The government must ensure that the spectre of SARS-CoV-2 is not replaced by the spectre of hunger The Central government has asked States to seal
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Building resilience to fight pandemics: Need for global, regional, local and individual resilience–Economic Times
Tsunami, floods, storm, epidemics, terrorism and many more natural or man-made shocks have hit us many times in recent years. But, at no time we
Corona lockdown is needed but it might put the economy on ventilator
At the time of writing this, India is in a lockdown. The streets are empty, trains and flights are not running, schools, offices and factories
कष्टकरी वाऱ्यावर –महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स
जगभर थैमान घालत असलेल्या ‘करोना’च्या साथीने संपूर्ण मानवजातीसमोर आव्हान निर्माण केलेले असताना आणि त्याला तोंड देण्यासाठी अवघा मानवसमूह एकवटलेला असताना, त्यातील काहींवर भुकेने मरण्याची वेळ
Lockdown is a problem, social distancing a new challenge, but there are ways to keep things going | The Indian Express
For Amul, the “lockdown” isn’t completely new. We have seen them in the past, whenever there were riots, curfews or natural calamities — from floods
Lock, don’t shut | The Indian Express
Blocking movement of goods, far from achieving that objective, only results in overcrowding and snarls at check posts. Everyone knows that the spread of the
Short end of the stick: on assistance to migrant workers – The Hindu
It has been nearly a week since the Centre’s lockdown measures to slow down the spread of SARS-CoV-2 came into force. But what was done
Lockdown provides unexpected reform opportunities. Seize them–Times of India
A long-pending agricultural reform in India is the unshackling of near monopoly of Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMC) on the fast-growing fruit and vegetable wholesale
RBI allows non-residents to invest without limit in specified G-Secs – The Hindu BusinessLine
Limit for FPI investment in corporate bonds hiked to 15% The Reserve Bank of India has allowed non-residents to invest in specified Government of India
Keeping the economy going while battling Covid-19 – The Hindu BusinessLine
Stimulus packages are not going to be sufficient. We need measures that ensure the economy recovers for the sake of the poor, those in the
सरकारचा मोठा दिलासा; ७० हजार बेघरांना दिलं छप्पर –महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स
सरकारचा मोठा दिलासा; ७० हजार बेघरांना दिलं छप्पर मुंबई: करोनाचं राज्यावरील संकट अधिक गहिरं होत आहे. राज्यात संचारबंदी लागू करण्यात आलेली आहे. अशा परिस्थितीत हजारो
Covid-19 crisis calls for an urgent re-working of the Union Budget – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Centre must recognise that none of the estimates it made on February 1 can be expected to stick to the script now When facts
RBI rate cut: A flood of liquidity, but how will it help? | Deccan Herald
In times like never before, the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has acted like never before. This is seen in two aspects
RBI Announcement: RBI announces more measures to deal with Covid-19 pandemic | India Business News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced more measures to counter the economic fallout of the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic. In a
Covid-19 exposes Indian industry’s supply chain vulnerabilities – The Hindu BusinessLine
Domestic firms must develop its own local sourcing units and adopt alternative strategies for reducing dependency on China The novel coronavirus or Covid-19 is what
Protecting power | Business Standard Editorials
Part and parcel of the nationwide lockdown announced to combat the spread of Covid-19 is that most industrial units are either shut or operating at
Economic dislocation | Business Standard Editorials
Fiscal 2020-21, which starts today, is likely to be one of the most difficult years in recent decades. Along with the rest of the world,
5 steps government should take to save MSMEs amid economic slowdown due to Coronavirus – The Financial Express
By Rajat Prakash Ease of doing business for MSMEs: The Covid-19 pandemic has caused an economic slowdown on a global scale as the markets and
MSMEs hail RBI’s time extension for receiving payments on exports from Covid-19 hit countries – The Financial Express
Trade, Imports, Exports for MSMEs: MSMEs, which contributed nearly half of India’s exports in FY19, has welcomed the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) move on Wednesday to extend the
2.43 lakh apprentices to get stipend during lockdown period, assures MSDE – The Economic Times
The ministry, on Tuesday, notified all the establishments under designated and optional trade to pay full stipend to apprentices engaged with them. Ministry of skill