Front Page
- Day 2 : Govt rolls out first safety net
- Holes in the net : Many who have been hit still left out, relief too little
- Army all set, contingency plans for COVID 19 in place at 6 hr notice
Outbreak
- Coping with the virus challenge for India’s 37% – internal migrants
- Govt says grocers can run 24X7
- No community transmission yet , rate of spike in positive cases slowing : Govt
- Lockdown puts question mark on wheat procurement
- Digital push : Webinars by AIIMS docs and apps to trace possible contacts
- TN to trace over 50k who reached India after March 1
Editorial
- Lockdown and the poor
- Ardous road ahead
- Horror in Kabul
- Asterix moment
Ideas Page
- Lets use followers advantage
- It shouldnt take a pandemic
- A helping hand to states
Explained
- Unpacking the garib kalyan package
- Severe steps can cut cases drastically
Outbreak
- Taking testing cue from S Korea ICMR seek 5 lakh antibody kits
- SC judges to hear urgent cases from home office via video conference
- Top panel to look into logistic issues
- G-20 leaders plan $5tn economy boost
Economy
- No income threshold for withdrawal from EPF accounts, contribution waiver for 40% of firms
- States asked to use 31000cr balance from building and construction workersfund
- To be hiked from April 1 MGNREGA wage revision was due before FY20 end