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Lockdown reduces pollution; AQI in Delhi turns 'good' from 'hazardous'
The national capital on Saturday witnessed cleanest air quality of the year so far with the overall AQI at 42, under the 'good' category
 "Lockdown reduces pollution; AQI in Delhi turns 'good' from 'hazardous'")
Lockdown to fight virus shows govt's transparency in policymaking: US group
It was the right thing to do, US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) president Mukesh Aghi said
 "Lockdown to fight virus shows govt's transparency in policymaking: US group")
India's response to COVID-19 pre-emptive, pro-active, graded: Govt
The government said screening of incoming air passengers followed by suspension of visas and and ban on international flights was done much ahead of any other country
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UK must expect 6 mnths lockdown to prevent second outbreak: Health chief
While speaking to the BBC, Harries said that the government did not want people to have to this for an unnecessarily long period of time
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Coronavirus: Hyundai Motor's CSR arm ordering testing kits from Korea
The company continues to monitor the situation closely and support the Indian government with multi-layered CSR initiatives
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World coronavirus dispatch: UK PM tests positive and US overtakes China
Boris Johnson is now in quarantine and the demand for ventilators shoots up
Twitter sees 900% increase in hate speech towards China due to coronavirus
It said that a lot of people are using racist hashtags such as #Kungflu, #chinesevirus and #communistvirus as they tweet about the pandemic
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Coronavirus outbreak: Cases in India climb to 834; death toll reaches 19
According to the data, the number of active COVID-19 cases in the country stood at 748, while 66 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated
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Coronavirus: US will supply ventilators to countries in need, says Trump
The US President as he announced that in the next 100 days, the US will be making more than 100,000 ventilators
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Coronavirus impact: Brent crude dives over 7% to lowest since 2003
As global oil demand plummets, Saudi Arabia is struggling to find customers for its extra oil, undermining its bid to seize market share by expanding production
 "Coronavirus impact: Brent crude dives over 7% to lowest since 2003")
Covid-19 Factoid: What today's coronavirus data trends tell us
Business Standard lists five clear data trends to help you gauge the extend of the coronavirus crisis
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Best of BS Opinion: Funny side of economics, coronavirus spread, and more
For many sides of coronavirus, read on. Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up the views.
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Coronavirus lockdown: Centre may allow states to transport migrants
The Centre may issue an advisory to the states to screen the migrant workers and open up road transportation lines for them
British PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus, in isolation
'Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus,' he said on Twitter.
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Solidarity in pestilence
The Plague serves as a parable of the German occupation of Paris during World War II
Shekhar Gupta: Because, tomorrow always comes
There are many scary scenarios about how badly we Indians may be affected or how many killed by COVID-19. But they presume 1.36 billion people will do nothing to influence their fates
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Coronavirus pandemic: The strengths and weaknesses this crisis lays bare
While the PM has led from the front and states have deftly helped the affected, our poor healthcare infra and stretched fiscal situation have exposed some chinks in India's armour, writes T N Ninan
At least we are together...
Paranoia and suspicion are growing by the hour. What will become of us?
Doling out compassion
COVID-19 pandemic is going to send an unprecedented number of low-income households deep into poverty
Coronavirus: ITC's Sanjiv Puri lines up Rs 150 crore contingency fund
ITC will also also collaborate with district authorities to provide assistance to the district health and rural healthcare eco-system that reaches out to the weakest sections of society
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