Best of BS Opinion: Flashback 2020, puzzles of new data on health outcomes

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

To address human development concerns, every sector now counts. Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up
 

The difficulties of the economy from 2011 onward have hampered human development outcomes. The problem of underweight and stunted children is ultimately grounded in inadequate GDP growth. Ajay Shah gives the big picture
 

Floriculture has a lot of potential, says Surinder Sud. It needs exploring
 

Economic recovery has been quicker than what most analysts had expected, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay. However, the unwinding of the RBI’s expansionary measures could prove to be a challenge next year.  
 

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We know that today is not the end of the pandemic, but it is the beginning of the victory (vaccine)

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz