-The Hindu Business Line Mumbai: Amid the coronavirus pandemic, life has become akin to a dystopian movie, with lockdowns and quarantines becoming the norm, wherein even doing a nondescript chore comes saddled with dire consequences. But, even as life is grinding to a standstill and uncertainty looms large, are there any glimmers of hope around? Social distancing measures, which include travel restrictions and companies enforcing work-from-home, have been enforced in all countries...
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Left slams PM on steps to counter COVID-19 outbreak
-The Hindu ‘PM failed to outline concrete steps on COVID-19’ The Left parties slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on the COVID-19 saying that the PM failed to outline any concrete measures to contain it and its economic fallout. The CPI(M) has made 11 demands, including cash transfer of ₹5,000 to Jan Dhan accounts and all BPL (Below Poverty Line) beneficiaries to temporarily tide over the crisis. The party also...
More »How to make sense of Kerala's mega COVID-19 financial package -Nidheesh MK
-Livemint.com * The bulk of Rs20,000-crore package is frontloading the state's FY21 spending to the next three months * Kerala has 25 active COVID-19 patients so far, and over 30,000 people in quarantine ERNAKULAM: Kerala's mega financial package of Rs20,000 crore to mitigate the impact of the deadly coronavirus and counter its economic fallout has raised several eyebrows. Not only is the state the first in the country to offer such a package,...
More »Maharashtra consumed the most chemical pesticides in 5 years: Report -Shagun Kapil
-Down to Earth Pesticide consumption in India grew by 13.07 per cent in India between 2014-15 and 2017-18 Maharashtra consumed the most chemical pesticides in India in the past five years at 61,138 tonnes, followed by Uttar Pradesh (UP) at 52,747 tonnes and Punjab at 29,394 tonnes, according to non-profit Pesticide Action Network (PAN). Maharashtra increased its pesticide consumption by 35.6 per cent between 2014-15 and 2018-19, while UP reported an increase of...
More »The Hindu newspaper releases e-book on coronavirus disease
-The Hindu As COVID-19 spreads across the world, information about the disease, messages on preventive measures, news of cures in the process of development, all these are of prime importance. The Hindu has therefore decided to publish an e-book on essential information that will be available for free download from our site. Also, the number of articles that can be read for free is now 20 for a period of 30...
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