Category: Economy

THE measures to handle the COVID-19 pandemic proposed by the WHO were directed at everyone. It was up to respective countries to introduce regulatory measures to encourage physical

It is critical for us to understand that India’s conditions are unique. We will be required to take different steps than other large countries who

Job losses may be not be as bad as feared, say analysts The IT sector may go through a temporary setback during the first half

The government can increase insurance coverage and implement direct cash transfer, besides providing credit support to small and medium enterprises as an immediate economic response

WASHINGTON: As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump

NEW DELHI: The government has started working out the possible post-lockdown scenarios and is considering another booster shot to minimize the impact of coronavirus and

On Friday morning, shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted his countrymen to light candles and lamps as a gesture of a united fight against

NEW DELHI: The coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent country-wide lockdown has deeply impacted India’s economy, with a majority of the firms expecting a significant decline

Corridors of the many government offices in Lutyens’ Delhi are as deserted as the streets of the city to curtail the spread of the coronavirus.

The Indian macroeconomic situation is bleak and all set to get worse if local or national lockdowns continue for some more time, renowned economist Jean

In the middle of the corona crisis, French President Emmanuel Macron has decided that his most urgent need is to have a new PR person

How long will the coronavirus pandemic last along with the deep economic recession it has created? I am a pessimist and fear a protracted tragedy.

Since March 25, India has come to terms with the enormous challenges of managing a 21-day total lockdown — an exercise that most countries in