Day: April 1, 2020

Trump says ‘life and death’ at stake in following guidelines

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained. Public health officials stressed Tuesday that the […]

Cabinet Secretary meeting with Chief Secretaries / DGPs of all States via Video Conferencing

open view news desk NEW DELHI, APRIL 1: Cabinet Secretary took a meeting today by video-conferencing with all the Chief Secretaries/DGPs of the States.  The States were sensitized about the intensive contact tracing of Tablighi Jamat participants as this has increased the risk of containment efforts of COVID-19.  […]

Don’t disseminate unverified news capable of causing panic: SC to Media

open view news desk NEW DELHI, APRIL 1: The Supreme Court of India has directed the Media, including print, electronic and social media, to maintain a strong sense of responsibility and ensure that unverified news capable of causing panic is not disseminated. The apex court has noted that the […]

RBI Governor announces comprehensive package to mitigate impact of COVID-19, revive growth and preserve financial stability

RBI cuts Repo Rate by 75 basis points to 4.4% and Reverse Repo Rate by 90 basis points to 4% Lending institutions permitted to allow a moratorium of three months on payment of installments in respect of all term loans outstanding as on March 1, 2020 Deferment of […]

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS : RBI Allowed Banks to Declare Moratorium on Term Loans

open view news desk Last week, the Reserve Bank of India has allowed Banks to declare a three-month moratorium on all term loans outstanding as on March 1, 2020, as well as on working capital facilities. The Indian Banks Association has answered a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the technicalities of […]

What do we know and what do we need to know about Novel Coronavirus

open view news desk Many things about Novel Coronavirus are spreading rapidly through social media, WhatsApp and the Internet. Some of these could be true, but many of those informations are baseless. At a time when the coronavirus epidemic is spreading across the world, it is important to […]

J&K sets up PMRU of NPPA

Move assumes significance as country fights in combating Covid-19 open view news desk Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory has become 12th State  today where the Price Monitoring & Resource Unit (PMRU) has been set up by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).  PMRUs have already been set up by […]

COVID-19: Elderly woman donates pension money to MP govt

Bhopal, Apr 1: In a heartwarming gesture, a senior citizen from Madhya Pradesh’s Vidhisha city donated Rs 1 lakh from her pension to fund the state government’s efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic. After reading an appeal in a newspaper, Salbha Uskar, a retired employee, donated Rs 1 lakh […]

Pompeo and Jaishankar discuss coordinated approach to COVID-19

Washington, Apr 1: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke over phone to discuss a coordinated effort by India and the US to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic that has so far infected more than 850,000 people and claimed over 42,000 lives globally. Jaishankar […]

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