Tag: COVID-19 crisis
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Restructure labour laws; don’t junk them
The government must strive for a golden mean in recasting Indias labour laws, argues Sukanya Singha.
May 26, 2020 -
Urgent need for preparedness
States in the Northeast should consider setting up a database of their residents who are employed as migrant labour.
May 26, 2020 -
China raises defence budget by 6.6 per cent amid COVID-19 crisis
The announcement comes amid an increase in China's tensions with the US in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and its territorial disputes with neighbouring countries, including India, Japan, and Vietnam.
May 22, 2020 -
Swiggy follows Zomato, announces 14% layoffs as Covid-19 lockdown dampens business
Swiggy’s big moves come a few days after its arch-rival, Zomato, layoff its 13 per cent of its workforce.
May 18, 2020 -
FM announces relief for contractors
She said this covers construction works and goods and services contracts besides obligations like completion of work, immediate milestones etc.
May 13, 2020 -
Govt extends deadline for realty projects by six months
The real estate industry has been demanding that the deadline for completion of projects should be extended by at least six months as construction work came to a halt due to lockdown.
May 13, 2020 -
Covid-19 crisis caused lockdown spiked India’s unemployment rate to 27.11%, says CMIE
The Mumbai-based think tank’s report showed that urban areas were among the most affected by the crisis.
May 6, 2020 -
Govt bats on ‘plug and play’ infrastructure, attract more foreign investment to boost economy amid COVID-19 crisis
The meeting was held to discuss measures to attract more foreign investment as well as promote local investment to boost the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 30, 2020 -
12.91 lakhs Indians claim Rs 4684.52 crores from PF accounts amid lockdown
EPFO, which comes under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, has settled a total of 12.91 lakh claims which includes 7.40 lakhs COVID-19 claims under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) package.
April 28, 2020 -
Over 93% trust Modi govt will handle Covid-19 crisis well
According to the IANS-C-voter Covid-19 tracker, the number of people who laid trust on the Modi government on the first day of the lockdown was 76.8 but that has now increased to 93.5 per cent as of April 21.
April 23, 2020 -
Covid-19 crisis: UK to receive its first batch of paracetamol packs from India by Sunday
India, during late last month, had issued an order reopening restricting the export of HCQ and paracetamol on "case-by-case" basis.
April 11, 2020 -
Google Maps offer its users’ location data to tackle Coronavirus
The community mobility reports are now available for 131 countries, including India.
April 3, 2020 -
RBI temporarily revises money market timings due to Covid-19 Crisis
The trading hours of the government bonds and currency markets have been revised to 10 am to 2 pm, which will come into effect from Tuesday (April 7).
April 3, 2020 -
COVID-19 crisis: Delhi govt announces to promote students upto class 8 without examination
In the press conference, Sisodia said the students of the schools will be promoted under ‘no-detention policy’.
March 30, 2020