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Expanded ECLGS a lifeline for sectors hit by second Covid wave: Crisil
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 5 (ANI): The expansion of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) announced by the government will help companies in sectors like civil aviation, hotels and tour operators where demand has been severely affected by the intense second wave of Covid-19
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Consumer confidence drops to record low: RBI survey
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 5 (ANI): Consumer confidence has dipped to a new low as the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on lives and businesses across the country, a new survey by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) shows.
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30-bed free oxygen shelter set up in Bhubaneswar
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 4 (ANI): A few organisations in Bhubaneswar, Odisha have joined hands and established a 30-bed 'oxygen shelter' for patients, which will be free of cost, amid the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
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RBI cuts FY22 GDP forecast to 9.5 pc
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday cut its forecast of real GDP growth at 9.5 per cent in the current financial year (2021-2022).
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India welcomes 15 ventilators, 12000 tablets of Favipiravir from Iceland
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): India on early Wednesday received a consignment of 15 ventilators, and 12000 tablets of Favipiravir from Iceland as the country combat the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bihar: Former Minister alleges scam in procurement of ambulances in Siwan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 1 (ANI): As the country is battling the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, former Bihar Minister Vikram Kunwar on Tuesday alleged that an "ambulance scam" has been unearthed in Siwan district that reveals each ambulance was purchased at three times the market pric
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Andhra CPI blames Centre for second wave of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh's Communist Party of India (CPI) secretary K Ramakrishna on Saturday blamed the BJP-led Central government for the spread of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in India and said the Centre was deflecting the responsibility
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Telangana: Junior doctors withdraw strike, govt announces hike in stipend
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 28 (ANI): The Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) called off their strike to serve the patients as the country is witnessing second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Economic recovery depends on arresting Covid, reviving private demand: RBI
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 27 (ANI): Economic growth prospects essentially depend on how fast the country can arrest second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Thursday.
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J-K performing reasonably well in mitigating second wave of COVID-19 pande
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Through the government's timely response, the daily number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir has reduced from an all-time high of 5,500 to 2,200 in two weeks. The same period also witnessed a reduction in the case positivity rate from 13 per cent to 6.2
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Tackle Covid-19 in villages, dense tier 2, 3 towns strategically, say expe
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): Experts emphasise on the need to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus using strategic and pragmatic approaches in villages as well as Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities and towns, which are reporting increased Covid-19 infections and deaths during the ongoing second wave o
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Moderna refuses to send vaccine doses directly to Punjab Govt
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh, (Punjab) [India], May 23 (ANI): As the country is battling the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, Covid vaccine manufacturer Moderna has refused to send vaccines directly to the Punjab government stating that according to their policy, they only deal with Government of India and n
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