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The Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India said that this drop is mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic effect on the Indian economy. Notably, India had also been witnessing a pre-pandemic slowdown, and according to the World Bank , the current pandemic has "magnified pre-existing risks to India's economic outlook".
[11] [12] A COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force was also formed. [13] [14] The COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force was tasked with formulating and implementing policies and measures to minimize the economic impact of the pandemic on various sectors in India. Union and state governments set up national and state helpline numbers. [15]
The first cases of COVID-19 in India were reported on 30 January 2020 in three towns of Kerala, among three Indian medical students who had returned from Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic. [10] [11] [12] Lockdowns were announced in Kerala on 23 March, and in the rest of the country on 25 March. Infection rates started to drop in September. [13]
India's economy slumped to 5.4% , below the central bank's RBI's 7% forecast. ... India will probably remain the fastest-growing major economy despite challenges like stagnant wages affecting ...
The Next Generation EU (NGEU) is a €750 billion economic recovery plan launched by the European Union in July 2020 in response to the economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. [73] It aimed to mitigate the pandemic's immediate economic impacts and lay the groundwork for long-term recovery through investments in green energy, digital ...
The fall was also weighed by the global breakdown amid coronavirus pandemic centered in China. [35] On 28 February 2020, Sensex lost 1,448 points and Nifty fell by 432 points due to growing global tension caused by COVID-19 pandemic, [36] which W.H.O said has a pandemic potential. [37]
The COVID-19 recession was a major global economic crisis which has caused both a recession in some nations, and in others a depression. It is currently the worst global economic crisis in history, surpassing the impact of the Great Depression. The economic crisis began due to the economic consequences of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
As of 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV‑2). Its effect has been broad, affecting general society, the global economy, culture, ecology, politics, and other areas.