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News
Updates
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World Bank approves $1 billion aid
to India to fight Covid-19
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Govt mulls a phased unwinding of the
21-day lockdown, general guidelines likely today
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Car makers to release Rs 1800 crore
advances to dealers under Covid-19 package
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DRDO develops bio-suits based
on sealants used in submarine applications
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Treat salaries paid to contract employees during shutdown as CSR activity: Suzuki Motorcycle CFO
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Maruti, Noida firm get nod
to supply 10,000 ventilators
(Business Today, April 3, 2020). |
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Central Government Advisories
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Ministry of Finance
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced Rs. 1.70 lakh crores relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to help them fight the battle against corona virus. Read more |
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Indian Banks Association
Indian Banks Association has answered a list of Frequently Asked Questions about technicalities of RBI’s three-month moratorium on all term loans outstanding. Read more |
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Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
The ministry has nominated a nodal officer to handle public grievances pertaining to COVID-19. Read more
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Home Ministry has constituted an ‘Empowered Group’ to identify issues and provide solutions for containment of the pandemic disease. Read more |
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Ministry of Tourism
Tourism Ministry has launched the Stranded in India portal to assist stranded foreign tourists in various parts of the country. Read more
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Home Ministry has listed out specific guidelines to be followed for migrant labourers who have been stranded due to the lockdown. Read more
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State Government Advisories
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Government of Gujarat
The state government has clarified that all freight vehicles are permitted without any differentiation between goods carrier vehicles of essential and non-essential goods. There is no need for pass. Read more
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Government of Uttar Pradesh
The state government has instructed industry
to pay wages to the staff and contractual workforce. Read more
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Government of Andhra Pradesh
The AP Government has sanctioned and released Rs.1,300 crore to the Commissioner of Rural Development towards sanction on scale of assistance to all BPL families in the state. Read more
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Government of Tamil Nadu
For active enforcement of social distancing, the state government has constituted nine coordination teams with senior IAS officers. In case of difficulties in manufacturing and movement of essential goods / services, public can contact the officers Read more
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Central Government Notifications |
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Ministry of Finance
Finance Ministry has extended the due date of payment and validity of motor and health insurance policies due for payment during lockdown period, to April 21, 2020. Read more
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Ministry of Law and Justice
Law Ministry has relaxed certain provisions under the Taxation and Other Laws Ordinance, 2020. Read more
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State Government Notifications |
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Government of Karnataka
Karnataka government has exempted industries supplying to defence and aerospace manufacturing to be exempted from the purview of lockdown and relax restrictions on movement of workers in these industrial units. Read more
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Government of Punjab
The state government has notified facilities in hospitals as Isolation Hospitals for COVID-19 patients. These facilities will become operational as and when the occupancy of earlier notified facilities exceed 50% of total availability of beds. Read more
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National Best Practices |
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Siemens
The company is disinfecting its office space on a daily basis with disinfectants to safeguard the health of its employees. Read more
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Infosys
Infosys Foundation has offered to partner with the government to help set up a medical facility to address the healthcare needs of citizens affected by coronavirus. Read more
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Vertiv Energy
The company has enacted its global pandemic response plan which includes appointing a team that meets regularly to assess the latest updates and take decisive action to best protect its employees, customers and communities. Read more
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Department of Science & Technology
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), an institute of National Importance of the Department of Science and Technology, has tied up with Wipro 3D, Bengaluru to jointly build up on a prototype of an emergency ventilator system based on Artificial Manual Breathing Unit (AMBU), developed by SCTIMST followed by its clinical trial and manufacture. Read more
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Global Best Practices |
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Landmark
The company has implemented a three-tier response model that guides its global and local actions for safety as well as business continuity. Read more
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IVL Group
The company has introduced self-quarantine, social distancing, providing good quality masks for its drivers and imposed travel restrictions. Read more
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Microsoft
The company has pledged $2.5 million to help those afflicted by the disease in Seattle. It has also announced that it will keep paying the hourly workers who support their campus, even as demand for their services slows down. Read more
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Infosys Foundation
Infosys Foundation in the US will open up their learning platform for teachers, so they can continue to school their students from home. Read more
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