Lockdown, Day 52: From farms to the table
After small businesses and migrants, the finance
minister shifted focus to India's farmers today. The third tranche,
which focused on agriculture and allied activities, included a Rs 1 lakh
crore fund for agriculture infrastructure and
an amendment to the Essential Commodities Act to enable better price
realisation for farmers.
In other news, Zomato will let go of 13% of its workforce and undertake
up to a 50% pay cut for the rest to deal with the fallout from the
pandemic.
Track this space for latest updates...
COUNT SO FAR
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Death toll in Delhi mounts to 123; cases climb to 8,895 |
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Tally breaches 1,000 mark in Karnataka with 45 new cases |
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Rajasthan reports 4,688 cases; toll at 125 |
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Pune cases stand at 3426; toll tops 180 |
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102 fresh cases in Andhra; tally rises to 2307 |
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61 new cases in Odisha; tally reaches 672 |
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Indore tally up to 2,299; death toll at 98 |
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Bihar now has 1,005 cases |
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India |
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Toll |
Tally |
Toll |
| 44,44,670 |
3,02,493
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81,970 |
2,649 |
COVID BOOSTER FINE PRINT
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Rs 10,000 cr scheme for micro food enterprises |
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Rs 1 lakh cr to boost farm-gate infrastructure |
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Rs 15,000 cr for dairy infrastructure |
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Operation Green expanded for Rs 500 crore |
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Rs 4,000 cr for promotion of herbal cultivation |
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Essential Commodities Act amended |
LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN
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SC stays Home Ministry's order on paying full wages during lockdown |
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Delhi HC declines to stay levy of 70% special corona fee on liquor |
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Haryana roadways bus service to resume today |
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
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Sensex settles 25 pts lower; Nifty ends at 9,136 |
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Rupee settles 2 paise down at 75.58 against US dollar |
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April exports down 60.28% on year, imports down 58.65% |
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Sebi extends deadline for brokers to submit reports till June 3 |
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World Bank approves $1 billion to India |
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Moody's cuts outlook for Indian power sector |
GLOBAL ECONOMY
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Foxconn's Q1 profit tumbles almost 90% |
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3 million more laid off in US |
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US mortgage rates hover near all-time low |
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Global cost of the virus could reach $8.8 trillion |
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Trump to charge tax on companies manufacturing outside US |
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Portugal's economy tanks 3.9% in first quarter |
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German economy shrinks 2.2% in Q1 |
AROUND THE WORLD
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Germany's confirmed cases rise to 173,152; death toll at 7,824 |
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Russia reports 2,62,843 cases; death toll at 2,418 |
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United States case count rises to 1,416,528; death toll at 85,813 |
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Slovenia opens borders after declaring epidemic over |
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Iran reports 2,102 new virus cases, highest in over month |
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First case found in Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh |
