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TopicNationwide lockdown

Topic: Nationwide lockdown

Covid-19 can push 40 crore informal sector workers in India deeper into poverty: ILO

The International Labour Organisation report also noted that the pandemic is having a catastrophic effect on working hours and earnings globally.

Mumbai watchman’s bid to cycle to J&K pays off, CRPF unites him with ailing father

Arif's plight was first highlighted by a social activist, Dipesh Tank, after which the story was carried by ThePrint. Subsequently CRPF ensured the father-son union.

Flights, railways, inter-state bus travel likely to remain suspended even after 14 April

Exit strategy on how lockdown can be lifted in phases was discussed at a meeting of the GoM on Covid-19, which included Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nirmala Sitharaman.

Transportation of goods in India comes to near halt amid nationwide lockdown

Daily movement of trucks has collapsed to less than 10% of normal levels, according to All India Motor Transport Congress.

Covid-19: Raja Mohan on new global solidarity, Brahma Chellaney on perils of extremism

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Ajit Ranade, Aayush Mohanty, Mahesh Vyas & many others.

Dear Indians, don’t clap for doctors battling Covid-19 if you don’t want them as neighbours

Banging utensils to thank doctors is hypocritical if landlords are forcefully evicting them due to paranoia that they might spread Covid-19.

Enough of mann ki baat Modiji. Covid-19 war is the time to take some questions

Leaders like Donald Trump and Boris Johnson have held press briefings related to the coronavirus pandemic while PM Modi has only delivered speeches.

Delhi airport records highest social media engagement globally in late March during lockdown

From 15 — 31 March 2020, Delhi airport witnessed the highest engagement and use of ‘proactive communication’ on its social media platforms.

More than ventilators, India needs thousands of coronavirus contact-tracers

Contact tracing can be important to prevent transmission, in both containment and mitigation phases of pandemic response.

Over 60% migrants don’t know govt measures in place for them to deal with lockdown: Survey

A survey of 3,196 construction workers found 90% of them have lost their source of income in the last 3 weeks, while 83% are scared of not getting work after lockdown.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, and trained animals to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?