-TheWeek.in COVID-19 has changed many things—from the way we wash our hands to the language we COVID-19 has changed many things—from the way we wash our hands to the language we speak. The pandemic has created a whole new vocabulary, resuscitating some words which were always there, but rather rusty from disuse, and creating several new terms to explain an unprecedented SITuation. Please click here to read more. ...
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Govt shouldn’t junk unpleasant data -Biswajit Mandal & Saswati Chaudhuri
-The Hindu Business Line Suppressing data that point to low growth, rising joblessness and poverty impedes effective policymaking in a crisis Finance Minister Nirmala SITharaman, in her Budget speech, said “data is the new oil” and stressed on the credibility of data to combat the difficulties in real-time monitoring of the Indian economy. She even proposed building data centre parks throughout the country so that skilful incorporation of data in every step...
More »UP to compensate daily earners for livelihood loss due to Covid-19 -Virendra Singh Rawat
-Business Standard Schools across the state shut till April 2, while protests and demonstrations banned Lucknow: In the backdrop of the coronavirus scare expected to hit the livelihood of daily wage earners due to slowing down of economy, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday announced to constitute a high-level committee to provide them the required monetary support. The three-member committee, headed by the UP finance minister and comprising the state agriculture and labour...
More »Virus, on balance -Anand Krishnan
-The Indian Express Dealing with COVID-19 requires a clear public health focus while addressing fears at the individual level. My friend, whose daughter is in the US, rang me up for advice. A coronavirus case has been reported from her city. Should he get his daughter to India? Is air travel safe? Everyone is worried about the way the COVID-19 outbreak will play out. In today’s networked world, heightened senSITivities make it...
More »Why capping withdrawals from Yes Bank is a terrible idea - P Vaidyanathan Iyer
-The Indian Express Capping withdrawals for Yes Bank depoSITors is foolish for two specific reasons, particularly when the economy is floundering with growth rates of around 5%. On March 5, the RBI imposed a cap of Rs 50,000 on withdrawals by Yes Bank depoSITors. A day later, Finance Minister Nirmala SITharaman assured depoSITors that their money was safe. In the days and weeks running up to the RBI decision to supersede the Yes...
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