PM Modi mobilises Indian envoys in war against corona, calls for unity of all Indians
Extraordinary times require extraordinary solutions – with this can-do mantra Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an outreach to the Indian community abroad through the first-ever virtual conference with the Heads of India’s Embassies and High Commissions worldwide on March 30. Alluding to lockdowns and large-scale quarantine resorted to by most countries to mitigate and curb […]
No plan to extend coronavirus lockdown in India beyond April 14
Amid speculation of an extended shutdown in the event of a further deterioration of the coronavirus situation, India’s Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has clarified that there is no such plan. “I am surprised to see such reports. There is no such plan of extending the lockdown,” Mr Gauba said in New Delhi on March 30. […]
First Made-in-India Covid-19 test-kit hits market
Innovations are often born in times of crisis. India’s first locally-made test-kit for Covid-19 has reached the market, raising hopes of an increase in the screening of suspected cases in the battle against coronavirus. Pune-based Mylab Discovery, which has been approved by the government make and sell testing kits, shipped the first batch of 150 […]