For years, job crisis has remained unacknowledged and un-remedied; the COVID-19 pandemic worsened it, but the government has no information on job loss or policy response to it, except for a few relief measures

For fresh investment, Odisha has charted out plans and identified various sectors such as metal and mining in which it has inherent strength. The state is targetting specific types of companies for investment

This is the second part of the series which focuses on some of the neoliberal ideas which have clearly failed and yet vigorously pursued and who are the proponents of these ideas

States have proposed radical changes in labour laws post lockdown. But those cannot trigger an economic revival

In a world that has changed, businesses are looking at new organisational structures

Sonia Gandhi lashed out at the Modi government and said that upon assuming power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that MGNREGA was a \"living monument\" of the Congress party's failure

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, countries across the world are looking at decoupling from China and the entire global supply chain developed over decades is being realigned

Latest job loss survey and national accounts statistics point to the need for strengthening PDS supply and cash transfers to reach more people, assisting self-employed/micro-enterprises, additional allocation for MGNREGS and a job scheme for urban areas

PM Modi talks about 'five Is' -- Intent, Inclusion, Investment, Infrastructure and Innovation -- that are important to speed up India's development and make it 'Atma Nirbhar' (self-reliant)

He has so far not given any indication of the steps that he is contemplating taking against China. Trump had on May 14 threatened to \"cut off the whole relationship\" with China

India's stagnant manufacturing sector needs land, labour and supply chain reforms urgently. stimulus measures fall short of expectations

Give Informal workers social security, say in laws governing them

Easier and simpler labour laws, and flexibility to manage employees, can work wonders for businesses

Protecting user data, enhanced capital support to start-ups and changes in IT sector laws can transform India into a digitally empowered society

\"I have just noticed that the Union Ministry of Labour is firming up its stance to tell the states that they cannot abolish labour laws because India is a signatory to the International Labour Organization (ILO),\" Kumar said

Coronavirus (COVID-19) tracker India highlights: Maharashtra remains worst-affected by in the country with 50,231 confirmed coronavirus cases in the state. Of this, Mumbai alone accounts for 30,542 cases and 988 deaths

The new system would ensure that the best and brightest students being educated in the United States receive preference for an H-1B visa

Centre's loan disbursal to the agri sector is currently at a run rate of one-third of target for the fiscal - clearly a cause of concern

Coronavirus in India live updates: President Ram Nath Kovind after contributing one month's salary to the PM-CARES Fund in March, has decided to forego 30% of his salary for a year. India's total number of confirmed coroanvirus cases stand at 78,003, as per the Union Health Ministry. Maharashtra is worst-hit with 25,922 cases, followed by Gujarat with 9,267 cases

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced support for labour as part of Rs 20 lakh crore financial package to fight coronavirus and revive the economy. While announcing the much-awaited package, he hinted that a lot of support would be directed towards lower-end of the society which included workers and farm sector. He noted that the proposed package would focus on land, labour, liquidity and laws. Prime Minister said that several bold reforms were needed to make the country self-reliant and negate the impact of coronavirus. These reforms included supply chain reforms for agriculture, rational tax system, simple and clear laws, capable human resources, and a strong financial system. Watch as Vikram Kirloskar, President, CII discusses with India Today TV about this fresh wave of reforms.Also Read: What is the new definition of MSMEs?