Strong fundamentals and leadership are important for businesses to navigate through uncertain times.

Lockdown for India was both a historic and necessary step for countering the spread of the virus.

Social distancing is one of the primary measures undertaken by nations to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

Innovation in India has reached a tipping point, with social enterprises too leveraging it to the best of results.

Violence against women tends to increase during any type of emergency, including epidemics and pandemics.

The article examines the trends of morbidity, inter-state variation in treatment-seeking behaviour and associated healthcare expenditure incurred by households in large states of India.

It is also suggested to provide free treatment to the vulnerable segment of the population for heart diseases, which has already been done for tuberculosis in India.

In the absence of access to free treatment, many end up paying out of their own pockets to meet healthcare expenses.

Only a robust and resilient health infrastructure will effectively defend us from such future pandemics.

In India, the Central and state governments have employed a multi-pronged approach to deal with the situation.