Month: March 2020

Over 1.75 Lakh people visit Business Immunity Platform website in a week

Platform is helping businesses get real-time updates on India’s response to COVID-19 open view news desk The Invest India Business Immunity Platform (https://www.investindia.gov.in/bip?utm_source=popup), hosted on the website of Invest India, India’s National Investment Promotion & Facilitation Agency, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is working 24X7 as a comprehensive […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says social distancing is the most effective way of fighting against COVID-19; urges countrymen to protect themselves and their families

Sharing his thoughts in Mann ki Baat program, Mr. Modi asserts India will win its fight against COVID-19 PM says, certain hard decisions necessary to contain the pandemic; calls upon global community to join hands to exterminate the Coronavirus PM shares his conversations with those who have recovered and […]

PM at the helm of India’s Fight against COVID-19

Prime Minister continues his interactions with various stakeholders Interacts with over 200 people on a daily basis Gets firsthand feedback from various quarters open view news desk Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is continuing his interactions with various stakeholders in India’s fight against COVID-19. Prime Minister interacts with […]

Center directs States to ensure no movement of People across cities

All arrangements be made for migrant labourers at their place of work including timely payment of wages Action against those asking students/labourers to vacate open view news desk Cabinet secretary and MHA are in constant touch with State Chief Secretaries and DGPs. Video Conferences were held by Cabinet […]

Centre asks states to seal state, district borders to stop exodus of migrants

New Delhi, Mar 29: The Centre on Sunday asked state governments and Union Territory administrations to effectively seal state and district borders to stop movements of migrant workers during lockdown, officials said. During a video conference with Chief Secretaries and DGPs, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba and Union Home Secretary […]

PM seeks nation's forgiveness for tough decisions, says India will surely defeat coronavirus

New Delhi, March 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sought the nation’s forgiveness for imposing a monumental lockdown on the country, but said “we have to win … and we will definitely win the battle” against the unprecedented menace of coronavirus that has claimed 25 lives in India […]

Very idea of using disease as weapon is viewed with repugnance: UN chief

United Nations, Mar 29: The very idea of “using a disease as a weapon” is viewed with repugnance but the international community must remain vigilant as scientific advances are reducing technical barriers that earlier limited the potential of biological weapons, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. The UN chief, […]

Virus infections top 600,000 worldwide, long fight ahead

BERLIN — The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and officials dug in for a long fight against the pandemic. The latest landmark came only two days after the world passed half […]

China virus epicentre eases travel restrictions after lockdown

The Chinese city of 11 million people that was Ground Zero for what became the global coronavirus pandemic partly reopened on Saturday after more than two months of almost total isolation. Wuhan was placed under lockdown in January with residents forbidden to leave, roadblocks ring-fencing the city’s outskirts […]

IMF chief: 'Clear we have entered recession'

The coronavirus pandemic has driven the global economy into a downturn that will require massive funding to help developing nations, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Friday. “It is clear that we have entered a recession” that will be worse than in 2009 following the global financial crisis, she […]

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