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COVID 19 pandemic has severely impacted the global and the Indian economy. It is estimated that four out of five people (81%) in the global workforce of 3.3 billion people are currently affected by full or partial workplace closure. India along with the US, UK, Canada and most of the …

Indian economy has been cruelly impacted due to the COVID 19 pandemic and is still struggling to come on track. As per the Government of India forecast in the financial year 20-21, GDP growth has decreased from 5.3% in February 2020. With an unemployment rate of 27.11% till the month …

The COVID 19 crisis has cast a paralytic shadow on the trajectory of development. As the world is still grappling with the pandemic, we have to admit to the fact that this unforeseen enemy was always poised to strike. We must accept that a re-orientation in existing structures is necessary …

Micro enterprises play a vital role in a growing economy like India. Government of India defines micro enterprises as any industry whose annual revenue is less than 2.5 million and the total maximum investment is INR 100 million. In India, micro-enterprises consist of 99% of all medium, small and micro-enterprises (approx. …

Migrant workers walk along a road to return to their villages, during the nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus, in New Delhi. Picture Source: Deccan Herald March 24, 2020? In times of a pandemic, when you’re locked inside your house preoccupied with household chores, working from home, or …

South-South Cooperation (SSC) is a broad framework of collaboration among countries of the Global South in the political, economic, social, cultural, environmental and technical domains. Involving two or more developing countries, it can take place on a bilateral, regional, intra-regional or inter-regional basis. SSC has existed for at least sixty years …