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China’s Economy Grows by 2.3% in 2020, Bucks Global COVID-19 Slowdown Trend
18 Jan 2021
Beijing’s job market grew at 5.6% but below the government's annual target of around 6%, says official data released on Monday.
Kaustav Banerjee
Farmers are Spot On: Guaranteed MSP will Make India Stronger
18 Jan 2021
It will cost far less to ensure universal food security in India than the government’s Rs.17 lakh crore estimate.
Prabhat Patnaik
Farmer Protests: Why Alliances with Urban Underclasses is Vital
17 Jan 2021
In ‘Peasant War in Germany’, Engels advocated a worker-peasant alliance, and also suggested that the 1525 German peasant uprising had failed because it did not have alliances at the local level with…
The Associated Press
US Blacklists Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon, Raises Heat on Chinami
15 Jan 2021
Beijing hits back, says US actions violate principles of market competition and international economic and trade rules.
Newsclick Report
Kerala Budget 2021-22: Big Thrust on Job Creation and Social Welfare
15 Jan 2021
Eight lakh job opportunities to be created, pensions hiked by Rs 100 to Rs 1,600, honorarium for ASHA workers and elected local body representatives raised by Rs 1,000.
Newsclick Team
Kerala Budget 2021: Laptops for All, Focus on Employment and Higher Education
15 Jan 2021
Finance Minister Thomas Isaac presented the final budget of this term of the LDF government with a focus on employment, higher education and welfare schemes.
PTI
Industrial Production Shrinks 1.9% in Nov; Enters Negative Zone After 2 Months
12 Jan 2021
The manufacturing sector -- which constitutes 77.63% of IIP -- recorded a contraction of 1.7% in November 2020, as per data released by the National Statistical Office
Prabhat Patnaik
Why Modi Govt Looked the Other Way on Giving Cash Relief During Pandemic
09 Jan 2021
Timidity vis-à-vis international finance capital, callousness toward people, and cynicism in manipulating the electorate and legislators, have made the Modi government one of the most ultra-Right…
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Economy May Contract by 7.7% in 2020-21: Govt’s First Advanced Estimate
07 Jan 2021
In the current fiscal, the manufacturing sector is likely to see a contraction of 9.4%. Private final consumption has been estimated to shrink at -9.5% against 5.3% year-on-year.
Subodh Varma
Prison of Poverty: Agri Workers’ Wages Have Barely Increased in Modi Years
03 Jan 2021
No scheme touches them, no law reaches them – but they hope that a better deal for farmers will benefit them.