Perhaps this is most urgently being felt by those at the frontline of the war against Covid-19, where disruptions in the global and domestic supply
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Uncritical endorsement: The Hindu Editorial on exodus of migrant workers and the Supreme Court – The Hindu
Supreme Court must ask more probing questions on the way the government is handling the pandemic. There are two aspects to the Supreme Court’s limited
Facts fight fear | The Indian Express
The only official communications that the migrants received were delivered by the policeman’s heavyhandedness, and his lathi. In times of crisis, especially a health crisis
सुस्पष्ट धोरणाचा अभाव –महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स
सुस्पष्ट धोरणाचा अभाव करोना विषाणूचा प्रसार रोखण्यासाठी केंद्र सरकारने २१ दिवसांची टाळेबंदी जाहीर केली, त्याला आठवडा होऊन गेला. टाळेबंदीच्या दुसऱ्या दिवशी केंद्र सरकारने देशभरात करोना
Increased default threshold for IBC trigger comes into effect – The Hindu BusinessLine
From 1 lakh, the threshold has been raised to ₹1 crore The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has operationalised the Centre’s move to raise the
Covid-19 impact: Will ₹1-lakh threshold for insolvency plea under IBC be reviewed? – The Hindu BusinessLine
If implemented, the move will offer substantial relief to stressed sectors In a bid to avoid frivolous applications under the IBC, one of the amendments
UPA economy doctors’ prescription to tide over coronavirus crisis | Business Standard News
Economy doctors of the United Progressive Alliance government — C Rangarajan, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, and Pronab Sen — had played a pivotal role in fixing
As Covid-19 grips economy, firms uncertain about impact on bankruptcies | Business Standard News
However, industry experts said many would also try to take advantage of the situation and blame the delay or non-delivery of projects on the Covid-19
Experts peg India’s Covid-19 lockdown cost at $120 bn, call for relief plan | Business Standard News
Pegging the cost of the Covid-19 lockdown at $120 billion (approximately Rs 9 trillion) or 4 per cent of the GDP, analysts on Wednesday sharply
An opportunity in Covid-19 crisis: Revisit all loan repayment contracts | Business Standard News
The prospect of wide-scale defaults in banking-related contractual obligations on account of the pandemic has stirred lenders into action. The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) plans
Covid-19 impact: Banks want NPA forbearance for next two quarters or more | Business Standard News
An account is classified NPA if the default is beyond 90 days While the government has raised the threshold for invoking insolvency under the IBC
The tough balancing act – editorials – Hindustan Times
Amid speculation that the national lockdown, which ends on April 14, may get extended, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered the first hint of the government’s
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)
Covid-19 will result in greater income inequality and unemployment, says Kaushik Basu – The Hindu BusinessLine
Sees increasing automation in post-coronavirus world Coronavirus will go, but the kind of world it will leave behind will be a very different one than
MSMEs grapple with stress even as govt grants more time for restructuring | Business Standard News
With Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) grappling with the problem of delayed payments and slowdown in demand, the sector remains under major stress, even
Upside of a crisis | Business Standard Column
A global catastrophe as is unfolding will produce structural changes in nations and especially democracies. When the entire population is affected by an event, as
Covid-19 and Indian economy: Do please light your lamps as lights go out | Business Standard Column
There are three phases on a standard growth curve, like one that plots the progress of Covid-19. The first is when the number of new
Start-up funding sees a decline; venture capital investments hit a five-year low – The Financial Express
The quantum of deals across angel, seed, and venture capital has dropped by 8.4%. Start-up funding in India witnessed a decline in the quantum of
Measures that can boost MSMEs during Covid-19 lockdown – The Economic Times
By Sampad Swain Businesses have been taking a hit due to Covid-19 lockdown. The supply chain has been disrupted, imports are down, and markets are
Putting Workforce Back on Track–Economic Times
In the film, The Two Popes, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, the future Pope Francis, recounts a joke: a man asks, ‘Is it all right to smoke
