Opinion

Such workers send back Rs 1.5 lakh crore annually to their families in villages; these money transfers serve 10 percent of households in rural India and finance over 30 percent of household consumption in remittance-receiving households.

It would be logical to expect that the world comes together to fight a common enemy. Unfortunately, the reverse will happen.

Some people have reacted to this as a negation of the Swadeshi commitment of the BJP government. But Swadeshi has always meant self-reliance, and not self-sufficiency.

The Kotak analysts have said that at current delinquency levels, a Rs three lakh crore package will expose the government to contingent liabilities of nearly Rs 30,000 crore.

While world is now advocating social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Maoists have for long been practising a distancing of a different kind – staying away from human values of compassion and tolerance.

China's ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ projects always made poor economic sense. This pandemic originating from China and leading to global recession may have a spelt the death knell to BRI.

In light of the present situation, various hospitals nationwide have temporarily halted regular functioning, attending only to emergencies.

Some simple and healthy coping strategies can help you manage worry or stress in these difficult time by focusing on what you can control.

As of now, there is no option other than a total lockdown. The approach must be to save lives, contain the spread of infection and limit the damage to the economy.

Indian way of life, over thousands of years, has focused on surviving in most odd climates and terrains, with a sole purpose of reconciling one’s living with the nature and any such contemporary motives.

What must India do to brace itself for the inevitable impact of the tornado called Covid-19? A view from the trenches by Dr Ravindra Mehta on the current gap between policy proclamation and operational delivery.

Through his strong leadership and vision, Yogi Adityanath has placed Uttar Pradesh on a development path that no one had ever thought of.

Massive layoffs, bankruptcies and airline shutdowns are likely because of the extreme decline in demand caused by the Coronavirus outbreak.

It is about time for mainstream media to really think about how to sell objective reporting.

Domestic violence is one of the most prevalent forms of violence against women in India. According to the 2015-16 NFHS-4, 52 percent of women and 42 percent of men agreed with one or more of the specified seven reasons for wife beating.

India and the US are likely to finalise five agreements, including on trade facilitation, homeland security and intellectual property rights.