-The Hindu It has the potential to cause a food security issue, say officials Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s response to natural disasters is expected to be tested again this summer when a giant locust storm from the Horn of Africa is expected to attack farmlands in South Asia. Official sources told The Hindu that the government was preparing for a “two-front war”— one, which was ongoing against the COVID-19 infections and another...
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Centre allows neighbourhood shops to open from today, but malls remain shut -Anulekha Ray
-Livemint.com * The Centre has allowed all neighbourhood shops in the residential areas to open if they follow certain guidelines * Union home ministry added that the social distancing must be strictly maintained A month after nationwide lockdown, the Centre has allowed all neighbourhood shops in the residential areas to open if they follow certain guidelines. However, shops in market places, multi-brand and single brand malls as well as market complexes located in...
More »PM CARES Fund Won't Be Checked By Government's Auditor, Say Sources -Sunil Prabhu
-NDTV The Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF), which was set up in 1948, is not audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) either. New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations or PM CARES Fund, formed amid the coronavirus crisis to be a war chest for national crises, will not be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), sources told NDTV...
More »Mission Journal: Journalists in India’s Uttar Pradesh say threat of attack or prosecution looms large -Kunal Majumder
-Committee to Protect Journalists On March 26, two days after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a national lockdown to control the spreading of COVID-19, Hindi-language daily Jansandesh Times reported that a tribe in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, didn’t have enough to eat due to the sudden announcement and that children were eating grass. The same day, the magistrate of Varanasi district, Kaushal Raj Sharma, sent a legal notice to the...
More »Clause allowing FIR against firm owners for COVID-19 cases withdrawn
-The Indian Express Industries can start production fearlessly in allowed areas taking adequate precautions: Javadekar The government has withdrawn the clause allowing filing of an FIR against a company and its management if an employee tests positive for COVID-19, following concerns raised by India Inc. Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar maintained on Thursday that there was no government directive “for an FIR against a factory.” “There is no mention of sole responsibility fixed...
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