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Extraordinary times need extraordinary measures and the outbreak of coronavirus has presented a new challenge to the world which was already battling economic challenges.
India currently is under a 21-day lockdown to break the chain of this virus and as our Hon’ble Prime Minister said, if we don’t act now, the development of our country will be pushed back by 21 years. In this scenario, it is important for us to continue to connect with each other through various communication channels, keep our confidence level high and spearhead policy advocacy in a focused manner with government and all other stakeholders.
IMTMA is bringing you information on what countries across the world including India as well as industries are doing to combat the situation. The E-newsletter gives an insight into news, advisories and notifications from the central and state governments in India and the best practices that Indian and global industries have adopted to combat this pandemic.
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Revise, upgrade schemes to
help MSMEs battled Covid-19: Gadkari
(ET Auto, April 9, 2020). |
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Motown wants agile manufacturing
post Covid-19 pandemic
(ET Auto, April 10, 2020). |
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Delhi youth makes face shields at home using
3D printers, contributes to fight against coronavirus
(Business Standard, April 10, 2020). |
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Coronavirus: RBI director writes to PM Modi; suggests rescheduling loan accounts
(Business Today, April 10, 2020) |
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MSMEs will need major boost
(ET Auto, April 10, 2020). |
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Coronavirus' impact on India's auto sector
Economic Times, April 10, 2020). |
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Central Government Advisories
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Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
Customs Duty exemption on key medical devices vis-à-vis COVID-19, in force till 30 September 2020. Read More |
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Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
List of Nodal Officers for facilitating Customs clearance in various parts of India. Read More |
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IRDA
Rescheduling of Term Loans in the context of outbreak of Covid-19. Insurers are permitted to grant a moratorium of three months towards payment of instalments falling due between 1st March, 2020 and 31st May, 2020.Read More
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Ministry of Rural Development
The ministry which supports Rural Self-Employment Training Institutes for skill development has issued advisory on use of homemade protective cover for face and mouth. Read More
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State Government Advisories
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Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore
Advisory on measures to facilitate trade during the lockdown period. Read More |
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Government of Karnataka
Regarding Clarification on quarantine in case Covid-19 test comes out positive for primary contacts. Read More |
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Central Government Notifications |
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Small Industries Development Bank of India
SIDBI has announced additional package for MSMEs to help fight against coronavirus. Read More
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Ministry of Home Affairs
States and union territories have been communicated to comply with the orders issued by Central government for creating a web portal for people to verify facts and unverified news promptly. Read More
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State Government Notifications |
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Government of Himachal Pradesh
Health and Family Welfare Department, Himachal Pradesh issues order on ESI Katha as secondary level isolation facility.Read More
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Government of Andhra Pradesh
The state government has notified the officers-in-charge to look after matters relating to VRDL labs and other labs used for Covid-19. Read More |
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National Best Practices |
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Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India
The company has announced a dealer support program to take back unsold BS-IV inventory, as per a letter to its dealer partners.Read More
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Department of Science & Technology
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a statutory body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), is supporting a technology by the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering (DBB), IIT Bombay for capturing and inactivation of novel corona virus, the causative agent of COVID-19.Read More
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Bharat Electronics Limited
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, to manufacture 30,000 ventilators in the next two months in collaboration with local manufacturers. Read More
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Ordnance Factory Board
OFB has informed the Government its readiness to supply protective equipment and masks required for the healthcare professionals battling on the ground to defeat the virus. Read More
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Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways to deploy more than 2500 Doctors and 35000 paramedic staff to meet the COVID 19 challenge. More doctors and paramedics being recruited on a temporary basis by various zones. Read More |
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FastSense Diagnostics
The company is developing two modules for detection of COVID-19. It plans to roll out two products: a modified Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based detection kit for confirmatory analysis in less time compared to existing detection methods and a portable chip-based module for rapid screening of the target population. Read More |
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Global Best Practices |
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Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover has joined hands with Pro2Pro to make the face shields for the frontline health workers. Read More
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Stratasys
Stratasys has initiated a global effort to rapidly produce disposable face shields for use by medical personnel. This coalition includes over 150 companies and universities, as well as Stratasys, GrabCAD, MakerBot, and Stratasys Direct Manufacturing.Read More
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Nexteer Automotive
To assist medical workers fighting COVID-19 in its local communities, Nexteer Automotive is using its 3D printers in Saginaw, Mich., and Tychy, Poland, to make plastic masks and face shield headbands. Read More
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A.B.C. Tech Company
The tech company that designs and manufactures 3D printers has switched over to making face shields to protect medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
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ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal has joined forces with leading researchers and medical professionals in Spain to produce ventilators. Working in full coordination with the Minister of Innovation for the Asturias Region, Spain, the ventilators have been produced using 3D printing and took one week to design.Read More |
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Medtronic
Medtronic has collaborated with technology partners and governments to drive new ventilator production in support of Covid-19 patients across the world.By the end of April, the company expects to manufacture more than 400 ventilators a week and over 700 by the end of May. By the end of June, Medtronic’s target is 1,000 ventilators a week.Read More |
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IMTMA Covid-19 Policy |
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IMTMA Covid-19 Help Desk |
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We have set up a section on Covid-19 Policy Advocacy, relevant Notifications, Press notes, Orders and Circulars issued by the Central and State governments, and the Reserve Bank of India are published on the page.
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We are pleased to announce formation of “COVID-19 IMTMA Help Desk” for proactively addressing the concerns of Members, specifically related to COVID-19 Government Policies, Financial and Regulatory issues. Members may send their queries by clicking on “COVID-19 IMTMA Help Desk” button in IMTMA homepage www.imtma.in and filling-up the query form. |
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Published by Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers'
Association (IMTMA), Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC),
10th Mile, Tumkur Road, Madavara post, Bangalore - 562 123. Tel.: +91 80
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Disclaimer: The content and figures shown in the newsletter have been taken from different websites and IMTMA does not take responsibility for the accuracy of the same.
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