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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
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
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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
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
Chart of the day | WTO says trade slump this year will be worse than during global financial crisis
Services trade may be the component of world trade most directly affected by COVID-19 through the imposition of transport and travel restrictions
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Expediting small tax refunds is a drop in the stimulus ocean
The government will pay out income tax and indirect tax refunds of up to Rs 5 lakh immediately. More needs to be done.
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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.

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