Day: April 16, 2020

In the past three decades, the WHO has helped nations frame strategies during outbreaks such as Zika, Ebola and HIV/AIDS. At a time when the

Over the coming few weeks, as testing is ramped up, greater clarity will emerge about the spread of the coronavirus. A day after the prime

The government yesterday announced a blueprint for a staggered exit. Beginning next week, government will allow partial resumption of economic activities. The resumption will not

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with recovered Covid-19 patients in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on

Pulapre Balakrishnan As economic policy in India following the onset of Covid-19 must address both the relief made necessary by the lockdown and restoration of

After extending the nationwide lockdown till May 3, the Union government on Wednesday issued detailed guidelines on activities that will be allowed from April 20 and the

Dwindling supplies of processed and convenience foods at a time when their demand has surged in the wake of the extended national lockdown is a worrisome issue

President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US’ contribution, roughly between $400 million and $500 million, to the World Health Organisation (WHO) could not have been

NEW DELHI: Former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian on Wednesday said the GDP numbers being projected by the World Bank and IMF for India are far “too optimistic” and the country would require

Agriculture not going to be impacted badly by lockdown: Niti Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar Even though the prime minister has extended the lockdown by about 19 more

Hyderabad: Predicting that the growth rate in the first quarter of the current fiscal may slip into negative, former RBI governor C Rangarajan on Wednesday expressed the view that