Let no one go hungry
Context The impact of the lockdown, effected from midnight of March 24, has been particularly severe on migrant workers. The… Continue reading Let no one go hungry
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Restarting the economy after lockdown
(This newscard is the excerpt from an article published in the TOI, authored by former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan.… Continue reading Restarting the economy after lockdown
Comparing current crisis with Great Depression, 1929
With the novel coronavirus pandemic severely affecting the global economy, some experts have begun comparing the current crisis with… Continue reading Comparing current crisis with Great Depression, 1929
AMMA Canteen and its success
The Amma Canteen, a delivery system to provide urban food security in Tamil Nadu, has become an effective mechanism in… Continue reading AMMA Canteen and its success
What is Drive-through Testing?
To work around the challenges of home-based testing in the country, a New Delhi based firm has offered ‘drive-through test’… Continue reading What is Drive-through Testing?
Tropical Butterfly Conservatory
The Tropical Butterfly Conservatory Tiruchirappalli (TBCT) has been developed in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli to create awareness among the public about… Continue reading Tropical Butterfly Conservatory
Making the private sector care for public health
Context As India enters the second week of a national lockdown imposed in response to COVID-19, it is still unclear how… Continue reading Making the private sector care for public health
BCG vaccine
According to a US-based research, a combination of reduced morbidity and mortality could make the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination a… Continue reading BCG vaccine
Still no bullseye, in volume and value
Context Based on the latest estimates released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in the period between 2009-13… Continue reading Still no bullseye, in volume and value
Pull out all the stops
Context Though there is coherence in India’s response to the Covid-19, still there is more that needs to be done.… Continue reading Pull out all the stops
Telemedicine/Telehealth as a tool to fight COVID-19
The Medical Council of India and the NITI Aayog have developed new guidelines released on March 25, 2020 for registered… Continue reading Telemedicine/Telehealth as a tool to fight COVID-19
Ways and Means Advances (WMA)
The RBI has raised the Ways and Means Advances, or WMA, limit by 30% for all States and UTs… Continue reading Ways and Means Advances (WMA)
Price Monitoring and Resource Unit (PMRU)
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has set up price monitoring and resource unit (PMRU) in the UT of Jammu… Continue reading Price Monitoring and Resource Unit (PMRU)
[pib] ArogyaSetu App
The Government of India has launched a mobile app ArogyaSetu developed in a public-private partnership to bring the people… Continue reading [pib] ArogyaSetu App
PM-CARES Fund
Context In the midst of all of this, our Prime Minister announced the creation of the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance… Continue reading PM-CARES Fund
The sudden return of quantity planning in the wake of covid-19
Context We could take a leaf out of a booklet by Keynes in our effort to tackle some of the… Continue reading The sudden return of quantity planning in the wake of covid-19
Supreme Court upholds “Right to discuss COVID-19”
The Supreme Court has upheld the right to free discussion about COVID-19, even as it directed the media to refer… Continue reading Supreme Court upholds “Right to discuss COVID-19”
A pandemic in an unequal India
Context The official strategies to deal with the virus place the responsibility on citizens, a majority without privilege, to fight… Continue reading A pandemic in an unequal India
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 extended for one year
The Union Commerce and Industry Ministry has announced changes in India’s Foreign Trade Policy (FTP). The Govt. has decided to… Continue reading Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 extended for one year
Lock, don’t shut
Context Economy is a living machine — cannot be simply turned off and on. Even in lockdown, it needs to… Continue reading Lock, don’t shut
