Page 140 - Latest Updates on Lockdown
Goa opens to domestic tourists from July 2, says Manohar Ajgaonkar
Goa, one of the country's most popular tourist destinations, has remained shut for travellers since the nationwide coronavirus-induced lockdown was imposed in March.
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Schools in Haryana to reopen from July 27; colleges to remain shut
Staff will be required to conduct and monitor these from their respective classrooms, news agency NDTV reported.
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Oil rises 2% on US crude stockpile draw, global manufacturing activity
Brent crude rose 80 cents, or 1.9 per cent
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Covid-19: Here's how FMCG firms are going directly to the consumer
FMCG companies have stepped into the resultant gaps and have started to explore direct-to-consumer distribution channels
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Majority of hotel operators expect up to 2 years for revenue recovery: JLL
According to the survey, only 20 per cent of the operators believe that their hotels could bounce back to 2019 RevPAR levels within 6 to 12 months
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Power consumption dips 9.74% to 106.48 bn units in June due to lockdown
The months of April, May and June this year witnessed low power consumption on account of lower commercial and industrial activities due to Covid-19-related restrictions
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Indian banks will need $15 billion capital to meet Tier I norms: Fitch
The amount could rise to about $58 billion in a high-stress situation where the domestic economy fails to recover from the coronavirus pandemic-related disruption.
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Will take over private buses if operators don't resume services: Mamata
Mamata Banerjee warned private bus operators to resume normal services from Wednesday, failing which the state government will temporarily take over the buses and run vehicles during lockdown period.
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India enters Unlock 2.0: Relaxations to new rules, all you need to know
Only essential activities will be allowed at least until July 31 in containment zones
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Karnataka govt announces complete lockdown on Sundays till August 2
Karnataka government on Tuesday announced a complete lockdown on Sundays till August 2.
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UK PM Johnson unveils 5 billion-pound plan to fuel economic recovery
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a 5-billion-pound (about US $6.2 billion) plan to fuel economic recovery in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
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Coronavirus LIVE: US could see 100,000 new cases per day, says Fauci
Coronavirus latest news: Global coronavirus cases are at 10,413,558, while more than 5.65 million have recovered, and 508,250 have died. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates
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Countries burning fossil fuel can't give sermons on climate change: Joshi
Pralhad Joshi says he will replace mines from the auction if chief ministers object but they should understand this will change the economic situation in states.
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Covid-19 crisis: Health care workers may get vaccine after phase 2 trials
Indigenously developed Bharat Biotech's vaccine candidate Covaxin is entering human trials on Wednesday.
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States continue to tap cheap rates to borrow more than originally planned
Seven state governments had lined up to borrow Rs 9,000 crore, but ended up borrowing Rs 12,000 crore from the markets because of the cheap rates.
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ONGC posts loss of Rs 10,529 cr in Q4 over falling crude prices, lockdown
The company's revenue from operations declined by 7 per cent to Rs 104,489 crore for the period under review, compared to Rs 112,539 crore in Q4FY19.
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Don't schedule flights from cities with high Covid-19 cases: WB to Centre
In a letter to Civil Aviation Secretary P S Kharola, West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha requested him to stop the movement of flights from eight cities to Kolkata
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Markets log best quarterly gain in 11 years due to surge in foreign flows
Supportive action taken by global central banks boosted investors' appetite for risk even as coronavirus infections continued to climb at a steady pace.
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Covid-19 impact: Airbus to cut 15,000 jobs worldwide, mostly in Europe
Air traffic not expected to recover to pre-Covid levels before 2023 and potentially as late as 2025
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US could see 100,000 cases a day, no guarantee of effective vaccine: Fauci
'Clearly we are not in total control right now,' the country's top infectious diseases expert
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