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A comparison of the 2008 and 2020 market crashes
Overall, with advancement in technologies, awareness and more investor education, we are witnessing a higher risk appetite this time compared to 2008.
COVID-19 | Bhilwara and Kerala offer hope during this pandemic
While Bhilwara in Rajasthan has showed how ruthlessly tackling COVID-19 is effective, Kerala has showed how a disciplined approach can bend the curve. This will be handy while relaxing the lockdown norms in a few weeks’ time
Phased rollback of lockdown effective only once testing is scaled up
Swift targeted tests must to identify hotspots and isolate them so that the wheels of economy can start rolling to save livelihoods along with life
Chart of the Day | Fiscal deficit, what is that?
Governments across the world are throwing deficit concerns out of the window to fight the pandemic
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Record oil production cut may be too little and too late
As there are no signs of demand picking up with nearly 3 billion people being put under lockdown, the supply-demand mismatch will continue
COVID-19 | 7 changes to expect in the global healthcare system
Global leadership has to realise that we are constantly under threat from similar outbreaks, and preparedness is the only shield we have
Coronavirus pandemic opens up a huge opportunity for Indian pharma
Local drug companies should address some of the longer term issues concerning the industry such as quality and good manufacturing practices
MPC expects more fiscal stimulus; sees current package only as a cushion
Even if inflation is not an immediate concern, panel also wants to conserve some policy space to boost economy once normal activity resumes
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COVID-19 | An opportunity to shift the focus from megacities to small towns
We must realign our growth strategies and bring about structural changes in policies that prioritise the poor and redress regional imbalances
COVID-19 | How to maximise food security in post-COVID India
India must revamp its food grain storage techniques, modernise its mandis and expand the capacity of cold chains without any further delay
Digital India sees virtue in virus
Better data network and infrastructure must to sustain the boom in e-commerce and online transactions triggered by Covid-19
Market data show buying support at lower levels, but tread with caution
The rally from the lows has been broad-based
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Free COVID-19 testing: Private labs are damned if they do and damned if they don’t
Dual pricing for these crucial tests is an offshoot of our healthcare system. While making tests free for all is the right step in a public health crisis, who will foot the bill is the question.
Using an Economic Contact Index to solve the lockdown conundrum
We must use a data-driven approach to decide what and where to ease lockdowns

Politics | In Maharashtra’s COVID-19 response, CM Uddhav Thackeray disproves his critics
Uddhav Thackeray has had a grip on the health crisis in the state right from the first week. Alongside he has also managed to paper over the cracks within his own government
COVID-19 | Team-branded masks for T20 and VR-360 for Premier League — our sporting experience will never be the same again
Sport can be the much-needed morale booster we all need now, and sporting extravaganzas will soon return — but that’s more because there’s a lot of money at stake
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IIF says Indian economy will shrink in 2020-21
Capital inflows may recover in the second half of 2020
RBI: A spectre is haunting India -- the spectre of Covid-19
Forget forecasting, even compiling inflation numbers for the next few months could be challenging
Why investors are buying D-Mart, despite high valuations
Very rarely, in the Indian markets, do we get a company with so many positive attributes
Was industry on the road to recovery in February, before the virus hit?
Mild steel slabs contributed 2.25 percentage points to the overall IIP growth of 4.5 percent
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Chart of the day | Bank credit growth didn’t fall off a cliff in March
But the worst is yet to come
Payment aggregators try to navigate the policy fog
The new regulatory regime has imposed onerous and superfluous conditions to comply with
COVID-19 | The economy needs a reboot and more needs to be done
The pandemic has taught us the pitfalls of depending on other countries to meet our essential supplies. This is an opportune moment to focus and boost the Make in India programme
What Bajaj Finance, Mahindra Finance COVID-19 guidance means for NBFCs
Large NBFCs expect resumption of business as usual by 6 months at the earliest
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COVID-19 | Will the pandemic change international politics?
What we will probably see is a calculated and deliberate dismantling of interdependence — where production inefficiencies are accepted as a security measure

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