Slowdown

According to World Bank Chief Economist for South Asia, Hans Timmer, the Indian economy has done well compared to the other countries in South Asia. The Indian economy bounced back from the sharp contraction during the first phase of COVID with relatively strong growth performance

The recruiters were responsible for hiring new employees for Apple, and the cuts underscore that a slowdown is underway at the company. Apple is still retaining recruiters who are full-time employees, and not all of its contractors were fired as part of the move.

According to Zuckerberg, Meta has cut its objective for recruiting engineers in 2022 to about 6,000-7,000, down from an early plan to hire about 10,000 additional engineers. Meta acknowledged hiring freezes in general terms last month, but particular details have not been disclosed.

As the country emerges from the clutches of the Coronavirus pandemic, all eyes will be on what Nirmala Sitharaman offers in her budget to keep the country on the growth trajectory.

India's Covid-19 caseload has touched 9 million, second to only the US. However the country added the last million cases in 22 days, indicating a slowdown in the pandemic spread in recent weeks.

Festive season brought a cheer to the automobile industry as it slowly recovers from an economic slowdown trggered by the coronavirus.

While the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, the slowdown in human activity is having some unexpected, but positive impact on our planet. To combat the rapidly spreading virus countries have put a lockdown resulting in limited travel and industrial activity. Limiting travel has led to a reduction in vehicle emissions and cutting the amount of industrial activity has led to a drop in the number of harmful particles put in the air. Watch this video to learn more.

During viral outbreaks in the past, stock markets have bounced back after a few months. The following research states the same.

The first Pinarayi budget also proposes an 'anti-slowdown package' of ₹ 12,000 crores to tide over economic slowdown  

The International Monetary Fund says growth in the Japanese and Chinese economies will see a sharp slowdown