-The Hindu Business Line Apart from getting truck drivers and warehouse employees back to their job, logistics operators have to grapple with working capital needs and supply chain inefficiencies A lot has been spoken about the effects of Covid-19 on the economy. The government, large corporates, and the MSME SECtor are keen to reboot activities that have come to a halt due to the lockdown. Logistics, including transportation, warehousing, order management, and...
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Limitations of online learning -Shyam Menon
-The Hindu Direct human engagement is a crucial component of education India has been under lockdown in a desperate attempt to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Even when the lockdown gets lifted eventually, the government may not allow large congregations in restricted physical spaces, including campuses. Universities and colleges were in the middle of the SECond semester of their academic year when the lockdown was enforced. There was anxiety, particularly about the graduating batches...
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-TheWire.in Nearly two weeks ago, news broke that a Zomato delivery worker tested positive for COVID-19 in New Delhi. As many as 72 families in the south Delhi neighbourhood where he made deliveries have been quarantined, along with 17 other people he worked with. With the luxury of social distancing not extended to delivery workers, the incident further fuelled the apprehensions and uncertainties that they already were contending with. This was only...
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-The Indian Express Citizens ordinarily advocating for free markets are now urging the governments to open up its coffers In the years after the SECond World War, financial crises were frequent. But the current contagion has thrown many countries off guard. There is little or no experience to guide countries on how to tackle such an epidemic. The only alternative, widely adopted now, has been to suspend business as usual and coerce...
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-The Hindu Citizens must keep themselves informed and push the government to adopt scientific and people-oriented policies The lockdown of the country has had a devastating social impact. A recent survey of internal migrant workers found that 42% did not even have a day’s worth of rations left. The situation in the agricultural SECtor is also grim. Soon after the lockdown commenced, the Prime Minister apologised for the misery that his decision had...
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