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Inter-state coordination for movement of essential goods and immediate monetary support to migrant labourers and daily-wage workers are some of the other suggestions The government

If gold held by the top 30% of Indian households can be mobilised, it can be used for dollar swaps, while depositors could be provided

Residential property prices across India’s top cities witnessed a dismal growth in the past five years, indicating that the prolonged demand slowdown has kept value

By Teena Thacker “Whatever the stage, the key action points are – engage with people; find, isolate, test and treat cases and trace every contact;

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

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 asked advanced economies to step up efforts to help emerging markets survive the impact of the pandemic. “This is a crisis like no other,”

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Extension of lockdown will prove costly for sector’ The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown have adversely impacted pharmaceutical exports to the tune of $1.5- $2