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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicCovid economy

Topic: Covid economy

Covid’s economic fallout hit India’s industrialised states harder than agrarian ones, finds RBI

A new paper by RBI economists highlights the importance of states devising and deploying their own policies in times of crisis when mobility is affected.

Jolted by Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan ‘taking steps to strengthen economy’, says FM Dorji

Bhutan Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji said while India is ‘closest friend’, its relationship with China is based on ‘mutual respect, concern’, even as border talks with Beijing continue.

Which economy bounced back fastest from Covid? The answer’s surprising, and India isn’t far behind

India did poorly in 1st pandemic year, but achieved among the fastest recoveries. But since global environment is less than hospitable, the optimism should be tinged with some caution.

India’s economy likely lost speed on Covid curbs before Ukraine war

Data due Tuesday is likely to show GDP in the year to March 2022 grew 8.7% from a year ago, slower than the 8.9% expansion projected by the Statistics Ministry three months ago.

Why a photographer, a McDonald’s manager, a trader, and a CA turned their bikes into cabs

A new subset of the gig economy has emerged in India post-Covid lockdowns — of service professionals and business owners who work full- or part-time for ride-hailing platforms.

Here’s why Covid-19 and climate change could be an end to economics as we know it

The onset of the pandemic had kicked off speculation about how it might reshape the ways economies behave, maybe even ushering in a distinct period.

On Camera

Beneath the ice — what a lost US base from the Cold War reveals about Greenland

A failed US plan to hide missiles under the ice now provides vital clues for understanding Greenland’s future and climate risks.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.