Page 33 - Latest Updates on Lockdown
Covid-19 crisis: Startups step up efforts to assist in oxygen delivery
From crowdfunding to buy Oxygen concentrators to flying charters for bringing equipment and other essential supplies, startups do their bit
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Goa CM Pramod Sawant rules out lockdown, says health infra can tackle surge
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said his government would not impose a lockdown in the state as it would adversely affect the economy.
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Delhi traders to observe voluntary lockdown for one more week: CAIT
Traders in Delhi will observe voluntary lockdown for one more week to assist the government in bringing down the Covid numbers, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said on Saturday
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At 150,000 active Covid cases, Bengaluru is worst-hit Indian district
The Karnataka Task Advisory Committee on Covid has asked the state govt to impose stringent lockdown for at least 14 days
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Tata, Linde procure 24 oxygen transport tanks in Germany, await airlifting
On April 21, the Tata Group had stated that it is 'committed to doing is much as possible to strengthen the fight against Covid-19' and to 'mitigate the oxygen crisis'
Nearly 68% Delhi residents want curfew to continue amid Covid surge: Survey
As hundreds die every day due to Covid in the capital, citizens' opinion titled towards stricter curbs
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How India's devastating 2nd coronavirus wave has hit its urban affluent
The affluent cities of Mumbai and Pune account for almost 30% of Maharashtra state's active cases while housing 14% of its population
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Nature of risk undergoing a radical change: Panelists at BS webinar
With this, chief risk officers say their roles will change dramatically too
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Sustainability over salary for Indians amid Covid-19 pandemic: Study
Firms risk losing talent to more environmentally sustainable peers amid changing consumer sentiment
 "Sustainability over salary for Indians amid Covid-19 pandemic: Study")
Appliance firms staring at brief production halt amid lockdown
Panasonic set to shut its Jhajjar plant for a week starting Monday
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Covid LIVE: Vaccine impact on India variant not yet determined, says Fauci
Coronavirus live updates: India cases stand at 16,263,695. UP, Bengal, Kerala, Gujarat report biggest single-day surge; PM Modi to chair high-level meetings today. Stay tuned for corona-related news
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Economic response to the second wave of coronavirus pandemic
State-specific income support and vaccine vouchers would be the best use of fiscal resources in the near term
Oil demand to buckle in India as Coronavirus resurgence wreaks havoc
India has repeatedly shattered records for infections and deaths as the virus sweeps through the nation, stoking fears that the central government may be forced to implement another national lockdown
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Covid-19: Fewer people infected in rural, semi-urban India; more are dying
Infections in rural and urban areas are also gathering pace, but deaths are growing faster than urban centres
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Women and jobs: Will 'work from home' push more women into the workforce?
Women's educational attainment is rising, but labour force participation is falling
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Maharashtra: E-pass system reintroduced for emergency travel during curbs
With stricter restrictions to check the Covid-19 spread, Maharashtra police on Friday reintroduced the e-pass system for inter-state and inter-district travel in "extreme emergency" situations
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Dislocated priorities: Why profit motive can't defeat the pandemic in India
A country of 1.4 billion people needs a system to support their most basic need: survival
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Even record death toll may hide extent of India's Covid-19 crisis
On Thursday, India blew past the global record of daily new infections with 314,835 new cases. With nearly 16 million cases in total, it is the second-worst affected nation in the world
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Top headlines: Govt likely to ease tax compliance deadline; Nifty turns 25
From govt examining industry demands to centre stepping in to counter oxygen crisis, here are the top headlines this morning
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Covid-19 second wave: Steel firms get state-wise quota for supply of oxygen
The Indian steel industry has the capacity to supply about 3,000 tonnes a day of medical oxygen
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