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By Ishwar Gilada |
A shocking account of profiteering, poor regulation and endless misery for ordinary patients at the first stop in COVID…
By Ajit Ranade |
The pandemic and lockdown have deeply hurt the economy. This year the world’s economy will shrink by 3 percent,…
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The first recorded instance of granting loans to peasants in medieval India dates back to the regime of Muhammad-bin-…
By R Gopalakrishnan |
Soap is an ordinary product with an extraordinarily sophisticated action. It saves human lives in an affordable way.…
By Ajit Ranade |
When the national lockdown was imposed on March 24, with four hours notice, the country had less than 200 positive…
By Thomas Isaac |
The synchronisation of the responses of the Centre, the States and local governments is necessary and inevitable if the…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his party the Shiv Sena are today confronted with the BJP in all its…
By Arun Maira |
JRD Tata was chairman of Tatas, India’s largest industrial conglomerate for 51 years, from 1938 to 1989. He steered the…
In the last fortnight, Union Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar had two meetings in quick succession…
By Thomas Isaac |
The global economy and the national economy are facing a crisis which by scale and nature is unprecedented in modern…
By Indira Hirway |
We are witnessing a great humanitarian tragedy unfolding right in front of our eyes: large groups of hungry and jobless…
By Jagdish Rattanani, T Jacob John |
There are unanswered questions around the origin, spread and transparency of communications about SARS-CoV-2, the virus…
By Jagdish Rattanani, Pavitra Mohan |
There is belated realisation among health experts, policymakers and elected representatives that the SARS Coronavirus…