covid-19 lockdown
AA Edit: Flower showers as newly jobless pay to go home
While the Union government was busy arranging the aircraft and the petal shower, the nation was witnessing certain desperate scenes
AA edit: Defining new normal in life after Covid-19
No human life is expendable, and the governments at the Centre and in the states will have to negotiate a tough path to save them all
64 flights to bring stranded Indians from abroad, government reveals airfare
On arrival from abroad, all passengers will be screened and put under quarantine for a period of 14 days as a Covid-19 precautionary measure
AA edit: There’s a gameplan, but poor not counted
One sore point in India’s battle against the pandemic is its neglect of the real poor
Dev 360: The migrants homecoming story, watch in months ahead
In the coming days, much of the health and economic action will have to move to rural India
Saeed Naqvi: What’s the way ahead to take India out of the lockdown?
ust when the economy was in a nosedive, came the pandemic, inviting a lockdown which has devastated the economy
Devi Kar: The shape of schooling in a post-corona world
The free reading material, courses and resources that are on offer will probably habituate many students and teachers to learning online
AA edit: Fund state campaigns, efforts to exit lockdown
It is understood that the PM has expressed his inclination towards letting states decide the details of implementing the lockdown policies
Pandemic brings travel plans to a halt
While the travel industry is feeling the devastation caused by the virus, travellers seem to understand it’s for the greater good
Over 1,000 people arrested for lockdown violations in Goa
The police were strictly implementing the lockdown across the state, including the beach belt of Calangute