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The government has eased the regulatory burden to allow corporate India to focus on business revival
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June 01, 2020
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RADIATING CHANGE
The government’s decision to build a reactor in PPP mode to produce medical isotopes promises to be a game-changer in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases
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June 01, 2020
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MODIFYING LUTYENS
Key watchdog committees issue hasty clearances to the controversial plans for a brand new Parliament building, sparking fears that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is using the protracted lockdown as cover to push through his grand plan to redevelop New Delhi’s Central Vista
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June 01, 2020
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THE NEED FOR A WAR PLAN
Without a roadmap and time-bound strategy, the defence component of Make in India 2.0 risks going down the same path of failure as before
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June 01, 2020
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ONLINE TRANSITION
COVID-19 may have fast-tracked India’s transition to online learning, but for it to be a real success, we’ll need to bridge a yawning digital divide besides creating a more robust infrastructure, new learning modules and more
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June 01, 2020
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Giving Farmers a Future
The agricultural reforms promise long-term dividends, but opinion is divided on whether the farmer will get immediate succour
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June 01, 2020
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FREEING UP SPACE
Private sector participation can only propel India’s space programme into a higher orbit, leaving ISRO to do the thinking
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June 01, 2020
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CALLING PRIVATE PLAYERS
The government’s new announcements will incentivise greater private participation in the power and mining sectors
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June 01, 2020
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Modi's New Swadeshi Deal
The prime minister unveils a Rs 20 lakh crore financial stimulus and vision of self-reliance. But will it revive India’s Covid-stricken economy?
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May 25, 2020
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Life After Lockdown
The norms of social etiquette that defined our daily lives will transform in the post-lockdown world as people emerge into a wary new world
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May 25, 2020
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INDIA'S NEGLECTED ARMY
Migrant workers have never had it easy in India but their suffering and abandonment in lockdown is a national shame
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May 25, 2020
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DECODING THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS
The government has set the ball rolling with its announcement of a Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus. What remains is everything else
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May 25, 2020
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THE FUTURE OF LABOUR
In his televised address to the nation on May 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked past arguably more pressing questions to focus our attention on the broad-sweep reforms he had in mind to reshape the Indian economy.
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May 25, 2020
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ARE WE READY?
COVID-19 is not going away in a hurry. Eight weeks of the lockdown have helped us contain the spread of the virus, but it is still a long haul
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May 25, 2020
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‘MSMEs WERE ABOUT TO DIE, OUR PACKAGE WILL ACT AS A BOOSTER DOSE'
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) form the lifeblood of the Indian economy. With the COVID pandemic and the resultant lockdown pushing millions of India’s small businesses to the brink, the first tranche of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Rs 20 lakh crore package includes a slew of measures to support the sector that contributes nearly 29 per cent to the country’s GDP. Even as the government takes on a massive risk of underwriting loans worth Rs 3 lakh crore, the announcement has evoked a mixed reaction—while some economists have endorsed its ‘bang for the buck’, MSME bodies have expressed their disappointment with the failure of the measures to address their immediate concerns. Group Editorial Director (Publishing) RAJ CHENGAPPA and Deputy Editor SHWWETA PUNJ spoke to Union minister of MSME and transport NITIN GADKARI to find out if the measures are aimed at survival or revival. Excerpts from the interview:
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May 25, 2020
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WHO BEARS THE LOSS?
THE CENTRES NOTIFICATION ON FEB. 19 EXEMPTS ITS CONTRACTORS FROM PENALTIES IF THEY FAIL TO MEET OBLIGATIONS DUE TO COVID-19, BUT ITS SILENT ON WHETHER THIS APPLIES TO PRIVATE BUSINESS DEALS AS WELL
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May 25, 2020
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BLACK MIRROR
BOIS LOCKER ROOM SCANDAL
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May 25, 2020
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A MIXED BLESSING
Direct benefit transfers have done well in the Rs 1.7 lakh crore post-lockdown package for the poor. Other provisions seem hobbled by inherent flaws and implementation gaps
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May 25, 2020
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Kerala's Reverse Migration Headache
The mass reverse migration from the gulf of non-resident keralites will challenge chief minister pinarayi vijayan’s optimism that their return is, in fact, an opportunity
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May 18, 2020
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CIRCLE OF REASON
GANESH REDDY, 50 CEO & SECRETARY, CITIZEN FOUNDATION, Ranchi - COVID DEED Helping citizens of Ranchi follow social distancing norms
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May 18, 2020
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THE MIGRANT DILEMMA
Rakesh Paswan, a 30-year-old mason from East Champaran in Bihar, made a scarce living in the national capital region until the lockdown on March 25. Struggling with unemployment and hunger, when the shutdown was extended till May 3, he cycled 1,100 kilometres to go home.
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May 18, 2020
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FIREFIGHTING ON ALL FRONTS
MUMBAI FIRE BRIGADE PRABHAT RAHANGDALE, 55 CHIEF FIRE OFFICER. COVID DEED The brigade’s jawans have sanitised a 17,000 km size area in the city
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May 18, 2020
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A CITY IN CRISIS
Mumbai has India’s largest number of coronavirus cases. What will it take to get the country’s economic capital back on its feet?
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May 18, 2020
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HEROES OF THE HOUR
IN THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19, ORDINARY INDIANS HAVE SHOWN EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE TO ENSURE THE COUNTRY’S WELL-BEING EVEN AS THEY PUT THEIR OWN LIVES AT RISK
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May 18, 2020
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GOODS SAMARITAN
MOHAMMAD SHAKIR RAZA, 41 FREIGHT TRAIN DRIVER, New Delhi. COVID DEED Transports essential supplies during the national lockdown
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May 18, 2020
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Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man
PRATYAYA AMRIT, 52 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, Bihar. COVID DEED In charge of the state’s response to the reverse migration, he leads the mammoth exercise of quarantining perhaps 800,000 people
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May 18, 2020
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BODY BLOW
MORE THAN JUST VIRAL PNEUMONIA, COVID IS WREAKING HAVOC ON THE BODY’S IMMUNE SYSTEM, PLACING PEOPLE WITH COMORBIDITIES AT MAXIMUM RISK
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May 18, 2020
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ANGELS OF MERCY
UNWAVERING IN THEIR COMMITMENT, AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND LIVES, AND SUPERHUMAN IN THEIR ENDEAVOURS, THESE MEDICS AT THE FRONTLINES OF COVID WOULD DO HIPPOCRATES PROUD
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May 18, 2020
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The New Action Heroes
India’s districts are the ground zero in the country’s war against the coronavirus. And administrative officers are rewriting the rulebook as they navigate the pandemic
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May 11, 2020
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The Journey Towards Financial Freedom - Don't Stop Your SIPs
SIPs benefit from stock market downs and ups. Don’t let this down market cycle influence your decision to stop investing. Take a pause instead
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