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IMA calls for complete national lockdown to break the Covid chain
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for a complete, well-planned preannounced national lockdown to break the chain of the devastating spread of Covid-19. In a strongly worded letter to the Union Ministry of Health
Fight against Covid: Judicious use of oxygen is the need of the hour
Thousands of people have died in India due to oxygen shortage in the recent weeks. While there has been an acute shortage of oxygen due to the spike in the number of Coronavirus patients, mismanagement and misuse of this lifesaving gas made the situation frightening.
Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyami Yojana: Cabinet approves Rs.200 crore to promote women entrepreneurs
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar government has launched a new scheme called Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyami Yojana to promote women entrepreneurs in the state. The state cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister gave approval for the release of Rs.200 crore during the year 2021-22 to fund the scheme.
Bihar imposes night curfew; closes schools, malls after surge in Covid cases
Bihar government has imposed a series of restrictions including night curfew across the state and closure of educational activities, shopping malls, cinema halls, clubs, gyms and park till May 15 as the Covid cases spiked.
Bihar posts 10.5% growth in 2019-20, more than double the growth rate of Indian economy
Bihar recorded a growth of 10.5 per cent in 2019-20, more than double the growth rate of the Indian economy that stood at 4.2 per cent, according to the Bihar Economic Survey 2020-21.
CONTRIBUTORS
Mr. Atul K Thakur
Public Policy Professional
Atul K Thakur is a Public Policy Professional, Journalist, and Writer with specialisation in the interface of politics and economics. His interest of writing and research is quite diverse and reaches to the areas of macro economic policies and international affairs, with special focus on South Asia. As an author/editor, India Now & Its Transition (Niyogi Books, 2016) is his latest book. In 2013, he edited India since1947:Looking Back at a Modern Nation (Niyogi Books), a major work on modern India. His next book is going to be based on Nepal’s complex political transition, with authoritative research and first hand experience of knowing this country as a scholar. He is an alumnus, inter alia, of Banaras Hindu University and has worked across the sectors, spanning consultancy, policy research and media. View Detailed Profile…
Dr. Akhilesh K. Sharma
Development Economist
Dr. Akhilesh K. Sharma is a Development Economist. At present, he is Assistant Professor at Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi, India. Previously, he has been affiliated with Institute for Human Development, New Delhi and Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi.
Dr. Sharma has obtained his doctoral degree in Economics from Banaras Hindu University. He has achieved international award in the category of young scholars from Alfred Nobel Charity Fund in 2011. He has achieved Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Doctoral Fellowship during his Ph.D. His areas of research interests are MSMEs, start-ups, institutional economics, human development, social protection, inclusive growth, and macro-economic modelling.
Rajesh Mishra
Senior Journalist
Rajesh Mishra is a senior journalist currently working with Qatar Tribune, a Qatar-based daily. He has extensive experience of beat reporting as well editing and rewriting news reports and features in a journalistic career spanning about three decades. Having started his journalistic career as a sub-editor with Patriot newspaper in New Delhi way back in 1992, Mishra has also worked with prestigious newspaper Hindustan Times, Patna, and the premier news agency the Press Trust of India, New Delhi. For a short while he also served as the Bhubaneswar (Odisha) correspondent of iVision, a news agency catering to the electronic media. During his stint at Hindustan Times, Patna, Mishra was known for his flair for cultural reporting. View Detailed Profile…
Mr. Pratyush K. Singh
Legal Expert – Corporate and Labour Laws
Pratyush K. Singh is a Partner with Tatva Legal Hyderabad. He practices in the areas of corporate and commercial laws and employment / labour laws. His practice focuses both on general corporate counselling/advisory and transactional advisory. Pratyush has extensive experience in advising clients in setting up of operations and business, structuring and drafting of transaction documents, strategic joint ventures, licensing and procurement, outsourcing and services arrangements, and operation of information technology-based businesses and services. Pratyush also advises on a broad range of employment law matters. He has particular expertise and experience in the areas of workforce restructuring, the optimization of employee benefits, employment issues relating to business re-organizations (outsourcing and M&A), the employment of directors and executives, and multi-jurisdictional employment matters.