By Ankur Pahwa The world is a very different place than it was a few weeks ago, with the humanity facing an unprecedented event and
Category: Economy
India’s response to Covid-19 has been pre-emptive, pro-active: Roderico Ofrin, WHO – The Economic Times
By Teena Thacker “Whatever the stage, the key action points are – engage with people; find, isolate, test and treat cases and trace every contact;
Jobs destroyed worldwide as coronavirus sparks recession – The Economic Times
By Simon Kennedy The world’s workers are reeling from the initial shock of the coronavirus recession, with job losses and welfare claims around the globe already
Remittances to Bharat hit by return of the native – The Economic Times
MUMBAI: Domestic remittances, usually from big cities and more affluent areas to India’s rural hinterland, plunged about 80% in the past two weeks, triggered likely by
IMF sees coronavirus-induced global downturn ‘way worse’ than financial crisis – The Economic Times
IMF asked advanced economies to step up efforts to help emerging markets survive the impact of the pandemic. “This is a crisis like no other,”
Indian rice exports suspended on supply chain disruption due to coronavirus | Deccan Herald
Indian rice traders have stopped signing new export contracts amid the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, as labour shortages and logistics disruptions
Supreme Court seeks Centre’s reply on migrant workers’ wages–Deccan Chronicle
New Delhi: Voicing concern about the plight of migrant workers in the unorganised sector, the Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s response on a
Despite Covid-19, why did migrant workers go back? Opinion – analysis – Hindustan Times
The Covid-19-induced migrant crisis has prompted several questions. Who are these migrant communities? Why did the lockdown prompt them to flee from the cities, and
The MSME sector is critical in times of Covid-19 – analysis – Hindustan Times
A large fraction of India’s firms are small, informal and operate in the unorganised sector. Recent annual reports on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
Domestic flight bookings can start after April 14: Hardeep Singh Puri | Business News,The Indian Express
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said that airlines can take domestic bookings after April 14 if the 21-day lockdown is not extended
India is on the right path in its fight against Covid-19. But the road ahead is long – analysis – Hindustan Times
When the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) reached this country at the end of January, Indians woke to the possibility of a deadly, insidious and highly transmissible
The still of April | The Indian Express
In such grim times — when sport has peripheral relevance — the athletes sitting at home have only the uncertainty of their next game as
States at centre | The Indian Express
Under the existing fiscal deficit constraint, the collapse in revenues will force states to cut back on spending, imparting a contractionary impulse to the economy.
Opening the lock | The Indian Express
India is structurally diverse, and all states need not unlock in the same manner or at the same rate. However, there must be some agreement
Light and sound: The Hindu Editorial on Narendra Modi’s 9-minute light ceremony – The Hindu
Symbolism has its place, but it must be part of a sustainable action plan Full of sound and piety but signifying little, Prime Minister Narendra
टाळेबंदीतील नेतृत्व! |लोकसत्ता
महेश सरलष्कर करोनाला अटकाव करण्यासाठी तीन आठवडय़ांच्या टाळेबंदीची अचानक घोषणा झाल्यानंतर दिल्लीत अभूतपूर्व गोंधळ झाला. तरीही, लोकांना नेटाने सामोरे जाण्याचे कठीण काम दिल्लीच्या मुख्यमंत्र्यांनी करून
तुमचे तुम्ही लावा दिवे! –महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स
देशात करोनाचे संकट गंभीर वळणावर पोहोचले असून, गेल्या दोन दिवसांत करोनाची लागण झालेले रुग्ण आणि त्यामुळे झालेले मृत्यू या दोन्ही आकड्यांमध्ये लक्षणीय वाढ झाली आहे.
Corona is here, but where is karuna?–Times of India
By Karan Singh The grave crisis that has developed worldwide due to the spread of a tiny, invisible virus, reminds me of the samudra manthan
Bonds decline on heavy government borrowing – The Hindu BusinessLine
Indian bonds dropped on concerns about a large government borrowing amid a nationwide lockdown that has diminished trading activity in the country’s financial markets. The
‘Exempt sales and service of farm equipment from lockdown’ – The Hindu BusinessLine
Farm machinery makers are seeking exemption from the lockdown to run their sales and service centres to cater to the farmers’ requirement during the rabi