The 2015 Delhi Declaration on Public Health Challenges, adopted at the fifth meeting of SAARC health ministers, is an ideal blueprint to follow up if the nations join hands to flight the Coronavirus Covid-19.
The way to make virtual currency markets safe for the rest of the system is to ringfence them so that their volatility remains within them
The screener's output is stocks that had sound fundamentals and may have a high probability of performing well going forward
What the experts say about the likely human and economic costs of a pandemic
Globally, many organisations have started pioneering and piloting digital twins. The question for organisations should be on when and where to get started, rather than if.
The Andhra Pradesh government’s Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, is a blatant attempt by the State to usurp powers that ought to be with a neutral and independent body — the election commission.
There is now a 91.2% probability that the Fed will slash its policy rate by 100 basis points
The amendment bill should ensure that CCI’s independence stays intact and there’s no arbitrariness in decision-making
While Riyadh and Moscow refuse to blink in their oil standoff, global alliances could break, and political upheavals could intensify, even threatening regimes.
All the data suggest the economy is very weak and inflation is falling -- time for policy makers to boost confidence
The Chinese markets stand out from the rest
Can India seize this moment and present an opportunity to be the next emerging manufacturing hub? It is not impossible as India has done it in the past by building its reputation in service exports.
The stock markets have entered bear territory
If Jyotiraditya Scindia felt suffocated enough in the party to switch over to the BJP, the Congress durbaris and the ‘old guard’ too need to share the blame. Rahul Gandhi also needs to share the blame.
India cannot impose mass quarantine and hospitalization as has been done by China, but it can put in a triage – milder infection taken care of at home and only critical patients admitted to hospital
A table of market falls of more than 10 percent since 2000 shows that we are nowhere close to the average fall of 20 percent
Profit warnings and lower returns on investment by highly leveraged firms will likely trigger margin calls, tighten borrowing conditions and increase the risk of a stampede to sell assets
For a government with eye on the 2021 assembly poll clock, muting out desperate cries for rehabilitation by victims may not be a smart move.
The Supreme Court has said the relatively short tenure of RBI Governors fixed by the central government undermines their independence
Shouldn’t have Sonia Gandhi intervened to prevent Jyotiraditya Scindia from quitting the party? Should not have Rahul Gandhi stepped in to settle the crisis brewing in Madhya Pradesh?
Seeking to force additional tax revenue out of a system that is facing serious slowdown owing to the ravages of the coronavirus can only end up intensifying the deflationary impact and adversely affecting future revenue.
Jyotiraditya Scindia is facing virtually the same faction of leaders in the Congress that his father Madhavrao Scindia had faced. While his father formed his own party, Jyotiraditya Scindia appears to be power hungry and not very ideologically committed.
Economic compulsions demand that the PF custodian explores ways to maximise returns on investment
Guilty or not, e-commerce firms should put a stop to burning investors’ money for deep discounts
