Tag: COVID-19
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Bengal CM slams PM Modi for bulldozing the federal structure in the name of coronavirus crisis
On Monday, during the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fifth virtual conference with chief ministers of all states, Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee slammed the Centre government for playing politics when the country needs to stand together to fight coronavirus pandemic. In the meeting, when all the CMs updated Mr. Modi with the situation of the ... -
UAE receives 88 Indian Medical professionals to defend COVID-19
Corona Pandemic have become a great threat to humanity in modern times and the nations across the world are giving their best to protect their people from getting affected by corona virus. The friendship bond that UAE and India cherish is well-established in the previous occasions such as PM Modi visit to UAE. The National ... -
Can liquor shops handle Social Distancing protocols?
Liquor (like most of the West) makes India go around too. But a prolonged Corona Virus lockdown across the nation of 1 billion people has led to an unbearably stretched dry spell. Centre has been under immense pressure to open up liquor stores. But this isn’t because people are suffering due to withdrawal. It is ... -
COVID-19 Impact on Indian Film Industry – INR 2500 Crores Loss and Counting
As the world is facing unprecedented times with COVID-19 spreading like wildfire and countries under lockdown to manage the infection spread, the lives and various industries are impacted in an unparalleled way. Indian Film Industry which ranks first in terms of annual output in the world is facing huge losses due to the lockdown resulting ... -
Corona Pandemic – How Indian bureaucracy is bending the curve?
Lockdown from corona virus pandemic has hit the “business as usual” for almost every section of the society – legislators are unable to function the way they used to, political activities have been curtailed. Streets were empty for more than one month, shops and companies were closed. Social customs changed, festivals were spent under social ... -
India crosses a tally of over 50,000 positive cases, Government prepares Railway coaches as COVID-19 centers
Consecutively for second day India recorded highest number of positive cases of Corona virus. The tally is now well above 50,000 with 1,700 deceased cases. India is now at 15th position among countries with maximum positive cases recorded against the COVID-19 virus. Anticipating further rise in the cases in coming days, Government on Wednesday indicated ... -
Coronavirus: India shoots up unemployment rate to 27.11%, leaving 121.5M jobless
The ongoing health crisis in the country, owing to the onslaught of Covid-19 pandemic, has spiked unemployment rate to a staggering 27.11%. The corona-driven lockdown, which was imposed on 24 March, brought India’s business activity in a halt, leaving 121.5 millions Indians jobless. As per the recent data published by the Centre for Monitoring of ... -
PM Modi points at terrorism amidst the pandemic crisis in NAM talk, calls for a more co-operative World Post COVID-19
In the first virtual Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked for a global cooperative response against the Covid-19 pandemic. PM Modi stated during the virtual summit that some countries were instigating terrorism while the world is facing the Covid-19 crisis. PM Modi called for a more supportive and collaborative world ... -
COVID-19 Testing – Are we on the right track with antibody tests?
The latest figures in India of confirmed cases has reached 42,700 with close to 23,500 being active and 1400 deceased. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had advised the states to use antibody testing for rounding up the positive cases in tackling the COVID-19 fight in India. But over time it has been substantiated ... -
Many question the transparency of PM Cares, a fund with over 7000 crore
PM CARES, (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations)is an emergency fund which was created to tackle the health and economic emergency triggered by the onslaught of corona virus. The fund stands apart as it seemed to leverage the popularity of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, such is the power of brand Modi ...