By Dinesh Narayanan COVID-19 CASES WorldIndia The sudden displacement of migrant labour would have far-reaching impact on the Indian economy and states should be prepared
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labourers: Supreme Court issues notice on unorganised labour payments – The Economic Times
By Samanwaya Rautray New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Friday overruled the Centre’s objections to taking up a public interest litigation on the plight of unorganised
Covid-19, FII sell-off hit liquid funds hard; RBI’s LTRO may calm investors | Business Standard News
Assets under management (AUM) of the Rs 27-trillion mutual fund industry took a huge knock in March, largely because of withdrawals from the debt and
FPI limit hike paves way for foreign fund flows into Indian shares, after MSCI defers raising India weight – The Financial Express
The Ministry of Finance in October 2019 has published a circular raising the statutory FPI limit of Indian firms to the sectoral foreign investment limit.
Dire irresponsibility of responsible ones–Economic Times
Friday morning’s video message by the prime minister is a reminder that each one of us, individually and collectively, has the responsibility to act in
INR1.7 lakh crore may be small change. India needs a big-bang stimulus to skirt recession. – ET Prime
The world is confronted with a crisis similar to the ‘Great Depression’ in 1929. It calls for a tilt towards expansionary fiscal and monetary policies.
Welcome Reduction in Administered Rates–Economic Times
It is welcome that the Centre has reduced interest rates on small savings quite sharply, between 0.7% and 1.4%, for various instruments. It would lead
Centre may go for staggered exit from lockdown – The Hindu BusinessLine
Modi seeks formulation of common exit strategy in meeting with Chief Ministers Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a meeting held with Chief Ministers via video-conferencing
Covid-19: Insurers offer relief to travel insurance policyholders – The Hindu BusinessLine
Travel policies issued by insurers such as Bajaj Allianz General and ICICI Lombard can be extended up to 180 days by paying an additional premium
Banks may ask RBI for breather on lump sum repayment of deferred interest – The Hindu BusinessLine
Banks may move the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to allow businesses and individuals availing working capital facilities more time to repay the interest in
We will only be as healthy as our supply chains–Time of India
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
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
Moody’s downgrades outlook for Indian banks due to coronavirus–Deccan Chronicle
New Delhi: Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday changed the outlook for Indian banking system to negative from stable, as it expects deterioration in banks’ asset
New Delhi must loosen the purse strings–Deccan Chronicle
State governments are in the forefront of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. They are putting in all their resources to implement the national lockdown,
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
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
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
How FPI heavy stocks fell like ninepins over the past month – The Hindu BusinessLine
Indian equities, along with other global markets, went into a tailspin owing to the Covid-19 outbreak over the past month. After investing (net) a little
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