Month: March 2020

Power minister approves major relief measures for power sector

Union power ministry to ensure 24×7 electricity supply during lockdown Payment security to be reduced by 50 percent 3 months moratorium on Discoms to make payment to Gencos and transmission licensees open view news desk Despite the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the COVID 19 pandemic, […]

PM interacts with AYUSH practitioners

AYUSH sector has a long tradition of keeping the nation healthy; has an important role to play in  checking the spread of COVID-19: PM Important to counter and fact-check unsubstantiated claims of AYUSH having cure for the disease: PM Utilize the platform of telemedicine to reach out to […]

Appeal to generously donate to ‘Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund)’

open view news desk The pandemic of COVID-19 has engulfed the entire world and has posed serious challenges for the health and economic security of millions of people worldwide. In India too, the spread of coronavirus has been alarming and is posing severe health and economic ramifications for […]

Coronavirus cases top half a million, protective gear lacking – WHO

GENEVA/LONDON – Coronavirus has infected more than half a million people and killed more than 20,000 globally, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, as he appealed again for protective gear for medical staff working to save lives. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, urged […]

India asks state-run power producers to ensure supply

CHENNAI, India – India’s power ministry said on Saturday state-run firms will supply electricity to distribution companies including ones with large payments due, to ensure supply to people whose ability to pay bills has been hit by a nationwide coronavirus lockdown. The ministry has also directed the federal […]

Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader and MLK aide, dies at 98

ATLANTA — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery fought to end segregation, lived to see the election of the country’s first black president and echoed the call for “justice to roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream” in America. “We ask you to help us work […]

Trump boosts virus aid, warns governors to be ‘appreciative’

WASHINGTON — After days of desperate pleas from the nation’s governors, President Donald Trump took a round of steps to expand the federal government’s role in helping produce critically needed supplies to fight the coronavirus pandemic even as he warned the leaders of hard-hit states not to cross […]

World has entered recession, says IMF

Washington, Mar 28: The world is in the face of a devastating impact due to the coronavirus pandemic and has clearly entered a recession, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, but projected a recovery next year. “We have reassessed the prospects for growth for 2020 and 2021. It […]

Seven more people test positive for COVID-19 in Kashmir

Srinagar, Mar 28: Seven people tested positive for coronavirus in Kashmir on Saturday, taking the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 27, officials said. Contacts of the fresh positive cases are being traced, they said. “Seven more positive cases in Srinagar today. Four cases had a […]

Coronavirus cases rise to 873 in India, death toll 19

New Delhi, Mar 28: The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 873 in India on Saturday with the death toll rising to 19, according to the Union Health Ministry. In its updated figures at 9.30 am, the ministry mentioned two fresh deaths — one each in Maharashtra and Madhya […]

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