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Coronavirus: Over 50% of corporate India sees impact on operations, 80% witness fall in cash flow
•In wake of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, over 50 percent of Indian companies see the impact on their operations and nearly 80 percent have witnessed a decline in cash flows, says a survey
Does a machine-colonised future await Indian youth in the era of Industry 4.0?
Rohand •Industry 4.0 moves brusquely into India without moderation and qualification by academic reflection.
CPEC: China invokes Panchsheel again, seeks to allay fears of meddling in Kashmir issue
Ians •The CPEC has emerged as the sore point between India and China.
First working session of G7 finance summit begin
Ians •Among those attending the summit in Bari are US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, Italy's Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan, Germany's Wolfgang Schauble, France's Michel Sapin, the UK's Philip Hammond, Canada's William Morneau and Japan's Taro Aso.
Market Volatility Turns BPOs To 'Switch On' And 'Switch Off' IT
Fp Archives •Indian BPO CIOs need to stay agile as they face the daunting task of creating an internal IT framework that can support expansion and also respond quickly to macro-economic uncertainties.
Women have to wait 170 years to share equal pay cheques with men: Global gender gap report
Fp Staff •While talks of bridging the gap between men and women have gotten stronger, the world has slowed down in closing it, suggest data. It would take at another 170 years to bridge the gender gap in terms of pay and workforce, says a new report published by the World Economic Forum on October 25.
According to a survey 94 percent willing to be part of e-commerce packaging reuse
Fp Archives •With e-commerce rapidly growing in India, a survey has said that 94 per cent people want to be part of any initiative for re-cycling of packaging material and contribute to the cleanliness campaign.
World no longer ridicules India for clocking 'Hindu rate of growth': Jaitley
Fp Archives •Pitching for more reforms, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the world no longer ridicules India for clocking 'Hindu rate of growth'. Economic liberalisation has helped it grow at a faster pace.
Who is afraid of the Modi-Obama 'bromance'? Certainly not China
Mk Venu 2 •The broad road map for future strategic cooperation set out by the Obama-Modi joint statement is welcome and necessary. However, India must be very careful not to do this at the cost of its relationship with China.
In 2014, Uttar Pradesh tried to script economic growth but failed
Fp Archives •It's been the country's political nucleus for long, but Uttar Pradesh tried to chalk out an economic story in 2014, although without much success.