Say Covid-19 is ‘last straw’ amid plunging sales About 12,000 MSMEs in Maharashtra’s auto hub have demanded the government’s intervention to tackle the financial crisis
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Banks to provide relief to borrowers whose operations are impacted by Covid-19 outbreak – The Hindu BusinessLine
The bank will give 10 per cent of a borrower’s existing Fund Based Working Capital Limits as loan Banks are likely to follow State Bank
The perils of an all-out lockdown – The Hindu
If the poor must stay at home, they need income support and essential services As the novel coronavirus spreads, a double crisis looms over India:
Alleviating pain | The Indian Express
The policy response to deal with this public health crisis requires coordinated action at both Central and state levels. With several parts of the country
The lockdown is the right step – editorials – Hindustan Times
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked citizens for a “few weeks” in his address to the nation on Thursday. He hinted quite clearly that the people’s
Wrong to say coronavirus has doomed world economy | Deccan Herald
The global conversation about the coronavirus pandemic has focussed around a few things. Firstly, that the outbreak of the virus can largely be considered a
Fed unleashes unprecedented virus support for economy, companies – The Hindu BusinessLine
The US central bank unveils a slew of measures for household, employers The Federal Reserve, racing again to contain mounting economic and financial-market fallout from
Modi’s local ‘champions’ to take Indian manufacturing to Rs 10 lakh crore; here’s govt’s mega plan – The Financial Express
Union Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that two long term policy decisions have been taken to make India a big hub of manufacturing: first
We have to treat the economy as if this is wartime, says Rathin Roy | Business Standard News
As policymakers search for answers to the coronavirus pandemic, Rathin Roy, director of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, and former adviser to Prime
FPIs: Coronavirus mayhem: FPIs pull out over Rs 1 lakh crore in March so far – The Economic Times
New Delhi: Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) have pulled out over Rs 1 lakh crore from the Indian capital markets in March so far amid heightened
Tweet Buster: 10-times India’s GDP wiped out; IL&FS-2, 3 in the making & how to win in this crisis – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: It was another week of bloodshed in the domestic stock market, as the benchmark indices logged their biggest weekly fall since the 2008
Beyond objectives are consequences–Economic Times
By Devdutt Pattanaik Indian mythology is based on the principle of karma, where every action has an unforeseen reaction. There is no escape from consequences
When I win, the market will go up … like a rocket ship: Trump – The Economic Times
US President Donald Trump was at his candid best as he met top Indian CEOs, largely representing companies that have invested in the US and
Corona will kill Trump’s chance to be re-elected–Times of India
Nobody knows how long the coronavirus pandemic will last. But one thing is certain: it has killed Donald Trump’s chances of being re-elected as US
Not enough to douse corona fire, govt also needs a roadmap for recovery–Times of India
It would probably not be entirely misleading to suggest that until Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s broadcast last Thursday, or at least a day or two
How India is fighting Coronavirus with a colonial-era law on epidemics – The Economic Times
The legal inadequacy to tackle disease outbreaks was known for long, baby steps were taken, but at the end of the day, the country was
Fed’s James Bullard: Coronavirus shutdown not a recession but an investment in survival – The Economic Times
That is the view of St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard, who argues that a potential $2.5 trillion hit coming to the economy is
India Inc seeks fiscal stimulus, moratorium on debt repayment to mitigate coronavirus impact – The Financial Express
To mitigate the impact of coronavirus outbreak on the economy, India Inc has sought a host of measures, including a year-long moratorium by banks on
Coronavirus crisis: Lower demand hits small businesses, startups hard; cost-cutting likely ahead – The Financial Express
The Coronavirus is having a detrimental effect on the health of startups and small businesses in India as many of them are staring at crippling
World’s richest man Jeff Bezos’s Coronavirus concern grows, tells workers crisis may get ‘worse’ – The Financial Express
The company has already placed orders for “millions of face masks” for employees and contractors who cannot do their work from home, said Bezos. In