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Health Ministry urges rational use of PPEs, says India has sufficient stock

Joint Secretary of Health Ministry also said that the Centre is augmenting the supply of PPE to states and that the states should use such gears rationally

We expect office rents to remain muted this year: JLL CEO Ramesh Nair

Corporates will create greater ability to work from home globally. Work from home can take away 5-10 per cent of office demand, says CEO Nair

Coronavirus impact: Naredco seeks $200 billion stimulus package from govt

Naredco president Niranjan Hiranandani calls for six-month suspension of insolvency law, wants stimulus package for all industries put together to be at least 10% of GDP

Flipkart partners with Spencers for hyperlocal delivery of essential goods

The e-commerce firm has started a pilot project in partnership with Spencers in Hyderabad to make doorstep delivery of groceries and essentials.

Dumping old ways in lockdown: Mysuru city uses drones for announcement

For this, the city administration has tied up with Droneman.in, an unmanned aerial vehicle database company based out of Bengaluru

70-yr-old Covid-19 patient dies in Dharavi, tally of positive cases at 17

The death toll in the area rose to three

ESIC reserves 2152 hospital beds for coronavirus patients' treatment

This constitutes for around 10 per cent of the total 21,931 hospital beds which ESIC had till March 2018 (latest publicly available data).

Covid-19: Are we testing enough? Here's how India fares versus others

A look at how India compares with other countries in confirmed coronavirus cases as a proportion of tests carried out

Coronavirus impact: DBS revises India's GDP estimate to 1.5% for FY21

The development comes a day after American brokerage Goldman Sachs revised its forecast for the country's real GDP growth to 1.6 per cent

What makes phone-booth testing effective in the battle against Coronavirus

It is a unique, low-cost and portable unit for collecting samples. It can be mounted on a vehicle and taken to any location

Work from home a success for many companies, may become new normal

This period will serve as a reckoning for remote work and may help to spur on digital transformation

Covid-19 economic fallout may push half billion people into poverty: Report

The devastating economic fallout of the pandemic is being felt across the globe," said Jose Maria Vera, Oxfam International Interim Executive Director

76-yr-old man dies in Jodhpur, 47 new Covid-19 cases reported in Rajasthan

The man was identified during a survey in Jodhpur, ACS (Medical and Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said

10 new coronavirus cases reported in Karnataka, tally climbs to 191

This includes 6 deaths and 28 discharges

Lockdown: Govt may soon allow courier, parcel services to function

The Centre will also discuss the issue with states for allowing partial operation of manufacturing units in the country

India's air passenger traffic records 3-5% negative growth in FY20: Icra

A gradual recovery in domestic traffic is expected once the commercial air services are restored

Uber starts disbursing money to drivers from Rs 25 cr dedicated corpus

Firm also plans to roll out hospital cash insurance for its drivers, covering Covid-19 and other illnesses requiring hospitalisation for up to 14 days

Strict action against those misbehaving with doctors, nurses: CM Kejriwal

The warning comes a day after two women resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital were assaulted

Covid-19: Adani Wilmar, Swiggy tie up to deliver edible oil, food items

While Swiggy is likely to start delivery of the Fortune range in Lucknow and Kanpur by next week, Adani Wilmar also plans to expand the service to 13 more cities

Not wearing mask could land you in jail in Delhi; mandatory in Mumbai, Pune

Maharashtra reported maximum COVID-19 cases. More than 72 people have died due to the infection in the state