Front Page One month of lockdown : Covid spread widens but concentrated in same areas Outbreak CISFs Metroproposal : Mandatory Aarogya setu app, barring with flu symptoms Only 10% free pulses under govt scheme distributed to poor so far ICMR nod to covid 19 test method developed by IIT Delhi Pune institute to launch human … Read more
Front Page Govt changing law to stop attack on health workers: 7yr jail, Rs 5 lakh fine Ten-fold jump in Rajasthan MNREGS numbers, more than double in Maharashtra as curbs ease Affluent in OBC, SC/ST not letting quota benefits trickle down review lists : Bench Outbreak Sample testing shift : In Maharashta : Private labs … Read more
Front Page Economy headed for contraction, less fiscal space for big stimulus Central team say Bengal not helping; Maharashtra wants special trains for migrants Putting all immigration on hold After complaints, ICMR tells states not to use rapid test for two days Outbreak Many lack ration cards, food security net to cover 1 cr people … Read more
Front Page Centre steps in : Sends teams to monitor districts, with mandate to issue orders Eateries to barbers : After centre warns, Kerala limits relaxation Govt prepares for a second wave towards May end as lockdown eases China says new FDI norms violate WTO : Official say others put firewall too One option left … Read more
Front Page Some curbs to be lifted today, migrant worker can move within state for work In Pune Zila Parishad temporary cards to help 80000 people access PDS foodgrains Rural areas open but no clarity on NREGA for high risk group 65 years and older Digital transaction rise sharply, banks RTGS up 34% in March … Read more
Front Page Pool widened further, govt to test all coming to hospitals with flu sign 75% of the dead over 60 years, 83% had co-morbidities Rapid kits in states plan own roadmaps for use : from red zones to those frontlines A silent casuality : drop in TB reporting Eye on China, govt nod made … Read more
Front Page RBI gives second booster dose TN outlier but on an average 69% of cases in each state from 3 districts Cases have slowed under lockdown says Govt : 3 strains found Outbreak Community testing begins in high risk areas, 4 more deaths Different world post covid 19 Govt allows more activities in banking, … Read more
Front Page Testing ramped up 5 lakh kits arrive from China. another 6.5 lakh on the way Five day average growth in cases fall to record low Study from China : 44% got covid from people wit symptoms Plasma therapy a small ray of hope 170 hotspots account for 80% of outstanding bank credit Hotspot … Read more
Front Page Rural opens more than urban, with riders 7 million jobs are on the line, losses piling up, restaurants stare into lockdown abyss Some decisive steps to revive economic activity, but challenges on ground 170 districts are hotspots, another 207 potential as cases near 12000 mark Outbreak Punjab welcomes easing of labour curbs as … Read more
Front Page 21 days now 40, next milestone May 3 Over 1400 new cases in 24 hours count crosses 10k mark In half of Mumbai’s death, delays in testing and admission to hospitals; experts to audit Govt wants to use PMJAY for free coronavirus testing in pvt labs but 2 cr families missing from database … Read more