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Setback for Russian vaccine: Sputnik V trials 'temporarily' halted over supply shortage
BusinessToday.In
October 30, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine update: Staff from eight of the 25 Moscow clinics where the trials are taking place said that the vaccination of new participants in the Phase 3 of trials have been temporarily paused
Anyone can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh; Centre notifies law
BusinessToday.In
October 27, 2020
With notification of UT of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Third Order, 2020, twelve state laws have been repealed as a whole out of the 26 others adapted with changes and substitutes
India's early policy response to COVID-19 strong; has power to define global agenda: WEF Chairman Klaus Schwab
PTI
October 26, 2020
The 50th annual meeting, held in January 2020, was the last major global event before almost the entire world got locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic
Rebooting Economy 40: Why Punjab farmers burn stubble?
Prasanna Mohanty
October 26, 2020
Multiple factors led to it: First they were asked to grow paddy to overcome food scarcity; mechanised harvesting left massive residue that takes longer to decompose and then paddy sowing was delayed to conserve water, overshooting residue burning into Delhi's bad winter air days
Facebook may face antitrust charges from the US
Pavni Jain
New Delhi, October 24, 2020
The United States could file antitrust charges against social media giant Facebook as early in November, 2020.
Rebooting Economy 39: Why nobody questions industries polluting Delhi air the most?
Prasanna Mohanty
October 22, 2020
Many studies, including those by top government bodies, identify top polluters of Delhi air as industries, vehicles and dust; the annual, ritualistic bashing of Punjab farmers in winter months only helps in shifting the blame and allows government agencies to evade accountability
Despite COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook contract workers forced to return to Genpact office in Hyderabad
Pavni Jain
New Delhi, October 22, 2020
Facebook moderators in Hyderabad, responsible for deleting offensive content, were forced to return to work as early in July despite COVID-19 pandemic.
US proposes not to issue business visa for H-1B speciality occupations
PTI
October 22, 2020
Move, made public on Wednesday, less than two weeks ahead of the November 3 presidential election, is likely to impact several Indian companies which send their technology professionals on B-1 visas for a short stay to complete jobs on site in the US
COVID-19 impact: IMF cuts Asia's growth forecast; warns of sluggish recovery
Reuters
October 21, 2020
The IMF said it expects Asia's economy to contract 2.2% this year. That decline is 0.6 of a percentage point larger than its forecast in June, due to sharp slumps in countries like India, the Philippines and Malaysia
Rebooting Economy 38: What makes stock markets and billionaires immune to coronavirus pandemic?
Prasanna Mohanty
October 20, 2020
A study by two multinational giants UBS and PwC says \"huge fiscal and quantitative easing packages\" given by governments around the world drove a V-shaped recovery of stock markets and billionaires' wealth surged to $10.2 trillion by the end of July 2020
DoT order to make BSNL, MTNL connection mandatory in government offices is pointless
Manu Kaushik
October 19, 2020
While some believe this step can generate more revenues for the beleaguered telecom PSUs, others say that it's anti-competitive and undermines the free market principles
How a labour society in Kerala provides livelihood to jobless Gulf returnees
Nevin John
October 18, 2020
Rameshan Paleri, chairman of ULCCS, said the members of the society earned about Rs 22,000 a month even at the time of Covid-19 pandemic
India needs to provide more direct funding to ensure speedy recovery: Gita Gopinath
BusinessToday.In
October 16, 2020
Gopinath believes the recent passing of three new labour codes and farm reform bills will provide jobs, some direct support and pave the way for more demand while strengthening supply chain
Rebooting Economy 37: Do high-frequency data suggest V-shaped recovery?
Prasanna Mohanty
October 15, 2020
Several critical high-frequency indicators show that in August and September the improvements noticed in June and July reversed; high-frequency data, in any case, tells the story of organised sector but not unorganised sector contributing 45% to GDP
COVID-19 effect: World faces one of the deepest recessions since Great Depression, says World Bank
PTI
October 15, 2020
The World Bank is encouraging countries to spend in the first instance on health programmes, on social programmes, and on education, Malpass said, adding that a critical step for countries is to reopen schools
IMF predicts worse 2020 for India; 2021 way better
BusinessToday.In
October 13, 2020
IMF, however, projected that the Indian economy will deliver an impressive recovery with 8.8 per cent growth rate in the next fiscal, higher than the 6 per cent growth it had predicted in June
Rebooting Economy 36: Job creation is nobody's business in India
Prasanna Mohanty
October 12, 2020
India has learnt that growth in GDP does not automatically translate into growth in jobs and that GDP growth does not necessarily mean well-being of a vast majority of population. It needs to put these experiences into work and frame appropriate policy responses to the job crisis
Rebooting Economy 35: Is fixed term employment a boon or bane for India's workforce?
Prasanna Mohanty
October 12, 2020
The economic crisis following the pandemic and untimely national lockdown have been used by both the central and state governments to push through unilateral measures that undermine workers' interest by dismantling critical protections
Sensex rises over 2,500 points this week; 5 key factors that triggered rally
Rupa Burman Roy
October 9, 2020
For the second time in a row, RBI maintained status quo in the face of high inflation, and left the repo rate unchanged but maintained an accommodative stance
COVID-19 effect: South Asia faces worst-ever recession; India's GDP to shrink 9.5%, says World Bank
Reuters
October 8, 2020
With 6.84 million people infected, including 105,000 dead, India's COVID-19 caseload is second only to the United States, despite the country going under the strictest lockdown in the initial phase of the pandemic in March
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