Page 79 - Latest Updates on Lockdown
What Serum Institute's persistence on Oxford vaccine trials means for India
The company is going ahead regardless of AsraZeneca pausing trials in UK after an adverse impact was reported
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Localised lockdowns slowing revival, impacting retail sales: RAI survey
Localised lockdowns are slowing down revival and impacting retail sales as retailers saw de-growth of 52% in August as compared to the same month last year according to a survey by RAI
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Syngene-HiMedia's Elisa test kit for Covid-19 gets ICMR approval
The product will be launched once it receives approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation next
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Rly freight revenue may revive in 5 months, passenger income in 9: Study
Railways' freight revenue is expected to recover within next four to five months, but passenger revenue may take over nine months to revive completely from the effects of the Covid, a study has found
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Exemption from quarantine popular among global flyers, shows airport data
Almost one-third global travelers flying into Delhi' IGI airport have sought and been given exemption from institutional quarantine
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Shirdi Saibaba shrine's income declined due to lockdown, says CEO
Coronavirus-induced lockdowns have affected the income of famous Saibaba temple in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, a top official said
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Lockdown not an attack on coronavirus, but on poor: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the lockdown was not an attack on coronavirus but on the poor and proved to be a "death sentence" for the unorganised sector as it "finished" small businesses
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SC agrees to examine if religious places of all faiths can be reopened
The Supreme Court sought a reply from the Centre on a plea seeking to open all religious places of worship across the country, which were closed amid the Covid-19 pandemic
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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Death rate low in Assam due to under-counting
Covid takes a toll on education, the police officer who doubles up as a doctor, and how to store your masks--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic
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SC asks Centre to clarify over refund for air tickets booked amid lockdown
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to clarify whether it is willing to give complete refund of air tickets booked for travel during the Covid-19 lockdown
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How 3 labour codes aim to reform employment contract, layoffs, work safety
Legal changes will grant contract workers equal statutory social security benefits as regular workers of a business
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Sudden lockdown was a death sentence for unorganised class: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the sudden lockdown that was induced in the wake of coronavirus crisis has proved to be a death sentence for the unorganised class
Debt recast, demand pick-up to help overcome mismatch in cash flow: Ind-Ra
The rating agency said, "It expects capital market instruments to continue to be serviced, given the diversified nature of holdings and different class of investors"
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Debt recast at real estate project level to revive sector: Experts
Developers revive stalled projects faster, but someone will have to take a haircut, say industry players
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LIVE: Delhi govt launches campaign urging people to follow Covid-19 norms
Coronavirus India update: Worst-hit states are Maharashtra (923,641) Andhra Pradesh (506,493), Tamil Nadu (469,256), Karnataka (404,324), and UP (271,851). Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates
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Covid-19 Factoid: Now, Punjab witnesses a fresh spike in new cases
India added over 75,000 new cases on 8th September and recorded the highest-ever recoveries on the same day
Govt to back phase-3 trials, manufacture of Russian vaccine: NITI Aayog
Aayog member V K Paul said Indian scientists have studied Russian vaccine data and assessed a need for phase-3 trial which can be facilitated by govt as per Indian rules
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Ferrous, non-ferrous firms will have to iron out loan-rejig challenges
The committee has identified five key ratios with different limits across sectors
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Kamath panel recommendations: Implementation to be key, say hotel execs
Hospitality firms say banks should be willing to restructure
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Railways achieves 31% of targeted capex in five months despite Covid-19
During the time of lockdown, the Railways increased the pace of infrastructure works, completing almost 200 projects that needed a traffic blockade
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