Novel Corona Virus Pandemic-Impact on Indian Economy, E-commerce, Education and Employment

13 Pages Posted: 21 Apr 2020 Last revised: 30 Apr 2020

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Vikram Bhalekar

ASC College, Rahata (SPPU, Pune); Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU)

Date Written: April 19, 2020

Abstract

The novel Corona virus (n-CoV-2) pandemic entered India from Wuhan, China. It invaded rest of the world including India in the month of March. The lockdown (25 March-03 May 2020) was set in motion by Indian and respective state governments, because of which the virus transmitted with a slow rate as compared to other countries. On the one hand, environment has been temporarily healing from these 40 days lockdown, on the other, there is a massive downfall/wreck/breakdown in the stock market. The Indian Government has taken numerous initiatives for the “Aam-Janta”, to ease the impact of this Pandemic. The pandemic has disturbed every sphere of life in the country ranging from agriculture, economy, business sector, education and so forth as a result of the lockdown. Therefore, the current article attempts to explore the effect of novel corona virus, its transmission in India, discusses its impact and also seeks to suggest various ways to overcome this unprecedented situation on various aspects from economy to employment and e-commerce to education.

Keywords: India, COVID-19, Economy, Employment, Education

Suggested Citation

Bhalekar, Vikram, Novel Corona Virus Pandemic-Impact on Indian Economy, E-commerce, Education and Employment (April 19, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3580342 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3580342

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Pune, Maharashtra 411007
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