Policy choices in the times of Coronavirus
The country is facing the worst crisis in modern times and it would need to follow a structured approach to overcome it. Extraordinary times require extraordinary solutions and the State should step aside from the playbook to make them possible The COVID-19 crisis is a bolt from the blue. There is...
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Strengthen their hands to save us
09 April 2020 | Poonam Khetrapal -
Not making a song and dance...
09 April 2020 | Pratibha Prahlad -
Religious leaders have a vital role in COVID war
08 April 2020 | Kalyani Shankar -
Need infectious disease hospitals
08 April 2020 | Karan Thakur -
Don’t demonise a community
08 April 2020 | Ishaan Saxena -
Hardly an elevation for a former CJI
07 April 2020 | Robin david -
An opportunity taken in a crisis
07 April 2020 | Gwynne Dyer
Serve up a fresh NFSA
The 80 crore people the Govt currently targets for giving subsidised foodgrain under the Food Security Act includes millions of higher-income beneficiaries who don’t deserve it The Finance Minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, announced a Rs 1,70,000 crore package under the PM-Gareeb Kalyan Scheme (PMGKS) to address the plight of tens of...
Populism the first ideological casualty?
Regimes headed by populists are now facing a barrage of criticism that they cannot manage to divert or neutralise. As people around them continue to catch the Coronavirus and as economies crumble, social life has come to a halt and the air of fear thickens each passing day In a series...
Virus disrupts supply chains
Organisations will have no choice but to redraw their sales and operations planning and adjust to the new realities India is in a lockdown till April 14. Whether it will help us stop the exponential spike in Coronavirus cases, only time will tell. Meanwhile there is an economic challenge that is...
A ticking COVID bomb
The much-recommended measure of social distancing practised around the globe to stem the spread of this pandemic is almost impossible in many parts of India When pandemics hit, they usually hit the poor the hardest, if not the first. Like the months bygone, the next couple of months are going to...
Police excesses during shutdown not justified
Fines coupled with clarifications regarding the extent of the restrictions and positive propaganda like the ‘Corona Warrior’ videos shared by the Prime Minister are most effective and humane ways of ensuring that people understand the need for social distancing In the aftermath of the commencement of the lockdown, various incidents surfaced...
The social media pandemic
During this lockdown we need to keep our spirits up and not be bogged down by the fake news being spread by scaremongers The Coronavirus outbreak has put the entire world under lockdown with the total number of cases rising to a whopping 10,16,395 globally and the death toll reaching 53,238....
Economic cost of the lockdown
The Indian economy will face an income loss of Rs 1.7 lakh crore per week or a total of Rs 5.1 lakh crore during the three-week-long shutdown called by the Govt The pandemic COVID-19 has already affected over 10,16,395 people across the world and there have been 53,238 deaths worldwide. Out...
