-NDTV It is difficult to detect asymptomatic cases and they can be found out only after tracing the contacts of people who have beentested positive, the top scientist said, adding that testing everyone is almost impossible. New delhi: 80 per cent of people with coronavirus in India are asymptomatic, or do not show symptoms of the infection, and this is matter of worry, a senior scientist at the country's top medical research...
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Can't Dilute Lockdown, Centre Tells States, Calls Out Kerala -Neeta Sharma & Sunil Prabhu
-NDTV In a separate letter to Kerala, the home ministry has strongly objected to its move to restart restaurants, book shops and barber shops in parts of the state from today. New delhi: The government has made it clear that states and union territories cannot "dilute" its guidelines on the nationwide lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus and said states cannot allow their own activities during this period; they can be...
More »Digital transactions rise sharply, banks’ RTGS up 34% in March: RBI data -Aashish Aryan & Sunny Verma
-The Indian Express The usage of cash and other cash-based services, however, dipped during the period, the data showed. New delhi: The month of March, in which the national lockdown began, saw a sharp rise in digital financial transactions countrywide, according to data accessed by The Indian Express. According to the latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, the total value of Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) transactions — the biggest online payment...
More »Explained: How reverse repo rate became benchmark interest rate in the economy -Udit Misra
-The Indian Express Like most other central banks in the world, the Reserve Bank of India, too, has tried to cut interest rates to boost the economy. New delhi: The Indian economy’s slowdown during 2018 and 2019 is becoming much worse in 2020 with the spread of COVID-19 and the stalling of almost all economic activity. Like most other central banks in the world, the Reserve Bank of India, too, has tried...
More »Telephone survey shows high understanding of social distancing, support for lockdown -Sonalde Desai & Santanu Pramanik
-The Indian Express When asked about how many people they had come in contact with outside the house over the preceding 24 hours, over 50 per cent responded that they had not come in contact with anyone. With the nation in the midst of an extended lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the question of what to do next looms large. We are operating in a brave new world where modern...
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