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SC's struggles with 'unruly horse' of public policy in foreign awards

The Nafed-Alimenta judgment shows it might perhaps be time for Parliament to intervene and clarify the notion of public policy in the context of foreign arbitral awards

Eight suggestions from Abhijit Banerjee to revive the Covid-19-hit economy

Abhijit Banerjee pointed out several measures, including giving temporary ration cards, a bigger stimulus package and providing cash to India's poorest 60% to revive the Covid-19-hit economy

Mukesh Ambani needs to balance the ship; rights issue not very attractive

Mukesh Ambani needs to balance the ship now; RIL rights issue unattractive

Life after Covid-19: How the Indian automotive sector can be future-ready

A three-pronged approach can help the sector navigate turbulence related to Covid-19

WTO members eliminate duties on over 84% of medical products for 2020

Several medical devices like ventilators and masks are in huge demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Policy dilemma: Is the Covid-19 pandemic a demand or supply shock?

In the absence of clarity about the impact of this crisis on demand and supply, any measure undertaken presents the possibility of proving to be eminently wrong when clarity eventually emerges

RBI actions will act as lifelines for NBFCs; await steps on bond buying

In his bid to fight the coronavirus (Covid-19) induced slowdown, the governor has made it clear that he doesn't want banks to park money with the RBI.

India has to play its cards well in post-coronavirus world

A new war of invisible type is now going on against mankind. Each country will have to select its side. But more importantly, develop its one offense and defensive frameworks

Covid-19 lockdown: May take two or three quarters for normalcy to return

We need to get used to the "new normal" now and calibrate our expectations accordingly

Covid-19: Reducing migrant labour to biological body with no human value

Various incidents from across India suggest that poor migrant workers have been reduced to being just bodies devoid of any humanity

How coronavirus has exposed the pain points of migration and globalisation

Migration, a key enabler of global integration, is being viewed with trepidation for its propensity to alter demographic profiles and wreck health care metrics

RBI's rate cut provides the much-needed balm to revive the economy

The repo rate has come down by 75 basis points to 4.4 per cent, while the reverse repo rate has been lowered by 90 basis points to 4 per cent now

Deep Dive with AKB - Coronavirus and the economic contagion

In this episode, Business Standard Editorial Director A K Bhattacharya looks at the pandemic and its impact on global supply chain and India's economy and markets

Looking beyond the feral violence in Northeast Delhi: Riots, really?

Sociologically speaking, the incidents of vandalism in Delhi do not qualify to be called riots. Ramanuj Ganguly dissects the causes, effects and projections of the violence

Bitcoin regulation: Why it makes sense to recognise it as a currency

It is likely that Bitcoin has been used to facilitate enormous capital flight out of India, especially after demonetisation; rupee volume of Bitcoin trades has risen considerably over 12-18 months

There are reasons to be a buyer in current market scenario amid virus scare

Our experience with earlier epidemics such as SARS, EBOLA and ZICA does suggest that medical science will find out a solution sooner than later

Consumption growth print for Q3FY20 GDP not in sync with quarterly earnings

With limited monetary policy space, India-Ratings and Research believes the Reserve Bank of India will continue to focus on monetary transmission through long-term repo operation/operation twist

GDP growth higher than expectations, but no Covid-19 impact spoken of

Q3 GDP growth, which has come in at 4.7%, could be the precursor to an even higher growth number in Q4 which should be around 5%

Stories from the states: How enumerators are dealing with suspicion

While the Kerala government has vehemently opposed CAA and NPR and has said that it will not collect data for these, people are anxious

Use market meltdown to buy fundamentally sound large-caps

As of now, Indian market seems quite insulated from the health scare, as there has not been any serious cases of coronavirus here.