In a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the ongoing lockdown till May 3. While the move was imperative
Category: Economy
Create fund, offer one-time restructuring to developers to revive realty sector: HDFC chief – The Hindu BusinessLine
To revive the fortunes of the moribund real estate sector, HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh, on Tuesday, suggested measures, including the setting up a stressed real
Moody’s takes rating action on three NBFCs – The Hindu BusinessLine
Global rating agency Moody’s on Monday took rating action on three non-banking finance companies including Hero FinCorp, India Infoline Finance and Muthoot Finance amidst concerns about how
Covid-19 to derail affordable housing segment’s growth momentum: Report | Business Standard News
NCR has the maximum under-construction affordable housing stock with more than 1.87 lakh units With nearly 6.1 lakh affordable housing were under construction, the Covid-19 pandemic is
Why gold matters during times of economic uncertainty – The Hindu BusinessLine
Since the start of this month gold prices have soared to multi-year highs, thanks to humongous economic uncertainties combined with ultra-loose monetary policies of various
Barclays pegs economic cost of lockdown at $234 bn; sees no growth in 2020 | Business Standard News
Most analysts expect the government and the RBI to continue to provide stimulus to help stem the economic rout triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic Barclays has
Lockdown impact: Tea firms see huge price surge in May due to scarcity | Business Standard News
While Assam has sanctioned a maximum of 50 per cent of the total workforce in an estate at a time, the allowed limit in West
Coronavirus impact: Confusion, despair grip MSME cluster in Okhla | Business Standard News
“I don’t know who is better off. The labourers who fled and might not find job when they come back or me? I stayed back
Covid-19 lockdown: May take two or three quarters for normalcy to return | Business Standard News
The markets are bound to react negatively following the extension of the lockdown till May 3, as it could exert further pressure on the economy pushing back
Unify the labour market | Business Standard Editorials
It has been quite clear that the group of Indians most immediately hurt by the effects of the nationwide lockdown have been migrant workers. Those who lived pay cheque
Focus on gradual resumption | Business Standard Editorials
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on Tuesday is expected to bring clarity on the nationwide lockdown. Even as some states have extended the lockdown for another
Orders to pay full wages may push industry to bankruptcy: Amarinder to Modi | Business Standard News
Amarinder Singh termed as imperative the re-examination of the matter by the Centre. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider
सात लाख कोटींचा फटका! –महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स
देशात केंद्र सरकारकडून २५ मार्चपासून राबवण्यात येत असलेले २१ दिवसांचे लॉकडाऊन आज, मंगळवारी संपत आहे. या लॉकडाऊनमुळे देशाची अर्थव्यवस्था पार खिळखिळी झाली असून विश्लेषकांच्या मते,
माणुसकीचे दर्शन –महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स
करोना बाधितांच्या संख्येत भौमितिक श्रेणीने होणारी वाढ आणि मृतांचा वाढता टक्का यांमुळे संकटाचे ढग अधिकाधिक काळेकुट्ट होत असताना, माणुसकीचे दर्शन घडविणाऱ्या विविध घटनांची रूपेरी किनार मात्र
Need economic package and open industry in staggered manner, says CII | Business Standard News
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Sunday demanded that the Centre announce an economic package and give adequate notice before lifting the lockdown. It also lent
Coronavirus outbreak: Traders should highlight issues to get govt’s help | Business Standard Column
The government has exempted the Customs duty on import of personal protection equipment (PPE), ventilators, Covid-19 testing kits, and inputs required for making them. It
The Chakravyuh challenge | Business Standard Column
With most states favouring an extension of the lockdown by two weeks, it will be instructive to look back and track the pace and manner in which
Come September, bad loans will zoom | Business Standard Column
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) December 2019 Financial Stability Report, a biannual health check for the banking industry, had predicted the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rising
The wrong diagnosis | Business Standard Column
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. That old line seems particularly apposite today, when the preferred response to the
Trouble for NBFCs | Business Standard Editorials
The unprecedented nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19, which halted economic activity, is affecting income and will make debt repayment difficult for both firms and