According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the number of infections in the country stands at 297,535. The number of people who have recovered has also risen to 147,195 while the death toll has inched closer to 8,500 deaths.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his vision on 'Getting Growth Back' with India Inc during an address at the annual session of industry body CII on Tuesday, sources said.
With the loss of 72 more lives due to Coronavirus in the country, the number of people who died from it on Friday increased to 1,147 and the number of infected increased to 35,043.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday asked India Inc to clear huge outstanding payments to micro, small and medium enterprises at the earliest in order to ease the distress in the sector and inject liquidity into market.
Hockey India contributed an additional Rs 75 lakh to the PM-CARES for coronavirus relief, making an overall donation of Rs 1 crore.
With 131 new COVID-19 cases in the last 12 hours, the total number of coronavirus positive cases rose to 1965 in India on Thursday morning, according to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Of which, 1764 are active cases and 151 have been cured/discharged/migrated so far. While the death toll mount to 50.
the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across India has surged to 107, including 17 foreign nationals, as on March 15.
India Inc on Coronavirus: Puma India head Abhishek Ganguly and Dabur Business Head (e-commerce) talk about the deadly Coronavirus and how their respective organisations are taking measures to prevent any spread.
Coronavirus in India: As novel coronavirus hits Indian shores and number of cases rise, top names in Indian corporate world like TCS, HCL among others are taking notice and implementing measures to safeguard the health of their employees. Many companies are advising work from home.
According to Dun & Bradstreet's Economy Observer report, manufacturing companies could face production disruptions if the length of the outbreak gets prolonged and their supply chain is not restored to normalcy.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the government has full sovereign right on the income generated by an NRI in India and as such he will be taxed as per Indian laws.
India Inc on Saturday termed the Budget as "growth provoking and welfare inducing" but said that urgent implementation of the measures proposed will be crucial for achieving desired outcomes, while acknowledging that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had "little room" to manoeuvre.
Biocon Chairperson and Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar Shaw on Monday said India Inc is "neither anti-national nor anti-government", continuing her support for veteran industrialist Rahul Bajaj who stated that India Inc was afraid of criticising the Narendra Modi government.
India Inc on Thursday welcomed the government's decision to defer receipt of spectrum auction installments due from telecom service providers, saying the move will provide headroom to the sector currently facing stress, generate job opportunities and drive consumer demand.
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