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Covid-19 lockdown: Home Ministry asks states to operate more trains for migrant workers
The Home Ministry on Tuesday also issued a Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) for the movement of migrant workers.
19 May 2020 1:48 PM
India will suffer worst recession since 1979: Goldman Sachs
However, Goldman Sachs added that India’s GDP will rebound by 20% in the third quarter of the year.
19 May 2020 12:39 PM
Entry of people from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala, TN prohibited: Karnataka CM
All shops will be allowed to open and all trains running within the state will be permitted
18 May 2020 2:10 PM
China sees post-lockdown rise in air pollution
After months of lockdown, China is reopening its economy as the outbreak comes under control, causing emissions to spike
18 May 2020 1:04 PM
Lockdown 4: Check new guidelines, relaxations
The Centre now empowered the states to decide on what will be red, orange or green zones
18 May 2020 10:03 AM
Farmers grow record wheat crop but no labour to move it
The country-wide lockdown has led to a labour shortage across rural India, crimping the harvest and preventing bagging and movement of it
17 May 2020 12:50 PM
FM Nirmala announces additional 40k crore under MGNREGS to boost employment
Top-100 universities will be permitted to automatically start online courses by May 30, 2020
17 May 2020 12:26 PM
Sitharaman to announce fifth and final tranche of economic package at 11 am today
Finance Minister on Saturday said the government will introduce competition, transparency and private sector participation in coal sector
17 May 2020 9:45 AM
Coronavirus exposes our democracy’s fault lines
Indian economy is certainly facing a crisis. This, however, does not justify use of violence against migrant labourers
16 May 2020 7:52 PM
Chintan Vasani: Covid-19 scenario and Future Trends in INDIAN REAL ESTATE Industry
Millennials have avoided investing in a house and opted for renting an apartment. Pre Covid 19, they spent very less time indoors
16 May 2020 7:27 PM
Nirmala Sitharaman announces reforms in mining, defence production in latest tranche
States are being ranked on investment attractiveness to compete for new investments, she said.
16 May 2020 5:20 PM
Covid-19: Close red light areas to avoid 72% of projected cases, say experts
Indians are at a much lower risk of getting Covid-19 if red light areas are kept closed until an effective treatment is found.
16 May 2020 4:00 PM
Rahul Gandhi urges Modi-led Centre to reconsider its economic package
He said he was trying to put pressure on the government for generating demand by putting money into the accounts of the poor.
16 May 2020 2:32 PM
Despite Covid-19 risk, migrant labourers prefer trucks to Shramik trains
The migrants find trucks and tempos convenient, mostly because they drop them close to their home.
16 May 2020 1:17 PM
Coronavirus cases in India near 86K mark; 2752 fatalities so far
Of the 2,752 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 1,068 deaths
16 May 2020 10:32 AM
24 labourers killed in Uttar Pradesh after their truck collides with another truck
According to the official, the incident occurred at around 3.30 am.
16 May 2020 9:05 AM
FM Nirmala Sitharaman's third tranche covers agriculture and allied activities
Financing facility of Rs 1,00,000 crore will be provided for funding agriculture infrastructure projects at farm-gate and aggregation points
15 May 2020 5:42 PM
Mumbai: 45-year-old migrant worker dies near Vasai railway station
The migrant labourer felt uneasy and collapsed near the station out of exhaustion.
15 May 2020 5:15 PM
Sharad Pawar writes to PM Modi, seeks urgent bail out for sugarcane industry
Pawar sought the prime minister's "urgent intervention" to bail the industry out from the crisis now aggravated by the lockdown.
15 May 2020 3:55 PM
China's factory output posts first increase for 2020, but consumption still weak
After months of lockdowns, China is slowly reopening its economy as the coronavirus outbreak on the mainland has come under control
15 May 2020 2:00 PM
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