Poor access to economic opportunity is reflected potently in India’s famously poor female labour force participation rates As expected, the national lockdown has added significantly to the
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IT ministry approaches MHA on phased opening of electronics repair and sale shops – The Financial Express
Industry again urged the government to include mobiles, laptops and accessories in the essential list and allow phased opening of repair and sale shops, beginning
The long haul: Home isolation of mild cases is welcome, as Covid is not going away any time soon–Times of India
Worldwide about 80% of Covid-19 patients recover from the disease without needing hospital treatment. In these cases where symptoms remain mild, such as a slight
Buy bonds that banks shun, RBI–Economic Times
The difficulty some of India’s best regarded non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) have had in raising debt shows that much more needs to be done than
Toothless reform move for power sector–Economic Times
Yet more pretend reform is planned for India’s blighted power sector. The draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020, seeks to constitute an Electricity Contract Enforcement Authority,
Sell unsold units at ‘no-profit-no-loss’ to save interest, boost liquidity: Gadkari to realty cos – The Economic Times
Promising his full support, Gadkari also advised builders to send their representatives to ministries of housing and finance as well as the Prime Minister’s Office
MSMEs: ‘Hand-to-mouth’ crisis for MSMEs fuels calls for more fiscal aid in India – The Economic Times
As the cash-flow for MSMEs dries up, and in the absence of any fiscal support, many will be forced to cut jobs to curb costs.
Falling billion-dollar deals over virus spur court fights – The Economic Times
Among the high-profile transactions that have become feuds are Mirae Asset Global Investments Co’s $5.8-billion purchase of a US luxury hotel portfolio from Anbang Insurance
1.6 billion informal workers in danger of losing their jobs: International Labour Organization – The Economic Times
Total working hours in the second quarter are expected to be 10.5% lower, equivalent to 305 million full-time jobs, than the last pre-crisis quarter, the
IT firms TCS, Infosys, Wipro to reduce subcontractors to control costs – The Economic Times
“We will be reducing dependency on contractors to some extent to optimize it (cost). Lateral hiring will be done for specific skills in a limited
Barclays CEO says ‘putting 7,000 people in a building may be thing of the past’ – The Economic Times
“The notion of putting 7,000 people in a building may be a thing of the past,” Jes Staley said. Barclays plans to reopen its Hong
Wall Street rallies on promising coronavirus drug – The Economic Times
All are well within 20% of their record levels, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq now within 10% of its high. The S&P 500 posted 6 new
Momentum portfolio rejig: Battered financials go out as FMCG, pharma take the cake amid pandemic – ET Prime
In January 2020, when ET Prime came up with its portfolio of momentum stocks, valuations were stretched and investors were already getting increasingly apprehensive, but
We need legislative and institutional reforms to avoid a repeat of panic in debt mutual funds – The Economic Times
In addition, these recent crises need to be used as a trigger for basic regulatory and banking reforms. FT’s decision led to a mild panic
India maps out post-Covid export plan to take on China – The Economic Times
Medical textiles, electronics, plastics are some sectors whose exports can be promoted in coming months. India will look at areas where it has capability but
Announce the stimulus, now – analysis – Hindustan Times
It must be geared towards all businesses, not just one segment. There are indications that the government is working on a stimulus. Besides the fact
Amend the FRBM Act, and spend more now – analysis – Hindustan Times
Greater public expenditure is required for relief, medical response, demand stimulus, health infrastructure Pulapre Balakrishnan Only the government can counteract slowing private investment. Its non-interventionist
The return of internal migrants and expat workers is the next big public health challenge–Times of India
With the lockdown ending in a few days the biggest challenge central and state governments could face is the repatriation of migrant workers including expatriates.
With a slow internet, working and learning from home are torturous–Times of India
While April data is awaited, one analysis of Trai’s MySpeed app has shown that median download speeds in March were the lowest in the two
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