[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The World Bank on Friday approved the accelerated US $ 1 billion COVID-19 social protection response program to support the country’s efforts to provide social assistance to poor and vulnerable households severely affected by the pandemic. This brings the total commitment of the World Bank towards the …
Read More »Almost 82,000 people infected with COVID-19 when India enters 52 days of confinement; 34% recovery rate
[ad_1] Coronavirus outbreak LAST updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address a press conference at 4pm on Friday. Details of the third tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore Center economic rescue package will be announced. The second tranche, announced Thursday, focused on migrant workers, street vendors, small merchants, freelancers, …
Read More »Almost 82,000 people infected with COVID-19 when India enters 52 days of confinement; 34% recovery rate
[ad_1] Coronavirus outbreak LAST updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address a press conference at 4pm on Friday. Details of the third tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore Center economic rescue package will be announced. The second tranche, announced Thursday, focused on migrant workers, street vendors, small merchants, freelancers, …
Read More »“Odd” markets, revised zoning rules in Delhi 4.0 closure plan
[ad_1] The Delhi government’s submission to the central government in the fourth phase of the closure from May 18 wants the restrictions to apply only to so-called containment zones and not to entire districts that are labeled as red zones by the health ministry They will also contain protocols for …
Read More »The development of the Covid-19 Indian vaccine will be supported by the PM-CARES Fund
[ad_1] The government has allocated Rs 100 crore from the PM-CARES Fund (Prime Minister’s Citizen Relief and Assistance Fund for Emergency Situations) to support the initiative to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). According to the Department of Biotechnology, there are up to 25 vaccine development initiatives underway …
Read More »Government prepares for phased resumption of flights: boarding pass sealing suspended
[ad_1] Written by Pranav Mukul The | New Delhi | Updated: May 15, 2020 7:56:10 am Government agencies have begun to lay the groundwork in terms of the security and policy measures required to begin flight operations. (File photo) The central government has begun work to prepare for the resumption …
Read More »Center, West Bengal faced by repatriation flights under the Vande Bharat Mission
[ad_1] The Central and West Bengal governments were involved in another dispute over the repatriation of residents on Thursday, and the Foreign Ministry said the state had not confirmed whether it had organized quarantine facilities to receive people wishing to return from abroad. Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava tweeted that …
Read More »Covid-19: what you need to know today
[ad_1] India will overtake China in terms of the number of cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) sometime on Friday. China had 82,929 cases on Thursday afternoon and India 78,810, according to worldometers.info. HT dash shows that India ended the day with81,859 cases. But the pandemic has followed completely different paths …
Read More »Largest increase in a single day as Delhi Covid cases cross 8,000
[ad_1] New Delhi: Delhi experienced its highest peak in a single day in cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) so far, with 472 recorded on Thursday. The increase brings the city’s Covid-19 count to 8,470, according to the Delhi Daily Health Bulletin. Before this, the highest number of cases recorded in …
Read More »Taxi services from Delhi airport to Noida, Ghaziabad, could cost up to Rs 12,000
[ad_1] By: Express News Service | Noida Updated: May 14, 2020 8:07:06 pm The decision, an official said, will only be implemented after due discussion with the transport department and local administration. A taxi service between Delhi airport and Noida or Ghaziabad can cost up to Rs 12,000 for those …
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