Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in India: An analysis of policy and technological interventions

•COVID-19 in India has been characterized by low case fatality rates and high recovery rates.•An early lock-down policy slowed the growth rate of the virus.•Technological developments have helped to control the crisis.•The economic growth had been hit hard especially during the first two phases of the lock-down.•COVID-19 in India witnessed an expansion of Public-Private Partnership in the health sector.