Read more about Covid wiped out 81 mn jobs in Asia-Pacific; women, youngsters affected: ILO on Business Standard. Employment in Asia-Pacific showed a 4.2% decline compared with the pre-crisis trend, with the gap at 4.6% for women and 4% for men, the ILO said in a report
Read more about The virus trains: How unplanned lockdown chaos spread Covid-19 across India on Business Standard. It has become clear that the special trains operated by the government to ease suffering - and to counteract a disastrous lack of lockdown planning - played a significant role in spreading the virus
Read more about Anil Agarwal eyeing Indian disinvestment program with a $10 bn war chest on Business Standard. Agarwal made a fortune buying state companies and fixing them up, building a metals and mining powerhouse under the umbrella of Vedanta Resources Ltd
Read more about India wants a V-shaped recovery at any cost. But what will RBI do? on Business Standard. How RBI manages recovery demand against threats to financial stability from cheap money may be a more important story for India investors in 2021 than the standard growth versus inflation trade-off
Read more about Banking on Budget: A clear case for restructuring expenditure in favour of capex on Business Standard. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Budget 2021-22 will be full of challenges. Here are some recommendations for Finance Minister Sitharaman from D K Srivastava, chief policy advisor, EY India
Read more about Govt plans tough annual targets for state firms to boost valuations: Report on Business Standard. The government reportedly wants state-run firms to focus on improving market capitalisation and dividend payouts from the 2021/22 fiscal year
Read more about Delhi HC rejects Future's plea for interim injunction against Amazon on Business Standard. On August 29 this year, the Future Group announced sale of its retail and wholesale business to Reliance Retail in a Rs 24,713 crore deal
Read more about Covid-19: Health Ministry calls urgent meeting to discuss new virus strain on Business Standard. A number of European countries have banned flights from the UK as the British government warned that the potent new strain of the virus was "out of control"