MHA has issued National Directives for COVID-19 management and offenses and penalties for violation of lockdown measures as it has been extended for two more weeks. In addition to the already existing zones, one more zone has been added by the government which is the buffer zone. Centre, States, guidelines for lockdown 4.0 will vary depending on these zones.
As lockdown has been extended for two more weeks, MHA has issued updated directives for the country which have to be followed during the lockdwon period. Strict action under various sections will be taken against individuals, entities if found violating the directives.
As if it was not enough that novel pandemic COVID-19 was affecting millions of people cutting across the global boundaries, the disease, albeit few in children, is manifesting with symptoms of rare diseases.
Scientists have discovered a new shield volcano that has broken the world record for the worlds largest shield volcano. Mauna Loa was long believed to be the largest on Earth. A recent study, however, shows that Puhahonu, which means 'turtle rising for breath', is reportedly twice the size of Mauna Loa.
Guidelines for lockdown 4.0 are expected to be announced today by the government as the current phase of lockdown will end today. A look at districts where strict lockdown guidelines may still imposed once the nation enters the next phase of lockdown.
Special trains are being arranged for migrants stuck in Gautam Buddh Nagar due to temporarily closure of industries, factories amid coronavirus outbreak. As per the instructions of the state government, special trains will be run for migrant labourers. The trains will be run from Dadri railway station and Dankaur Railway station.
IRCTC has started taking the destination address of all passengers who are booking tickets with effect from May 13 (Wednesday). Railways has said that this new addition of passengers information while booking tickets is being done in order to help it for contact tracing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a package worth Rs 20 lakh crore to help those impacted by coronavirus. Soon after, social media went on a major spree trying to decipher how much exactly is Rs 20 lakh crore. Here is your crash course in how big exactly is 20 lakh crore.
Indian Railways is all set to resume partial operations from Tuesday (May 12). There will be 15 pairs of special trains carrying out 30 return journeys. All the trains will connect New Delhi Railway Station to major cities across the country.
After a span of 51 days, the Indian Railways will gradually restart passenger train services starting May 12, the national transporter said in statement on Sunday evening. Booking for these services will open from 4 pm Monday and will only be available through the IRCTC website.
India in the past three days have added another 10,000 new coronavirus cases as overall toll crossed 60,000-mark on Sunday. In just 3 days, the nation reached from 50,000 to 60,000 coronavirus cases, posing new challenges for the government and health authorities.
Restaurants and eateries opened in Punjab's Ludhiana on Saturday after district magistrate allowed the opening of restaurants, eateries, ice cream shops, sweet shops and juice shops amid lockdown relaxations. The shops can remain open from 7 am to 7 pm and only home delivery service will be available.
A leakage of Styrene gas has already killed 8 people in Visakhapatnam while over a thousand others have been hospitalized. An alarming situation has developed in Visakhapatnam. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held an urgent meeting with the NDMA while Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy is on his way to Vizag where he will meet with those affected by the gas leak.
Liquor shops in Tamil Nadu are allowed to open from today after the Madras High Court on Wednesday permitted opening of Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) shops.
Aarogya Setu has responded to claims of a potential security issue with respect to monitoring of user's location via the app that has been specifically designed to curb the spread of coronavirus in India. The team responsible for running the app discussed the issue of privacy with an ethical hacker.
As the nation enters lockdown 3.0 from today (May 4), here's a list of things that will be allowed in Noida (Gautam Bhuddh Nagar), Greater Noida from today.
CM Arvind Kejriwal led Delhi government has announced some relaxation in lockdown rules and issued a list of activities which will be allowed during the two-week lockdown period in the national capital. However, the government made it clear that such movements would be allowed only between 7 am to 7 pm.
Here's a list of of containment zones in Bengaluru to check what will remain open-close when the nation will enter lockdwon 3.0.
Labour Day/May Day is celebrated to pay tributes to the struggles and gains made by workers and labourers across the globe. Here are some interesting facts about the day.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC issued a list of six symptoms of novel coronavirus, which differs from the list released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) earlier.
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