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When you switch off lights tonight, here's what Power Min wants you to do

The total domestic lighting demand at an all-India level is estimated at 12-13 GW, which is 10 per cent of the country's total power demand

Covid-19: FPIs pull out record Rs 1.1 trn in March, highest withdrawal ever

The outflow of funds in March comes after six consecutive months of investment by FPIs since September 2019

GSTN processed 10,077 new registrations, 7,876 refunds during lockdown

Till March 31, 2020, GSTN had enabled 1,748 tax officers from 18 states/UTs to access office through VPN, a secure way to access office networks.

Light lamps to display collective resolve to fight Covid-19: Venkaiah Naidu

Naidu asked people to come together and display the "collective resolve to fight Covid-19" by lighting lamps and candles at 9 p.m. on April 5.

India macroeconomic outlook set to worsen if lockdowns continue: Jean Dreze

According to Fitch Ratings, India may post in 2020-21 a GDP growth of 2%, the slowest since the economy was liberalised 30 years back.

Covid-19: DRDO designs special chamber, face mask for healthcare workers

The walk through enclosure is designed for personnel decontamination, one person at a time.

As coronavirus shatters dreams of studying abroad, students look for plan B

According to Study Abroad counsellors, the situation looks grim and might affect long term plans for many.

India Covid-19 toll rises to 77; number of cases at 3,374: Health ministry

Ten cases have been reported from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands while Chhattisgarh has nine infections

'Nobody is safe', Imran warns as Pak Covid-19 cases reach 2,818; toll at 41

Coronavirus can remerge once settling down. So we don't know what will happen, Imran Khan said.

Gujarat: 14 new Covid-19 cases, 10 linked to Nizamuddin; tally jumps to 122

Of the total cases in the state, 72 are of local transmission, 33 patients have foreign travel history and 17 have inter-state travel history

Covid-19: Turkey tightens rules in public areas, makes face masks mandatory

Vegetable seller Veli Yildirim, 50, said the measures came "too late".

Coronavirus: On PM Modi's exhortation, India to light lamps at 9 pm today

India gets ready to light diyas, candles, waive torch and mobile flashlight to shun the Covid-19 darkness at 9 pm tonight

Covid-19 Factoid: Spain tops US in fatality, and three other data trends

While Spain has gone past the US in number of deaths and become second only to Italy, and in India a spike in Nizamuddin-related cases has made Delhi the second most affected

ICMR issues advisory on setting up new COVID-19 testing labs in districts

Based on new requests from several districts for initiation of COVID-19 testing, the ICMR has come up with an advisory.

Covid-19: Japan to stockpile Avigan anti-flu drug to treat 2 million people

Avigan is being tested in China as a treatment for COVID-19.

Coronavirus cases mounts to 445 in Delhi; 301 traced to Nizamuddin event

The civic authorities have carried out mass sanitisation and a disinfection drive in Nizamuddin over the last few days, using drones and other measures

World coronavirus dispatch: Numbers jump, scientists recommend mass testing

From Trump blowing a plan to churn out millions of mask, to early release of prisoners in the UK, to an unprecedented economic crisis

India coronavirus dispatch: How an exit from this lockdown may look like

From legal issues with a quarantine order, to how the elderly are dealing with the lockdown, to understanding the different stages of this pandemic

Covid-19: Effective quarantine could cut healthcare load by 90%, says study

If 50% of Covid-19 infected cases are isolated, it will bring down hospitalizations and mortality drastically, say researchers

Covid-19 crisis: ICMR calls for rapid tests in hotspots as infections zoom

Daily tests doubled to 10,000; about 1,000 cases with Tablighi links reported, the govt said