discuss some other tax matters that are integral to personal taxation as well as administrative issues related to filing returns.

Available Sessions for this Seminar:

January 20, 2015 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST




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Vizag gas leak: LG Polymers' India journey is riddled with controversy

Set up in December 1996, weeks before Korean major LG Electronics entered India, the plant has been at the centre of legal battles since its association with the $23 billion LG Chem.




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NCLT cancels this year's summer vacation for all benches across the country

The Delhi-based principal bench was scheduled to go on summer vacation in the month of June.




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Quint gets listed via little-known trading firm promoted by Raghav Bahl

In a related-party transaction, Raghav Bahl transfers digital content business from an unlisted firm to a listed one




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RIL sells another 2.32% in Jio, this time to Vista Equity for Rs 11,367 cr

This is Jio's third major announcement in three weeks after it previously sold stakes to Facebook and Silver Lake




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ICICI Bank Q4 preview: Profit may jump 3x YoY, loans under moratorium eyed

Analysts would track the management's commentary on Covid-19 related impact, traction in deposits post investment in YES Bank, movement of reported GNPAs, and moratorium utilised by customers




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Uber sees rides recovering from Covid-19 lows, banks on food-delivery biz

Uber reported it had seen encouraging signs in markets hit by the pandemic and posted a 14% rise in revenue for the first quarter, supported by a jump in food-delivery orders at its Uber Eats business




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Cognizant net income declines 17%; to hire 20,000 at entry-level in 2020

The company is aiming to invest in business and would onboard around 20,000 entry-level executives in 2020




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RIL repositioning as consumer, tech co may push up stock price: J P Morgan

J P Morgan said that the core energy business could be staring at multi-year slump




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Dr Reddy's gets USFDA inspection closure report fo Srikakulam unit

The plant is one of the company's three units that were served a warning letter in November 2015 for not following the prescribed operational and manufacturing quality standards




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SBI Card and Payment Services Q4 profit slips 66% YoY to Rs 83.5 crore

Gross non-performing assets (GNPA) improved by 43bps to 2.01 per cent, the company said.




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Pharma export growth in FY20 down to single digit due to Covid: Pharmexcil

Export growth started declining in February and turned negative in March, at -23.24 per cent




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Caspian Debt receives $20 mn from US govt agency as long-term debt

Caspian aims to use the funds to invest in under-served emerging enterprises and women-centric businesses.




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India's plastic exporters eye China's market share in western world

India's share in the $1 trillion global plastic exports market is 1% currently, while China's is as much as 10%




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NLC on war footing to operationalise boiler units after Thursday mishap

The company has asked an expert to investigate the mishap, even as two of the eight workmen who sustained injuries are under special care




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IndiGo reinstates pay cuts, introduces leave without pay for senior staff

IndiGo had announced pay cuts for its senior employees on March 19. However, it rolled back the decision on April 23




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Carlyle Group to buy 74% in SeQuent Scientific for over Rs 1,500 crore

The transaction is being done through an equity purchase stake that values each share at Rs 86.




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Vista Equity Partners to invest Rs 11,367 crore in Jio Platforms

Deal part of RIL plan to unlock 19% stake in Jio to become debt-free




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MSME sector's bad loan ratio at 12.5% as of January, shows report

NPA level of public sector banks has increased from 18 per cent in December 2018 to 19 per cent in December 2019




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Covid-19 impact: SBI Cards' pre-tax profit dips 71% to Rs 112 cr in Q4 FY20

Had it not been for Covid-19 impact, the company would have reported a sharp 80 per cent year-on-year jump in its pre-tax profit to Rs 692 core.




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Saudi, US companies also eyeing stakes in Reliance's Jio Platforms

The deal could be completed as soon as this month, though no agreement has been finalised and plans may change




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How India is ensuring uninterrupted supply of milk during Covid-19 lockdown

The cooperative model in India went out of the way to protect milk producers




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Vizag plant stabilised, teams assisting govt to assess damage: L G Polymers

Apart from the 12 casualties on Thursday, the leakage had hundreds of people living closer to the plant in Visakhapatnam under medical emergency




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Covid-19 impact: Facebook employees to work from home till 2020 end

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg had announced that the company is cancelling physical events with more than 50 people through June 2021




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ICICI Bank's standalone net profit rises 26% to Rs 1221 cr in Q4FY20

Total income during the quarter under review increased to Rs 23,443.66 crore, from Rs 20,913.82 crore in the same period of the preceding fiscal




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ICICI Bank pre-tax profit up 82% in Q4; provides heavily for Covid-19

Excluding covid-19 related provisions, the profit after tax of the bank would have been Rs 3,260 crore




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When you can't attend a performance, it comes to you: The show goes online

As the world lives out this dystopian drama - confined within the four walls of homes and isolated from spaces of art and culture - the classical and performing arts are not cut off by any means




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So long, Nemai Ghosh; Goodbye, Satish Gujral - gentle men of art

Nemaida's misfortune in life was to be known as Satyajit Ray's "Boswell"; History will remember Gujral as a renaissance man whose imprint over New Delhi is huge




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How volunteers are matching physical distancing with social solidarity

Within 24 hours of setting up a social media group and helpline called Caremongers India on March 20, Nagaraj had 150 volunteers from across India




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How Mumbai, the city that never sleeps, has been rendered somnolent

Neither rain nor riot, not even a terror attack such as the one on 26/11 or the 12 bomb blasts that ripped through it in 1993, have managed to clamp the city down. But this time the city has curled up




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Here's looking at you, grid

It is in the modern era that this book loses its lapidary elegance




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As riders go home amid lockdown, queue for e-grocery orders get longer

Online grocery, which is barely about four per cent of India's $600-700 billion grocery market, has seen an overnight surge.




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Tillotama Shome on 20 years in the charmed world of independent cinema

While the pandemic disrupts the India release of Sir, actor Tillotama Shome talks to Ranjita Ganesan about her twenty years in the charmed world of independent cinema




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Free-for-all vs copyright

Last week, Internet Archive, a nonprofit group, announced that it would drop the access restrictions for its scanned books to make them widely available to readers during the coronavirus outbreak.




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Finding mask a daunting task amid coronavirus. Should you make your own?

While we don't have a lot of research on the effectiveness of homemade masks in preventing the spread of infection, scientists who study airborne diseases can offer some guidance.




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Age of anxiety: Mental health is the next looming crisis in Covid-19 times

It needs swift, sensible attention, writes Nikita Puri




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In caring company: Firms make working from home stress free and fun

Some companies have engaged doctors and therapists to talk to employees over webinars and answer questions related to the virus.




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How a bunch of outfits are still getting organic produce to your doorstep

Ritwik Sharma on the outfits that are bringing organic farm produce to your doorstep during the lockdown




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Art sales haven't been entirely dampened, they're just moving online

Overseas and here, auction houses are capitalising on the fact that collectors are stuck at home - and are online.




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Possibilities of escaping your room amid lockdown are endless. Read books

Who wants to read about disease, or be reminded of one's mortality, during a pandemic?




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Instagram's inside story

No Filter has a deceptively simple goal: 'To bring you the definitive inside story of Instagram'