Domestic flights to resume on May 25 Domestic flights across the country will resume on May 25 after a two month ban. The government will also cap airfares for different routes. Airports will operate at one-third of their capacity, and airlines will start a third of...
Health Ministry issues new guidelines for workplaces With the easing of the lockdown measures and with more offices/workplaces starting operations, the Ministry directed that anyone diagnosed as a suspected/confirmed case of COVID-19 should immediately inform the...
Oxford vaccine fails to shield monkeys from virus A high profile potential vaccine for COVID-19 being tested by researchers at Oxford University failed to protect vaccinated monkeys from being infected by the virus. However, the test animals appeared to be protected...
Migrant workers to get free foodgrains Economic stimulus package announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday is to provide free foodgrains for the next two months to migrant workers who do not have ration cards. The Centre will spend ₹3,500...
PM announces ₹20 lakh crore economic stimulus package Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said a newlook Lockdown 4.0 beyond May 17 was in the offing, while announcing an economic stimulus package for ₹20 lakh crore (estimated at 10% of the GDP). This amount...