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Compared to April, 15% more respondents said airports were safer than bus and train stations in July. Meanwhile, fear of contracting Covid-19 and doubt from family members were among the top reasons people cited for avoiding flights since domestic operations resumed in a calibrated manner on May 25, a survey …

[ad_1] Written by Karishma Mehrotra The | New Delhi | Updated: May 20, 2020 11:41:42 am In this illustration, taken on April 10, 2020, you see small vials labeled with a “COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe. (Reuters illustration: Dado Ruvic) In a growing list of global trials on …

[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 …

[ad_1] Forty-three people tested positive for Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, bringing the number of cases to 3,945, while four more deaths brought the number to 92, authorities said. The districts from which the new deaths were reported were not immediately known, a senior health official said. “So far, …

[ad_1] Andhra Pradesh reported a total of 68 Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours that ended at 10 am Thursday. However, the positive side is that 32 of the positive samples belong to returned migrants from other states. On the other hand, of the 36 cases detected in the state, …

[ad_1] The Goa coronavirus disease (Covid-19) count doubled to 14 on Wednesday as seven new positive cases were reported and all who entered the state by road after the blocking restrictions were partially relaxed. All seven patients undergo treatment at the dedicated Covid-19 center in South Goa since Thursday morning. …

[ad_1] Opposition parties expressed their disappointment with the special Covid-19 stimulus package announced by the Center on Wednesday with Congress alleging that it has nothing for migrant workers returning to their home states. Congress sent former finance minister P Chidambaram to counter government announcements. “There is nothing in what the …

[ad_1] The government on Wednesday launched a life preserver to the stressed shadow Indian banking sector with an announcement of a Rs 45 billion liquidity infusion through a Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme (PCGS) 2.0 for non-bank financial companies ( NBFC) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made the announcement as part …

[ad_1] PM Modi has finally begun to give effect to the rescue plan that takes over a month to prepare. Yesterday afternoon, in his speech to the nation, he released a stimulus the size of around Rs 20 lakh crore (including previously announced steps), or about 10% of the country’s …

[ad_1] Written by Marianne Bertrand Kaushik Krishnan Heather Schofield The | New Delhi | Updated: May 13, 2020 7:40:05 am Eighty-four percent of Indian households report a decrease in income since closing. A third of Indian households report that they do not have sufficient resources to continue for more than …