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The retail inflation has soared beyond Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) upper margin of 6 per cent. The Indian central bank has been instructed by the government to keep the inflation within the range of 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side.

During FY20, the company had delivered to buyers a very large gas carrier (VLGC), which it had contracted to sell in FY 2018-19, and also, sold & delivered to the buyers a Suezmax crude carrier.

It noted that the GDP fall of about 24 per cent in the first quarter was slightly higher than its expectations of a 20.2 per cent contraction. The element, which came in as a surprise, was the growth of public administration, defence, and other services segments at (-) 10.3 per cent.

The project, with an order value of Rs 126.5 crore, is scheduled to be completed within 22 months. As of FY20, the company’s order book stood at Rs 6,916 crore.

The credit rating agency, Moody's Investors Service, has revised Bharti Airtel's credit outlook rating to stable from negative on the account of easing of competition in the telecom sector, increase in 4G customer base and mobile services rates from December.