Daily Analysis of 'The Hindu' - 21st July, 2020 | Additional Study Material for UPSC PDF Download

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Who wins, post pandemic? | ToI
Mountain Strike Corps | ToI
Community canteens 2.0
No right answer
The meaning of the azan at Hagia Sophia
NEWS
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Who wins, post pandemic? | ToI
Mountain Strike Corps | ToI
Community canteens 2.0
No right answer
The meaning of the azan at Hagia Sophia
NEWS
Who wins, post pandemic? | ToI
?Imagine a major economic power where the
coronavirus arrived late but the government acted
early.
?It was ready with tests and contact tracing to
“flatten the curve ” swiftly and limited its death rate
to orders of magnitude lower than that of any other
major Western industrial nation.
?Brief and targeted lockdown
?Unemployment rate was limited to 6%
?Shower of international praise
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Who wins, post pandemic? | ToI
Mountain Strike Corps | ToI
Community canteens 2.0
No right answer
The meaning of the azan at Hagia Sophia
NEWS
Who wins, post pandemic? | ToI
?Imagine a major economic power where the
coronavirus arrived late but the government acted
early.
?It was ready with tests and contact tracing to
“flatten the curve ” swiftly and limited its death rate
to orders of magnitude lower than that of any other
major Western industrial nation.
?Brief and targeted lockdown
?Unemployment rate was limited to 6%
?Shower of international praise
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Who wins, post pandemic? | ToI
Mountain Strike Corps | ToI
Community canteens 2.0
No right answer
The meaning of the azan at Hagia Sophia
NEWS
Who wins, post pandemic? | ToI
?Imagine a major economic power where the
coronavirus arrived late but the government acted
early.
?It was ready with tests and contact tracing to
“flatten the curve ” swiftly and limited its death rate
to orders of magnitude lower than that of any other
major Western industrial nation.
?Brief and targeted lockdown
?Unemployment rate was limited to 6%
?Shower of international praise
?German unions have worked closely with bosses
to keep factories open and working conditions
generally safe.
? Merk el’ s government has coordinated with all the
German states to contain the pandemic and with
fellow EU members to establish a recovery fund
for nations hardest hit by the virus.
?Which nations will flourish in this reshaped
economic landscape?
?Vietnam looks promising
?Russia looks promising
?US and China are running up too much debt
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Who wins, post pandemic? | ToI
Mountain Strike Corps | ToI
Community canteens 2.0
No right answer
The meaning of the azan at Hagia Sophia
NEWS
Who wins, post pandemic? | ToI
?Imagine a major economic power where the
coronavirus arrived late but the government acted
early.
?It was ready with tests and contact tracing to
“flatten the curve ” swiftly and limited its death rate
to orders of magnitude lower than that of any other
major Western industrial nation.
?Brief and targeted lockdown
?Unemployment rate was limited to 6%
?Shower of international praise
?German unions have worked closely with bosses
to keep factories open and working conditions
generally safe.
? Merk el’ s government has coordinated with all the
German states to contain the pandemic and with
fellow EU members to establish a recovery fund
for nations hardest hit by the virus.
?Which nations will flourish in this reshaped
economic landscape?
?Vietnam looks promising
?Russia looks promising
?US and China are running up too much debt
?Germany’s response to the pandemic has
highlighted pre-existing strengths.
?Efficient government
?Low debt
?Industrial excellence
?Growing capacity to create domestic tech companies
? The Kurzarbeit: a century-old government
system that pays companies to retain employees
on shortened hours through temporary crises.
?Merkel insited for austerity on fellow EU members