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G20 countries pledge over $21 billion to fund fight Covid-19 pandemic
The announcement comes after the G20 countries injected more than USD5 trillion into the global economy in late March
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India coronavirus dispatch: Can 'social bubbles' contain Covid-19 spread?
From cancer care through the pandemic, to Mumbai's efforts to ramp up its health infra, and how our cities turned the crisis from bad to worse - read these and more in today's India dispatch
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Surat textile market urges govt to relax Covid norms to solve labour issues
Hundreds of thousands of migrant labourers who come to the city for work are involved in stocking sarees and dress materials in the godown and in loading the parcels which are sent to other states
 "Surat textile market urges govt to relax Covid norms to solve labour issues")
Covid-19 opportunity for India to speed up Ayushman Bharat, says WHO chief
After India, Pakistan is the worst affected in South Asia with 89,249 Covid-19 cases, and 1,935 fatalities
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Covid-19 Factoid: Just 3 states account for 58% of India's total cases
J&K has seen a late surge, with 285 cases being reported in a day. Of the UT's total count of cases, 60% are still active. But, it has managed to keep its fatalities low
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US jobs report surprises analysts, raises hopes of faster economic recovery
Some of the jobs gains reported for May could be a reflection of the Paycheck Protection Program
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Trump says India, China will have more Covid-19 cases with more tests
India has so far conducted over 4 million tests, according to the health ministry; Trump says number in US is 20 million
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India, 7 other nations urge UN Human Rights body to play 'responsible' role
Joint release said that across the world, the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic requires extraordinary and unprecedented measures
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Covid-19 undoing decades of progress in reducing malnutrition among kids
Globally, a further 6,000 children under age 5 could die each day due to reduction in routine health coverage during the pandemic
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Trump hails US jobs report as 'greatest comeback in American history'
Says slain African-American George Floyd might be pleased by report, which shows over 2.5 mn jobs were added in May amid Covid-19, and predicts the battered economy will recover all jobs by next year
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Yatra Online terminates pending merger agreement with US-based Ebix Inc
Online travel firm Yatra Online Inc said it was seeking damages against Ebix for breaching terms of their merger agreement
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Coronavirus LIVE: UK death toll crosses 40,000 mark, highest in Europe
Covid 19 tracker: 5 Indian states with the biggest 24-hour jump in total cases on Friday were Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Bengal. Catch coronavirus update and other related stories
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Nisarga cyclone: Maharashtra to compensate farmers for crop losses
State govt is currently assessing losses, will announce package after a few days
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'No doubt' on GDP contraction in Q1: CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian
Subramanian also said that the Centre had gone beyond its means to support states, was keeping its options open regarding deficit monetisation, and that the new privatisation policy would be out soon
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India Inc takes cautious approach to Covid disclosures mandated by Sebi
Most firms not indicating financial impact
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Quarantine is terrible, but it works
Lockdowns have been costly, but they helped us avoid a far worse catastrophe.
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Education shifts online, leaving behind a disadvantaged segment of students
According to a National Statistical Office (NSO) survey, only 23.8 per cent households in the country have internet connectivity and only 10.7 per cent have access to computers
 "Education shifts online, leaving behind a disadvantaged segment of students")
Covid-19 crisis: No new scheme for a year as govt tightens purse strings
New schemes, up to Rs 500 crore, which have already been appraised by the departments and ministries, would also be suspended in the current financial year.
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Ration woes, expenses lay bare the migrant distress since lockdown
A silver lining, the survey noted, is that 75 per cent of the workers were not being threatened by their landlords of eviction
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CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian sees FY21 fiscal deficit at over 5%
No doubt that economy will contract in Q1, Krishnamurthy Subramanian says
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