https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/congress-gained-publicity-but-achieved-little/May 22, 2020, 3:21 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/22-may-7.jpgOpinionOne of the most heart-wrenching outcomes of the lockdown has been the plight of migrant labourers. In these uncertain times, with no money or food, lakhs of workers set out on foot to travel as much as 1,000 km to their villages. While this is a g...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/congress-gained-publicity-but-achieved-little/May 22, 2020, 3:21 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/22-may-7-300x169.jpgOpinionUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled first in the series of economic measures as part of the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus announced by the Prime Minister. India Inc has given a thumbs-up to the focus on MSMEs which are facing severe cre...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/congress-gained-publicity-but-achieved-little/May 22, 2020, 3:21 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/22-may-7-300x169.jpgOpinionThe government’s big-ticket announcement of a mega stimulus package to rescue the Covid-ravaged Indian economy needs to now be supplemented by mega reforms. Measures to ensure large-scale bankruptcies of MSMEs are averted are very welcome and will...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/congress-gained-publicity-but-achieved-little/May 22, 2020, 3:21 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/22-may-7-300x169.jpgOpinionThe global crude oil price crash — a corollary of the global economic meltdown due to coronavirus — has massive ramifications for India. A precarious fiscal position, a slowing economy before Covid-19 hit the world limits India’s optio...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/congress-gained-publicity-but-achieved-little/May 22, 2020, 3:21 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/22-may-7-300x169.jpgOpinionCongress MP from Wayanad and former president of the party Rahul Gandhi has been in news lately. From donning the hat of a journalist and asking questions to eminent economists and Nobel laureates to congratulating Indian photo journalists for win...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/next-one-year-will-be-very-tough-for-art-landscape/May 6, 2020, 2:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sonal-mansingh-300x169.jpgOpinionSonal Mansingh, renowned classical dancer and Rajya Sabha MP, wants government to respond to the plight of artists.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/time-to-start-manufacturing-activity-even-in-red-zones-cii-president/May 5, 2020, 3:44 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CII-300x169.jpgOthersInsisting that economic activity should start now, Vikram Kirloskar told The Daily Guardian that health and economy needed to go together or else survival could be threatened.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/congress-gained-publicity-but-achieved-little/May 22, 2020, 3:21 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/22-may-7-300x169.jpgOpinionEven as there is no clarity as to when the economy will start functioning full throttle, there are now warning signals that it needs to do so soon. The International Labour Organization (ILO) came out with its report raising red flag about the kin...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/congress-gained-publicity-but-achieved-little/May 22, 2020, 3:21 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/22-may-7-300x169.jpgOpinionFreedom of the media and freedom of speech are foundations of any democracy. And as the world’s largest democracy, it is India’s duty — both to its citizens and to the comity of nations — that these principles enshrined in our Constitution are adh...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/congress-gained-publicity-but-achieved-little/May 22, 2020, 3:21 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/22-may-7-300x169.jpgOpinionEven as there is no clarity on how long the present lockdown in India could be extended to, its significant economic repercussions are now being felt by most states. The latest is Goa, which is now Covid free and has not had a single coronavirus c...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/congress-gained-publicity-but-achieved-little/May 22, 2020, 3:21 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/22-may-7-300x169.jpgOpinionAhead of a crucial review and consultative meeting between Chief Ministers and the Prime Minister to finalise next stage of response to fight Covid-19, there are reports of a disconnect between Opposition-ruled states and the Centre. Minister of S...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/congress-gained-publicity-but-achieved-little/May 22, 2020, 3:21 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/22-may-7-300x169.jpgOpinionIndia’s fiscal math is significantly impacted by crude economics. A country that imports over 83% of its overall oil needs, is affected by how crude trades in the global market. But India’s gain from the crude crash of 2020 is likely to be very li...