India overtook Iran in the total number of coronavirus cases after registering over 7,000 cases in a single day, on Sunday. Meanwhile, domestic flights to resume in the country from Monday.
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The railways has decided to run 200 non-airconditioned passenger trains from June 1 in addition to the Shramik Special and 15 other AC trains already running. Meanwhile, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan will become the next chairman of the 34-member WHO executive board.
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India has crossed two grim Covid-19 milestones on Monday. Now, the country has over 1 lakh coronavirus patients and the death toll due to the infection is now over 3,000. Also, Russia and Brazil are the new No. 2 and No. 5 in the global list of infections.
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The number of India’s coronavirus infections crossed China’s official toll of infections, where the virus originated last year. Meanwhile, the finance minister announced reforms for the agriculture sector under the Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign.
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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman revealed the government’s second plan with the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan stimulus package. While the first trance focused on MSMEs, the second focused on migrant workers, farmers and the poor.
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A day after PM Narendra Modi’s announced a ₹20 lakh crore stimulus package to boost the coronavirus-hit economy, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the first plan of ₹5.5 lakh crore focusing on putting life into the country’s MSMEs.
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PM Narendra Modi announced a stimulus package of ₹20 lakh crore, or “10 per cent of the GDP”, to boost the economy and also extend the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, but with different rules and guidelines.
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PM Narendra Modi hinted the extension of the coronavirus lockdown during a meeting with the chief ministers of states. However, he also indicated that more curbs will go as the government is keen on opening up economic activities.
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Gujarat, MP and UP have relaxed their labour laws considerably to “kickstart economic activities” and “attract foreign companies” following the long nationwide lockdown imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus. Meanwhile, migrants workers continue to take risks travelling back home.
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The Supreme Court suggested the state governments that they may consider allowing home delivery of liquor or its indirect sale to prevent crowds from gathering at liquor shops and throwing caution to the wind in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
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