This has been facilitated in recent years by committed political leadership in the health sector, supported by competent bureaucracy, helping the state weather repeated challenges
Category: Economy
Lift the lockdown | The Indian Express
In India if we continue with what is believed to be the severest lockdown of any country, we could end up with an economic situation
Centre must come with lockdown exit plan now–Deccan Chronicle
The nearly two-month long national lockdown Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on March 24 to contain the spread of the pandemic, Covid-19, will come to
Tax tweaks can spur economic revival | Business Standard Column
These are extremely challenging times, and collective efforts by the government and industry would be required to bring the economy back on track With most
Welcome changes to labour laws–Economic Times
We welcome the move by BJP states Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh — with Gujarat seeking to follow suit via an Ordinance — to temporarily
With a phased opening, India tries to avoid a grave economic toll: Bibek Debroy – The Economic Times
Mortality and morbidity apply to enterprises, too; MSMEs more pronounced than most. Baseline GDP growth was already in slowdown mode and a capital crunch was
Policy – Economy – News – The Economic Times
India needs to recalibrate its covid policy to kickstart the economy The many guidelines issued by the MHA, state chief secretaries and even resident welfare
Why a new ‘Bad Bank’ when there’re 24!–Times of India
After years of lull bankers are turning proactive. This time it is not a new found aggression to lend but to palm off their bad
Lift restrictions in all zones by July, and just learn to live with corona–Times of India
India’s lockdown has been eased by dividing the country into red, orange and green zones, with high, medium and minimal infections so far, and correspondingly
Forces must shun imports, go for ‘Make In India’, says Gen Bipin Rawat | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The armed forces have to get rid of their overwhelming dependence on exorbitant foreign weapon systems, and instead put their entire weight behind
‘Project restart’: Pros and cons – The Financial Express
In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel has given the go-ahead to Bundesliga’s resumption, in the second half of this month, ending a two-month suspension caused by
Trade union TUCC demands Rs 3 lakh cr relief package for informal workers, MSMEs | Deccan Herald
Central trade union TUCC has demanded a Rs 3 lakh crore package from the government to provide relief to informal sector workers and micro, small and
Why banks aren’t ready for economic heavy-lifting this time around | Deccan Herald
Outside the Eco-Chamber On May 7, the banks deposited a total of Rs 8,19,783 crore with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Except for May
जग बदलेल; पण कसे? | लोकसत्ता
करोना महासाथीचे आर्थिक फटके जगभर दिसल्यानंतर भारतात तीन शक्यता सर्वत्र वर्तवण्यात येत आहेत. X संग्रहित छायाचित्र परिमल माया सुधाकर करोनामुळे जगाची रचना बदलण्याची आशा वर्तवली
Economy needs the lunch to be served. It doesn’t have to be free. – ET Prime
Socialising private-sector losses is anything but simple, the history of the sovereign crises worldwide would tell you. The east Asian and the Latin American crisis
Raghuram Rajan explains how best to stimulate the economy – The Economic Times
Rajan says that if the fiscal deficit and the growth in government debt is deemed unsustainable, “investors and rating agencies will take fright”. He thus
Lockdown exit plan for May 17: Govt may ready a negative list of prohibited activities – The Economic Times
A negative list will clearly spell out what’s not allowed, allowing other activities to resume. The negative list could include all activities that involve public
MSME sector’s bad loan ratio at 12.5% as of January, shows report | Business Standard News
NPA level of public sector banks has increased from 18 per cent in December 2018 to 19 per cent in December 2019 The private sector
Strike a balance between industry and labour | Chanakya – columns – Hindustan Times
India’s labour laws are a mess. Any rational discussion of the country’s labour laws has to start from there. They are well-intentioned, like all things
Contempt for labour: The Hindu Editorial on dilution of labour laws – The Hindu
At a time when everyone is awaiting an early end to the health and economic crisis caused by the global pandemic, the interests of labourers and workers are