New Delhi

The government has permitted industrial estates, SEZ and industrial townships with restricted entry within urban areas of 'red zones' to commence operations.

The ministry constructed 10,855 km of national highways against the targeted 16,420 km in fiscal 2019, with an average daily construction rate of about 30 km.

A senior Delhi government functionary rubbished the BJP'S claim saying all sanitation staff working in the fight against coronavirus epidemic are covered under the scheme.

The Congress leader demanded that 1 lakh tests should be done from the current 40,000 as the country has testing kits in stock.

These pollution hotspots in Delhi and Mumbai used to report high pollution mainly due to industrial activity or vehicular traffic. The air quality index in these areas now lie in 'good' or 'satisfactory' category.

News18.com did an analysis of 34 of the major Covid-19 hotspot cities (in some cases provinces) of the world and Delhi’s mortality rate of 2.10 per cent placed it at number 4 only after Singapore (0.10), Moscow (0.88) and Berlin (2.05).

In the country as per estimates 44 crore people work in the unorganised sector in different places in the country and during the initial period of the lockdown people are seen walking to their native places.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in a paper - A plan for economic recovery - has laid out its growth expectation under three os and suggested "urgent" fiscal interventions.

The government on Monday approved that surplus rice available with Food Corporation of India (FCI) can be converted into ethanol in order to manufacture alcohol-based hand sanitisers and also for blending with petrol.

Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Indian Oil Corp (IOC), GAIL, Oil India Ltd and six other public sector firms identified projects that either in rural areas or have in situ labour for the resumption of work, oil ministry sources said.

During the telephonic conversation, Thackeray apprised the home minister about the incidents and the steps taken to nab those involved in the incident, officials said.

The total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital has climbed to 1,893, according to the Delhi government.

There are women workers who are still being compelled to work because they are being told by their employers that they will be fired if they don't show up.

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Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that even though the party supports the salary cut for MPs, suspending MPLAD is a huge disservice to the constituents and will undermine the role and functions of MP.