Page 158 - Editorial Comment

Amid dire economic forecasts, an urgent govt response is awaited

An economic relief package from the govt is overdue

Covid in India and the world

The growth in cases in India is high compared with other nations

Focus on gradual resumption

Govt should consider the suggestions made by DPIIT

Unify the labour market

Time to end divisions between permanent and contract workers

Trouble for NBFCs

Repayment moratorium should be extended to NBFCs

The next steps

Lockdown has helped, but testing must be scaled up

The climate 'dividend'

Lockdown highlights the criticality of climate change agenda

Checking fake news

WhatsApp is taking welcome steps to contain the menace

A responsible consumer

Strategic oil reserve is an important tool during ongoing crisis

Good, on paper

Govt's moves on farm marketing are difficult to implement

Focusing multilateral money

World Bank and IMF must step up to protect pvt sector, govts

The side effects

Time to focus on unintended consequences of Covid-19

The job protection diktat

Govt must pay for a part of the wage cost

Exuberant irrationality

Discourage non-scientific ideas of fighting Covid-19

Better late than never

Lockdown should be lifted with care

Speeding up the cure

Drug regulators must work to compress timeline for trials

The fiscal gridlock

Budget constraints of states need immediate attention

Tracking the virus

Individual data should not be used for any other purpose

Saving the rabi crop

The lockdown can severely affect harvesting and sale

Currency conundrum

RBI has done well to contain excess volatility