Month: March 2020

The lockdown in India, the largest such exercise in the world, may not be enough to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus in the

The relief package announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is welcome, to the extent that it is the beginning of pushing purchasing power into the

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Rs 1.70 lakh crore relief package named Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana yesterday, to mitigate the hardship caused by

By Hitesh D Gajaria India amended its Finance Bill on Monday in Parliament, enlarging the scope of taxing digital companies. This amendment has taken everyone

At 16 downgrades a day between January and now, corporate India’s finances have never been more stretched. And with the coronavirus pandemic threatening to disrupt

The American legislature has passed a $2.2-trillion economic rescue package for aid businesses, workers and health care systems affected due to the pandemic. The Rs

According to CSO, India’s GDP was expected to grow at 7.5 per cent at current prices in FY20 to Rs 204 trillion. With the nation

India’s allocation is at 0.8 per cent of GDP; most other countries have spent much more With Covid-19 having massive social and economic impact across

The government should ensure that businesses, especially in the unorganised sector, are kept alive and workers paid regularly The world stands united against its war

Forced shutdowns will disrupt the supply chain and make the functioning of essential services, like health care, more difficult The complete lockdown announced by Prime

India’s economic response to the coronavirus crisis is in sharp contrast to other nations who have invoked nuclear options to contain the economic fallouts of