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RBI's Covid relief: SFB loans to MFIs get priority sector status

Special liquidity for SFBs to help low-income groups, say experts

RBI's rescue act

The move to avoid the moratorium route is a wise one

Covid LIVE: Record 920 deaths in Maharashtra in a day; 346 in Karnataka

Coronavirus live updates | Statewise list of fresh Covid-19 cases: Maharashtra records 51,880 cases, followed by Karnataka (44,631), UP (25858), Tamil Nadu (21,228). Stay tuned for corona-related news

Infosys doubles its Covd-19 relief commitment to Rs 200 crore

Infosys has doubled its commitment towards COVID relief efforts to Rs 200 crore that will be used to add hospital beds and augment supply of oxygen concentrators, ventilators among other activities

Vaccination for 18-44 age group restricted to few districts: Raj health min

Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma said the Covid-19 vaccination drive in the state for people aged 18 years and above is restricted to a few districts due to non-availability of adequate doses

Delhi's Army hospital facing capacity constraints amid Covid-19 second wave

The Indian Army's base hospital in Delhi is operating under tremendous capacity constraints and working to increase the number of oxygenated beds from 450 to 950 by the month-end

Govt simplifies procedure for import of oxygen cylinders, cryogenic tankers

Key approvals for imports will be granted online without delay on submission of manufacturer's details

Set up oxygen storage points within 30 minutes from hospitals: Apollo MD

Apollo Hospitals Group Joint MD Sangita Reddy called for setting up emergency oxygen storage points within 30 minutes distance of all hospitals

Operation Samudra Setu II: Warship with oxygen supplies reaches Karnataka

Nine warships have been deployed in total to ferry medical oxygen

Punjab CM rules out complete lockdown; announces phased opening of shops

Punjab CM announced phased opening of shops after a few of his cabinet colleagues raised the issue of resentment among shopkeepers over selective closure of shops amid the Covid-19 outbreak

DATA STORY: India reports its biggest-ever single-day Covid death toll of 3,780

India has so far administered 160,494,188 vaccine doses. That is 805.47 per cent of its total caseload, and 11.54 per cent of its population

Goa, sun and sand tourist destination, has India's highest Covid rate

Almost one in two tests return positive in Goa

Oxygen Express trains delivered 2,067 tonnes of medical oxygen across India

Railways' Oxygen Express trains have delivered around 2,067 tonnes of medical oxygen across the country over the last 16 days with Delhi getting the highest 707 tonnes, followed by UP with 641 tonnes

Coronavirus: Kerala sees biggest 1-day surge with nearly 42,000 new cases

In the highest single day spike, Kerala on May 5 reported 41,953 new Covid-19 cases, while 23,106 people were cured of the infection, pushing the caseload to 17,43,932 and recoveries to 13.62 lakh

24 states/UTs showing more than 15% Covid positivity rate, says govt

12 states/UTs have more than 100,000 active Covid cases, says MoHFW

Third Covid wave inevitable, says govt's principal scientific adviser

Principal Scientific Advisor to Centre K VijayRaghavan on Wednesday said that the "third phase" of the COVID-19 is inevitable.

11-day lockdown underway in Bihar as Covid-19 cases surge during 2nd wave

The authorities had a tough time ensuring compliance from people

Himachal Pradesh announces 10-day lockdown from May 7 to check Covid-19

The Himachal Pradesh government decided to impose a lockdown in the state from May 7 to May 16 to check the spread of Covid-19

Top headlines: Cabinet nod to IDBI Bank's disinvestment; Covid curbs in WB

Business Standard brings you the top headlines this evening

IT industry veteran Nandan Nilekani helps revamp bed allocation software

This comes amid a surge in Covid cases in Bengaluru