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Contract Law Should Adapt To Covid Effects

Force majeure clauses are contested by counter-parties over the duration and extent. This calls for a separate legal response

Covid-19: Last-Mile Bottlenecks Could Derail Industry Revival Efforts

SMEs ask Finance Ministry, RBI to direct banks to expedite credit

Dignity In Death Eludes Doctors Who Stake Their Lives In Covid Fight

“I don’t think the medical profession is considered noble anymore,” says an emotional note from Dr. Narmada Ashok, informing colleagues across the country of the death of Dr. Simon Hercules and the horrific incidents that followed, when it came to his burial.

Healthcare Reforms Shouldn't Be Transient

Initiatives such as tele-consultation, home-delivery of drugs and alternative medicines mustn’t end with the pandemic

‘In-home Consumption In India Hit Due To Lockdown'

Coca-Cola’s unit case volume declines 7 per cent in Asia-Pacific

Power Play As Covid Crisis Snowballs

Instead of bickering, major global powers — the US, China, Russia and the EU — must join hands to deal with the virus

Taking Stock: How Retailers Are Preparing For The Post Covid-19 Era

De-risking strategies include inventory changes, budget reallocations, short-term planning

The US And India Have Failed The Developing World

By blocking a proposal for the IMF to issue new Special Drawing Rights, the two have denied developing countries much-needed liquidity at a time of extreme economic distress

MHA Tells States To Comply With Lockdown Norms

Points to M.P., Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Bengal as areas of concern. Urges Kerala to comply with guidelines

Generosity To The Fore During The Pandemic

With the govt machinery stretched, civil society across the country has stepped in to feed the hungry and the displaced

Can Covid-19 Spark Deep-Tech Innovation?

Govt-university-industry interface has historically driven innovation. The Biotech Dept, IITs, start-ups and other firms can show the way.

Covid-19 Crisis: A Reality Check For Your Financial Plans

Your monthly expenses during this period may be a good gauge of your likely spending post-retirement.

Covid-19 Deaths Down In NY; Officials Urge Vigilance

New York’s daily toll of coronavirus deaths has hit its lowest point in more than two weeks, but officials still warn that New York City and the rest of the state aren’t ready to ease up on the shutdown of schools, businesses, and gatherings.

Fight Covid-19 With The Right Cover

Go for a regular health insurance policy rather than a Covid-19 special plan; the former will offer more comprehensive coverage and a higher sum insured

Grants Galore For Innovative Solutions To Tackle Covid-19

The initiatives can come from government, academic, NGO or commercial entities, and should have commercial potential

IISc Joins Hands With Start-up To Develop Vaccine

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has jumped into the fray to develop a vaccine for coronavirus (Covid-19). A team headed by Dr Raghavan Varadarajan of the Molecular Biophysics Unit of IISc is looking at a bunch of vaccine candidates to determine which is the most efficacious.

Plugging Gaps In Supply Chain Retailers, E-commerce Platforms Turn To Private-Label Brands

As the country grapples with the lockdown and FMCG companies face supply disruptions, retailers and e-commerce platforms have either fast-tracked introduction of new private-label branded products or ramped up distribution of existing private label portfolio.

Prescriptions For A Post-Covid Health System

Public healthcare needs a booster shot. Health data sharing, research and diagnostics must receive policy priority

Busy Hands Help Fight The Pandemic

SHGs and prisoners in Himachal Pradesh are stitching masks/PPEs, and making sanitisers

Fighting Covid With Added Fire Power: RBI Slashes Reverse Repo To 3.75%, Hints At Further Rate Cut

Plans to conduct ₹50,000-crore TLTRO to ease liquidity crunch of NBFCs/MFIs

Post Covid, IBC Should Assume New Avatar

Role of resolution professionals must be clearly defined. Their performance, along with the committee of creditors’, needs monitoring

The Post-Covid Era Will Have Challenges New And Old

India needs to rescript its automobile story, line by line, getting its priorities right, and with a policy push

The UN Cannot Lead Us Out Of This Crisis

Its multilateral bodies are short on vision and too dependent on financial powers to take charge, as the pandemic recedes

Beware: Financial Fraudsters Are On The Prowl!

Amid the pandemic, conmen are employing a variety of ruses to siphon your money: be prudent, stay safe

India To Supply Hydroxychloroquine To 21 Nations On Commercial Basis

34 other countries to get the drug in small quantities as grants

Towards Food For All, No Questions Asked

During times of crisis like Covid-19, the needy shouldn't be asked to furnish ID proof to get subsidised food.

Business Needs A ‘Circuit Breaker' In These Times

Smaller enterprises should be able to claim force majeure against meeting contractual obligations, to save themselves from collapse

China Didn't Warn Public Of Pandemic For 6 Days

In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they were likely facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people; millions began traveling through for Lunar New Year celebrations.

Covid-19 And The Crisis Of Planning

Whether it’s countries or corporations, everyone must go back to the drawing board

Lockdown: ‘Govt's Revised Guidelines Leave Implementation Details To States'

With norms relaxed, it is up to the local administration now, say manufacturers