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
Category: Economy
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
The economic malaise | The Indian Express
With Covid crisis dealing sharp blow to struggling financial sector, revival calls for new approach. Central and state government deficits and debts will increase dramatically
A poor way of thinking: Poverty compounds India’s corona suffering. Governments never fix this core problem
Did you know why the Indian lockdown is creating so much human suffering, even though we did relatively well on the Covid case numbers? Why
Stoking the engine: UP and MP show the way with labour reforms–Times of India
India reforms only in a crisis, has been the succour economists have proffered in gloomy Covid times. The Uttar Pradesh government has done well to
Wrecking entire economies: Lockdowns may be causing more harm than good worldwide, and especially in India–Times of India
Locking up healthy people in their homes and putting wholesale populations under house arrest is perverse. Coronavirus panic merchants and fearmongers have wrecked entire economies
Global economic outlook worsened since forecast in April, says IMF – The Hindu BusinessLine
The International Monetary Fund said that the global economic outlook has worsened since its latest forecast three weeks ago and the world can expect more
Address the health and economic crises beyond Covid – The Hindu BusinessLine
With the health and economic well-being of India greatly threatened due to its size and population density, it is time to look beyond short-term relief