Tag: India fights COVID-19
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Congress offers to pay rail fares for migrants, BJP clarifies over charges
Congress offers to pay rail fares for migrants, BJP clarifies over charges War of words between BJP and Congress over special train fares for migrants. Amid the surging plight of the needy, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday stated that every Pradesh Congress Committee or State units of the party will bear the cost for ... -
Delhi Government’s fight against Covid-19 continues from SHIELD to 5T plan and increasing tests
On 1 May, The number of coronavirus patients in the national capital taking the total number to 35,043 cases and the death toll to 1,147. Delhi’s fight against Covid-19 has seen many highs and lows. Recently Delhi has upped its surveillance measures in containment zones, and screening of all people in these areas will be ... -
Why does NRI population stuck in India eager to fly back to the US?
The Indian Diaspora that stays and earns in dollars is stuck in their homeland, since the lockdown was imposed on most of the Indian population. The NRI population that stays in the US is wishing to go back and appealing to PM Narendra Modi to open access to flights for their safe return. Most of ... -
COVID-19: India Inc assists government in reviving economy
It has been more than a month since the businesses and industrial activities were stopped in the wake of the nationwide lockdown. Amid the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, India can witness a phase of economic downturn that it has not seen in decades. Taking cognizance of the situation, the Modi government has been seeking ... -
IAS officer Ravi Mittal replaces Julaniya as Union Sports Secretary
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet on Sunday appointed Ravi Mittal as the Union Sports Secretary. He has replaced incumbent Sports Secretary Radhey Shyam Julaniya and will be working under the Ministry of Youth Affairs. Julaniya was appointed as the Sports Secretary in February 2019. Prior to this appointment, Ravi Mittal was the Secretary of the ... -
How this small district has kept itself safe of Covid-19?
Chamarajanagar has been able to protect itself against the corona virus outbreak, at a time when its state of Karnataka was becoming a hotspot in the spread. It was surrounded by states that had cases multiplying by the numbers. But it could still keep itself clear off any contamination, from the time the first case ... -
Mutual funds get Rs 50,000 special liquidity support from RBI amid lockdown
The Reserve Bank Of India’s (RBI) liquidity offer has given some level of solace the debt market, which is feeling tremendous recovery pressure, particularly in credit risk investments. On Monday, the RBI announced a Rs 50,000 crores Special Liquidity Facility Scheme. Since the lockdown announcement from the end of March, mutual fund investors bared a ... -
Why IT hardware and smart phones should be on essential services?
Looking at the way most of India has adopted the Work From Home culture, hardware availability and maintenance is the next big challenge facing everyone. The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is now urging the Home Ministry to allow sale of mobile phones, laptops, desktops, storage devices and other related products. This would mean ... -
Pollution level in North India lowest in 20 years due to lockdown: NASA
In the aftermath of nationwide lockdown in the country, air pollution over Northern India has reduced to a 20-year-low at this time of the year, as per the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). According to a report published by the US space agency, its satellite sensors observed aerosol levels at a 20-year-low after just ... -
Rise in asymptomatic cases poses grave threat to India’s COVID-19 battle
India is under the second phase of its nationwide lockdown imposed to stem the spread of Coronavirus transmission in the country. However, with over 1300 fresh cases reported in the past 24 hours, the total number of Coronavirus cases in the country is nearing 20,000, according to latest figures by the Health Ministry (April 22). ...








