Topic: lockdown
Food, cash and air tickets — how NLSIU, NALSAR, BITS Pilani students sent migrants home
Students and alumni of the three institutes arranged for the migrants' air travel after reports of passengers dying aboard Shramik Special trains started surfacing.
India to see recession due to worsening consumption, investment demand: Monetary policy panel
Michael Patra, RBI deputy governor and a member of the panel, said the ‘damage is so deep’ that India’s potential output has been pushed down, and it will take years to repair.
Covid-19 is making and unmaking the political reputations of India’s chief ministers
Chief ministers fudging data might pay the heaviest price, and those doing well risk not being able to stand tall in a post-Covid situation.
UPSC preliminary exam to be held on 4 October, test centres could be doubled
Mode, format of exam will remain the same and will be held on a single day, but while observing social distancing norms. More steps could be taken for venues in hotspots.
Migrant workers are caught between India and Bharat. It’s time to build a bridge
Yogi Adityanath has put a claim on UP’s labourers, but prospects of creating jobs overnight remain daunting in locations inherently unattractive to investors.
Why migrant workers are starting to return to cities & how this can revive economy faster
Resumption of economic activity can lead to a larger number of people falling ill than during the lockdown, and govt needs to make policy based on Indian data.
India can build the boat as it sails rough Covid crisis waters, but should know where to go
The govt needs to prepare in detail for all eventualities, and not seek refuge in ‘uncertainty’. It should trust and seek active public support.
Strike balance between rights of staff and employers, both hit by lockdown: SC to govt
Supreme Court reserves order on a batch of petitions challenging the central government's 29 March order that asked companies to pay full wages during lockdown.
Interest waiver during loan moratorium will jeopardise banks’ stability: RBI to Supreme Court
The RBI stated moratorium on loan repayment was to mitigate burden of debt servicing during lockdown, but it cannot be construed as a waiver.
Govt approves big agricultural reforms that’ll help farmers trade freely, get better price
Union Cabinet Wednesday cleared an amendment to the Essential Commodities Act and brought an ordinance that will allow farmers to sell their produce to anyone.
Few things tie Modi’s India and Imran’s Pakistan like their love-hate for foreign invasion
Be it Hindutva ideologues condemning the wicked foreign invader or Imran Khan hailing Turkish imperial rule, both want to reinforce that going forward means going backward.
Harsh Vardhan questions Delhi govt: Is Arvind Kejriwal failing in handling Covid-19 crisis?
Union health minister Harsh Vardhan Thursday raised concerns about rising Covid cases and low testing levels in Delhi.
Defence
‘April status quo’ discussed as India, China generals hold 7-hour meeting over Ladakh
The formal meeting between the top military officers of India and China started around 11.30 am and is believed to have lasted until the evening.
Why Modi doesn’t feature in a list of India’s reformist prime ministers
Despite big ideas, Modi comes off poorly as a reformer, because his bureaucrats lack the motivation to push reforms and are beginning to enjoy unbridled power.