opinion

COVID-19 | A stop-go strategy can guide lockdown policy

Unless the economy is allowed to gradually restart itself there could be food riots at some stage.

Is it time to book profit in pharma stocks?

The pharma index is now at levels before the fall

Politics | Will New Delhi revisit its decision of domicile change in J&K?

The amendments will have immediate consequences in Jammu and long-term repercussions in the Kashmir valley

NBFCs caught in a fix

Non-bank financiers have to provide moratorium to their borrowers, but are unsure of availing the same facility from their own lenders

COVID-19 | Data privacy in these testing times

In these times when the needs of the many outweighs those of the few, ensuring that the rights of those few are not illegally violated remains critical as well

States need more financial muscle to fight Covid-19

Tweaking the FRBM Act to allow higher borrowings and front-loading allocation of central funds are the need of the hour

How soon will the economy recover after the lockdown ends?

We already have a huge natural experiment going on in China, as the lockdown is lifted there

MSCI rebalancing suggests money waiting to come in, provided we control the virus

The markets may see a faster recovery this time as central bankers across the globe have moved with unprecedented speed in a synchronised manner to pump in liquidity

Politics | In Kerala’s COVID-19 response, CM Pinarayi Vijayan grabs the spotlight

Kerala’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been praised by one and all, but with assembly polls in 2021, some read a political messaging as well

CMIE: Unemployment skyrockets

It’s obvious that unemployment will increase as a result of the lockdown in the economy

COVID-19 | The enormous possibilities new diagnostic tests offer

At present, a COVID suspect needs to go to the designated hospital for sample collection. As the case load increases, mobile walk-in units which allow large number of sample collection, reduction of wastage of PPEs, and crowding at triage points could be the solution

Global food prices slump but domestic prices resilient

The FAO's global food price index declined in March but India's retail food prices remain relatively stable, except for an increase in prices of pulses and some vegetables, despite a disruption in the supply chain

Chart of the day | India’s under-performance over EMs may be due for a reversal

A long term analysis of India's markets versus an EM benchmark shows severe under-performance is followed by a reversal

ONGC on life support – time for the government to reciprocate

The Association of Oil and Gas Operators (AOGO) have written a letter to the government saying that their operations are unviable on account of lower oil prices and a higher share of government taxes. 

COVID-19 | The virtual reality of shareholder meetings

With social distancing and lockdowns becoming the norm, shareholder meetings will have to take on a virtual form. Although companies, investors, and regulators may not all be prepared, this will be the new normal.

COVID-19 | Countermeasures adopted by nations must factor in the vulnerabilities of refugees as well

The geopolitical and geo-economical backdrop of coronavirus makes refugee health protection a critical public health priority.

RBI industrial survey shows conditions worse than during global financial crisis even before lockdown

Capacity utilisation in December 2019 quarter lower than during global financial crisis

Lessons for investors from the war on coronavirus

Risk can be managed effectively by following some basic and simple rules of investing.

COVID-19 | Importance of street-level bureaucracy to fight the pandemic

Street-level bureaucracy is described as public service workers who interact directly with citizens in the course of their jobs, and liaise between policymakers and the general public to implement policy objectives.

Daunting times ahead of Indian IT

What can happen to a sector when both client and vendor are caught in freeze frame can well be imagined

COVID-19 | Labour, lockdown and the State’s predicament

The images of migrants on roads across India should perhaps help us re-evaluate the often romanticised images of the massive movement of workers annually in China

Did Trump pull a fast one on the oil market?

Trump’s tweet about a 10 million barrel cut in oil production seems a figment of his overheated imagination

Exiting from the lockdown

We have to find a way to both contain the infection as well as support the economy

Small savings — the unkindest cut of all

Lowering of postal deposit rates should have been done in a gradual manner to soften the adverse impact on fixed-income earners and senior citizens