More than a fortnight after the coronavirus claimed its initial victim in China, a 61-year-old regular customer at the market in Wuhan — the epicentre
Category: Economy
How to restart the economy after the lockdown: Here’s how India can meet perhaps the greatest challenge of our times–Times of India
Economically speaking, India is faced today with perhaps its greatest emergency since Independence. The global financial crisis in 2008-09 was a massive demand shock, but
Hsg socs to compile data on all staffers–Times of India
Exercise will help enrol these people under a central government pension scheme Any effort to come to the rescue of the daily wagers and those who work in
Covid-19 aftermath: A third of orders cancelled, grave crisis grips export hubs – The Financial Express
With vast swathes of key markets — the US and the EU — badly bruised by the Covid-19 outbreak and migrant workers back home following
Media Industry | Covid-19 crisis: Media industry urges government to clear advertising dues–Economic Times
Mumbai: Having witnessed a massive drop in ad volumes due to the Covid-19 crisis, there is a growing chorus of media voices demanding immediate clearance of advertising dues by
Rajan urges government to invite experts to deal with economic impact of COVID-19 – The Economic Times
Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has suggested to the government to call people with proven expertise and capabilities, including from opposition parties, to deal with
US enters ‘hardest, saddest’ week in coronavirus crisis – The Economic Times
The United States enters one of the most critical weeks so far in the coronavirus crisis with the death toll exploding in New York, Michigan and Louisiana and some
‘Empowered Group’ meeting today to discuss exit strategy post shutdown – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The government has convened a meeting of the ‘Empowered Group on Strategic Issues Related to Lockdown‘, to be chaired by the home secretary, on Monday to
We have to save our doctors, nurses, and paramedics. They are our only hope against this wicked enemy. – ET Prime
Doctors come out from the isolation ward of a hospital in Amritsar. “I am a sitting duck.” That’s what Prakash Raj (name changed), an internal-medicine
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जानेवारीच्या मध्यापासूनच सावध होणे, चाचण्यांची व्यवस्था- तीही सरकारमार्फत- करणे, सोबत कृत्रिम श्वसन उपकरणांची निर्मिती आणि अतिदक्षता कक्षांची व्यवस्था वाढवणे.. असा विज्ञानाधारित दृष्टिकोन ठेवणारे नेतृत्व जर्मनीत
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भक्ती बिसुरे यंत्रणा म्हणून राज्यातील आरोग्य व्यवस्था करोना संकटाशी खंबीरपणे दोन हात करत आहे. आशासेविकांकडून घरोघरी जाऊन करोनाबाबत केली जाणारी जनजागृती, डॉक्टर, परिचारिका व इतर
करोना व्हायरस : तरतूद झाली, नियोजन हवे! –महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स
तरतूद झाली, नियोजन हवे! जागतिक पातळीवर ‘करोना’ची लागण झालेल्या रुग्णांची संख्या १२ लाखांच्या पुढे गेली असताना भारतात सुमारे साडेतीन हजारांना त्याची लागण झाली असून, ७७
Coronavirus pandemic has brought world economy to a standstill: IMF
Geneva: The head of the International Monetary Fund says the recession sparked by the coronavirus pandemic is way worse than the 2008 global recession. IMF
New Delhi must heed the advice of the states–Deccan Chronicle
Eight days into the 21-day nationwide lockdown that he ordered to stop the spread of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, prime minister Narendra Modi on
Finding a balance in the fight against Covid-19, writes Karan Thapar – columns – Hindustan Times
The people whose lives the lockdown is devastating — the daily wagers and rural landless labour — with destitution, starvation and, even death, are the
What makes injustice to migrant workers more acute is the fact that many of them are Dalits | The Indian Express
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
Centre amends mining law, exempts several activities from green clearance | Business Standard News
Removal of sand deposits from agricultural fields after floods will not require green clearance now, with the Centre amending the Mines and Minerals (Development and
Full lockdown or deaths: The false dichotomy – analysis – Hindustan Times
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
IT sector to revive in second half of FY21 – The Hindu BusinessLine
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
Essential items: Centre asks states to ensure truck drivers, labourers go for work – The Financial Express
To ensure smooth intra and inter-state movement of essential food and groceries during the lockdown period, the Centre has directed state governments to facilitate truck
