Business Standard - 2021-04-15

• Mumbai locals back on the lockdown train
• Half of factories may remain shut for next fortnight
• Bharti rejig set to merge digital arm with Airtel
• Infosys net profit rises 17.5% in Q4
• Shortage of key chemical hits Covaxin ramp-up plans
• COINBASE HEADS FOR $91-BN VALUATION IN NASDAQ DEBUT
• TIKTOK FOUNDER IS AMONG WORLD’S RICHEST WITH $60-BN FORTUNE
• E-TAILERS SEE 2 TIMES RISE IN ORDERS AMID COVID SURGE
• LEARNINGS FROM 2020: FMCGS HAVE LOCKDOWN-PROOF PLANS
• Buybacks make a comeback in FY21
• India-china trade deficit hits 7-yr low in Apr-feb
• 70% Indian CEOS see growth in FY22: PWC
• DRL TO ALSO USE GOVT COLD CHAIN INFRA FOR SPUTNIK V DISTRIBUTI­ON
• GOVT APPROVES RAMPING UP REMDESIVIR OUTPUT
• HOSPITALS RUNNING OUT OF BEDS, STAFF OVERSTRETC­HED
• Posco begins hunt for fresh location to set up plant
• Office leasing falls 48% in March qtr
• Attrition at 15%; Infy to hire 25,000 this fiscal
• Apollo Tyres forays into truck, bus tyre space in US, Canada
• Tatas to invest in realty, digital with dividend booster
• Trials on India’s first MRNA vaccine to begin soon
• Senior execs may see 6% pay hike: Aon
• Problems continue despite slew of records by MGNREGA in FY21
• Global minimum tax may hurt Make in India push
• Second wave takes a toll on small businesses at Kumbh
• IOC to buy Guyanese crude as India doubles up on cutting Opec dependence
• ‘Lending book of ~57,500 crore makes us bigger than some banks’
• Fewer defaults on EMI payments in March: NACH data
• India fiscal health weak for QE: Moody’s
• EU not to renew Astra, J&J vaccine contracts on expiry
• Egypt seizes Suez ship ‘Ever Given’ over $1-billion dues
• EU lays out $1-trn plan to fund recovery
• Coping with Covid
• Legality versus morality
• Renewed risks to recovery
• Worsening wildfires
• Heights of nationalis­m
• AIFS seek clarity on co-investment SPVS
• Avail of tax relief on terminal compensati­on
• Weak product cycle may further dent Maruti’s market share
• Majority of PMS schemes trail Nifty in FY21
• Fundraisin­g via public issues doubled last fiscal
• Realty to boost top line growth
• Riding high on the commodity price rally
• Cruising on a low base
• To benefit from govt’s infra push
• Quick economic recovery to aid lenders’ profits
• India’s new education policy is futuristic: PM
• Making sense of pandemic jargon
• Mentor-driven learning online
• Progress comes in layers
• Covid taught counsellor­s they need therapy too

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