Following are headlines from past few day’s news-papers
. At this moment, these are just temporary measures aimed to contain the spread
of Corona Virus.
Will we go back to our old ways ( of doing things /
conducting our lives ) , as soon as the threat recedes ?
Do some of these ( temporary steps ) need urgent POLICY
FRAMEWORKS, to convert them into long-term BEHAVIORAL
/ LIFE-STYLE / ATTITUDINAL
CHANGES , which will reduce Global Warming /
Climate Changes / Pollution ?
If YES , then WHAT policy frameworks ?
[ Of course, not each and every recent step, needs long-term
policy ]
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Change : Boost to E-Commerce
Ø Digital
payments get a boost amidst virus scare
Ø E-comm
players, QSR chains step up the game for safe online deliveries
Policy Framework :
Missing
the Woods for the Tree ?
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Change
: Work from
Home ( WFH )
Ø School
teachers get a break, allowed to work from home
Ø Corporate
walk the extra mile on 50 % staff order
Ø Private
firms ready for work from home and shutdown : Health Minister
Ø Teachers
who do not have supervision duty can work from home : Circular
Ø Haryana
asks Cos in Gurgaon to let Staff work from home
Ø 25K
Auto Employees to Work From Home
Ø Will
start checks at private companies in 2 days : BMC chief
Ø Work
from Home doesn’t work for manufacturing, services sector
Policy Framework :
Opportunity
in Adversity ?
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Change
: Less
Travel /
Less Traffic
Ø 76
long distance trains cancelled
Ø Ban
on 3 nations, international flights nixed
Ø Will
have to stop trains if people don’t avoid travel : CM
Ø Ask
people to avoid travel, refund tickets
Ø App
taxi fares touch rock bottom as demand falls 50 %
Ø 55
% decline in international passengers CSMIA
Policy Framework :
Transport
: an Integrated Logistic Plan ?
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Change
: Less Physical
Shopping / Get Together / Temple Visits
Ø Philippines
shuts all markets
Ø Close
shops if you can : BMC to owners
Ø Gurugram
closes malls, lunges , bars
Ø Weddings
postponed ; Banquet owners told to limit crowds
Ø Stores
to be shut on alternate days
Ø Will
reduce number of devotees, not possible to shut down mosques
Ø Consumers
scramble to stock up food items
Policy Framework :
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Change : More Testing
Ø India
must scale up testing : WHO official
Ø UP
warns of jail term for those who skip tests
Ø India
orders 1 million probes for testing from Germany
Ø Utilizing
testing capacity the key
Ø ICMR
says No Evidence of Community Transmission
Ø BMC
Chief : Increasing number of lab tests is biggest challenge
Ø Centre
scales up kits and labs, but not tests
Ø 54,000
under community surveillance in country : Vardhan
Ø Undetected
cases may fuel spread with many trying to flee screening
Ø 8
new testing facilities planned; 3 to start today
Ø Handkerchiefs,
cotton masks can’t protect you
Ø Community
transmission may have already started : Experts
Ø Don’t
wait for symptoms; just test : Public Health Foundation of India
Policy
Framework
:
Marriage
of Technologies to contain Corona ? Yes !
Corona
Virus Testing Capacity
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Change :
Less Eating Out
Ø City
Pubs, bars closed, some eateries may shut
Ø Restaurants
across the Country may down shutters from today
Ø Die
another day : Restaurants down shutters
Policy Framework :
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Change : More e-Governance /
State Surveillance
Ø State
Govt to run with minimum staff : CM
Ø To
track virus, Israel may tap secret phone data trove
Policy Framework :
E -
Governance ?
AGENDA
FOR REFORMS
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Change : Flexible HR Policy
Ø Go-Air
begins “leave without pay “for staff
Ø Secretariat
vacant as staff take leave as precaution
Ø Companies
plan Special Leave for Self-Quarantined
Ø GoAir
tells staff to take leave without pay
Ø Companies
introduce Special Leave to ensure isolated Staff get pay
Ø India
Inc heading for a 6-day week : study
Ø Some
job interviews go online, others put off
Ø Corona
virus outbreak could destroy up to 25 M jobs : ILO
Ø With
no contracts, casual workers may be worst hit
Policy Framework :
National
Jobs Policy : Treasure Hunt
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Change : More communication through Social Media
Ø Why
you shouldn’t trust those viral remedies on social media
Ø Prayers,
discourse move online
Policy Framework :
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Change
: Greater urgency
to reviving Economy
Ø Trump
seeks $ 850 billion more to boost virus-hit economy
Ø France ready to nationalize big firms in radical
response to virus response
Ø Govt
: Economy vulnerable to coronavirus-led slowdown
Ø Covid
hits Highway Monetization plan
Ø Draw
up a new Economic Plan [ HT Editorial ]
Ø Where
is the vaccine for the economy ? [ HT- R Srinivasan ]
Policy Framework :
Foundation
of Economy
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Change : More Online Education – Training - Skilling
Ø Amid
virus outbreak, edtech platforms set up special solutions for students
Ø Army
suspends war games, conferences and training
Policy Framework :
Organizing
the Unorganized
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Related Reading :
What
urban India can do to offset risks of Covid - 19
[ Shri Amitabh
Kant / Smt Richa Rashmi ]
Extract :
Ø In today’s world, the
growth of medical science and digital infrastructure can be leveraged to
successfully fight the spread of Covid-19
Ø City governments play a
crucial role in…… safeguarding the ecosystem through more connected networks
of digital and economic infrastructure
Ø As part of an intensive
drive, the Pathanamthitta district administration has come up with a system,
with a GPS-supported system to track those quarantined in the district in order
to restrict stray movement.
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19 March 2020
hcp@RecruitGuru.com
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