Indian equities, along with other global markets, went into a tailspin owing to the Covid-19 outbreak over the past month. After investing (net) a little
Day: April 3, 2020
UPA economy doctors’ prescription to tide over coronavirus crisis | Business Standard News
Economy doctors of the United Progressive Alliance government — C Rangarajan, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, and Pronab Sen — had played a pivotal role in fixing
As Covid-19 grips economy, firms uncertain about impact on bankruptcies | Business Standard News
However, industry experts said many would also try to take advantage of the situation and blame the delay or non-delivery of projects on the Covid-19
Experts peg India’s Covid-19 lockdown cost at $120 bn, call for relief plan | Business Standard News
Pegging the cost of the Covid-19 lockdown at $120 billion (approximately Rs 9 trillion) or 4 per cent of the GDP, analysts on Wednesday sharply
An opportunity in Covid-19 crisis: Revisit all loan repayment contracts | Business Standard News
The prospect of wide-scale defaults in banking-related contractual obligations on account of the pandemic has stirred lenders into action. The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) plans
Covid-19 impact: Banks want NPA forbearance for next two quarters or more | Business Standard News
An account is classified NPA if the default is beyond 90 days While the government has raised the threshold for invoking insolvency under the IBC
India as a driving force in new trade order – The Hindu BusinessLine
It can be a vanguard among Asian economies, having historically pursued free trade. Present protectionist thinking is unreal In the first part of this article
Coronavirus outbreak: Sebi eases compliance requirements for brokers, mutual funds – The Financial Express
In a bid to reduce compliance burden on market participants, Sebi on Monday provided various relaxations to stock brokers and mutual fund houses, including extension
The tough balancing act – editorials – Hindustan Times
Amid speculation that the national lockdown, which ends on April 14, may get extended, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered the first hint of the government’s
Women are bearing the brunt of the lockdown – columns – Hindustan Times
Gauri, a lawyer in Mumbai, is grappling with a new problem — how to squeeze 25 hours into a day that already doesn’t have enough
The MSME sector is critical in times of Covid-19 – analysis – Hindustan Times
A large fraction of India’s firms are small, informal and operate in the unorganised sector. Recent annual reports on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
Covid-19 will result in greater income inequality and unemployment, says Kaushik Basu – The Hindu BusinessLine
Sees increasing automation in post-coronavirus world Coronavirus will go, but the kind of world it will leave behind will be a very different one than
MSMEs grapple with stress even as govt grants more time for restructuring | Business Standard News
With Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) grappling with the problem of delayed payments and slowdown in demand, the sector remains under major stress, even
Upside of a crisis | Business Standard Column
A global catastrophe as is unfolding will produce structural changes in nations and especially democracies. When the entire population is affected by an event, as
Saving the rabi crop | Business Standard Editorials
The government has taken the right step to free agriculture-related operations from the Covid-19 pandemic-driven national lockdown. At the same time, the state governments have
Covid-19 and Indian economy: Do please light your lamps as lights go out | Business Standard Column
There are three phases on a standard growth curve, like one that plots the progress of Covid-19. The first is when the number of new
Start-up funding sees a decline; venture capital investments hit a five-year low – The Financial Express
The quantum of deals across angel, seed, and venture capital has dropped by 8.4%. Start-up funding in India witnessed a decline in the quantum of
Measures that can boost MSMEs during Covid-19 lockdown – The Economic Times
By Sampad Swain Businesses have been taking a hit due to Covid-19 lockdown. The supply chain has been disrupted, imports are down, and markets are
Putting Workforce Back on Track–Economic Times
In the film, The Two Popes, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, the future Pope Francis, recounts a joke: a man asks, ‘Is it all right to smoke
It’s a War Economy, Forget Fiscal Deficit–Economic Times
It is welcome that the prime minister has, in his video conference with some (why only some?) chief ministers, called for planning to exit from
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