India has imposed a 21-day lockdown from March 25 to curb the coronavirus pandemic

Current Affairs : India will permit local and universal business traveler flights when it’s certain that the spread of coronavirus has gone under control, tragic Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday.

“My heart goes out to individuals who are confronting issues because of limitations set up on household and universal flights, in accordance with the circumstance emerging out of the convenient declaration of an across the country lockdown,” the priest said on Twitter.

India has forced a 21-day lockdown from March 25 to control the coronavirus pandemic. Thusly, all household and global business traveler flights have been suspended for this timespan.

Be that as it may, payload flights, seaward helicopter activities, clinical departure flights and uncommon flights allowed by Indian aeronautics controller DGCA are allowed to work during this lockdown.

“These limitations will be lifted once we are completely certain that the spread of the infection has been controlled and it represents no risk to individual Indians,” the clergyman said.

“I thank everybody for their collaboration and help in these testing times. Together we will survive and rise more grounded,” he included.

Aircrafts not discounting for dropped flights because of lockdown, claim trip specialists

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Thackeray urged armed forces veterans with medical experience to come forward and join the state in combatting the deadly illness

Current Affairs : Maharashtra’s kin have “no decision” yet to remain inside and forestall the coronavirus from spreading, said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday after affirmed cases crossed the thousand imprint in the state.

He asked individuals to destroy covers while going of their homes and stated, “Individuals ought to instill the propensity for utilizing hand crafted covers while venturing out of their homes to purchase fundamentals now, and furthermore later when the circumstance improves.”

“I comprehend that individuals are confronting various sorts of issues while remaining at home. Individuals are getting exhausted. I am grieved about that however there is no alternative other than remaining at home to beat coronavirus,” Thackeray said about the state which has the most coronavirus cases in India.

“I am heartbroken about that however there is no choice other than remaining at home to thump coronavirus,” he said In his location to the state by means of live webcast. “I am getting news from everywhere throughout the world through news channels, that things in Wuhan (China) have come back to commonality and the limitations are being expelled. It’s uplifting news. This implies things can be better with time.”

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The parts sealed are “hotspots”-places reporting high number of coronavirus cases

Current Affairs : Uttar Pradesh will seal portions of 15 locale generally influenced by the coronavirus from Wednesday 12 PM till April 15, the state’s top government employee said today.

The parts fixed are “hotspots”— places revealing high number of coronavirus cases.

Just home conveyance and clinical groups will be permitted during the close, stated, R K Tiwari, Chief Secretary of the state. The administration guarantees 100 percent home conveyance of basic things in these zones, he said.

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Governors in Massachusetts and Illinois have banned or strongly discouraged the use of reusable grocery bags

Current Affairs : Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the US were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating that shoppers bring reusable bags or pay a small fee for one at stores. This was part of a movement to eliminate single-use plastics, not just in the US but many countries across the world.

In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called for a ban on single-use plastic from the ramparts of Red Fort on August 15 last year. “During my 2014 speech, I spoke about cleanliness. It became a movement in the country and the common man took it up with gusto. Today, I have another request. By October 2, on the birth anniversary of Dear Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi), I want to urge citizens to give up single-use plastic,” Modi had said in his address on the 73rd Independence Day.

In a matter of days, hard-won bans to reduce the use of plastics and particularly plastic shopping sacks across the US have come under fire amid worries about the virus clinging to reusable bags, cups and straws.

Governors in Massachusetts and Illinois have banned or strongly discouraged the use of reusable grocery bags. Oregon suspended its brand-new ban on plastic bags this week, and cities from Bellingham, Washington, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, have announced a hiatus on plastic bag bans as the coronavirus rages.

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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said after the meeting, “It is likely that the government may extend the lockdown”

Current Affairs : In the midst of developing interest from state governments to broaden the across the country lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told floor pioneers from resistance groups that the across the nation lockdown won’t be lifted in one go on April 14.

Pioneer of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said after the gathering, “All things considered, the administration may expand the lockdown.”

“Head administrator Modi clarified that lockdown isn’t being lifted and furthermore that the life pre-crown and post-crown won’t be the equivalent,” Biju Janata Dal pioneer Pinaki Misra told PTI.

Modi’s remarks came during an association with these pioneers to talk about the circumstance emerging out of the COVID-19 pandemic and the administration’s endeavors to contain the quick spreading infection in the nation. Another pioneer, who took an interest in the gathering however didn’t wish to be named, said the Prime Minister revealed to them that he will likewise counsel boss pastors.

The meet comes in the midst of signs that the Center may expand the lockdown the nation over past April 14 after a few states have supported the augmentation to contain the quick spreading infection, as the positive cases in the nation give no indications of any let-up.

PM Modi during his connection with resistance pioneers. ANI

According to the Union wellbeing service’s Wednesday morning update, there are 149 passings and 5,194 affirmed instances of COVID-19 in the nation even as the nation entered its third seven day stretch of across the nation lockdown.

The individuals who took an interest in the meet included Ghulam Nabi Azad, pioneer of the resistance in Rajya Sabha, and Nationalist Congress Party head Sharad Pawar. Surrendering its underlying hesitance, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) likewise went to the communication. TMC pioneer Sudip Bandyopadhyay was among the members.

This is the executive’s first collaboration with the floor heads, including those from the Opposition, after the inconvenience of the across the nation lockdown on March 25 however he had held communications with boss clergymen of all states including those controlled by non-NDA parties.

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In India, with a share of almost 90% of people working in the informal economy, about 400 million workers in the informal economy are at risk of falling deeper into poverty during the crisis

Current Affairs : Around 400 million laborers in India, working in the casual economy, are in danger of falling further into neediness during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. The International Labor Organization (ILO) said in a report on Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic is influencing 2.7 billion specialists all inclusive because of lockdowns.

COVID-19 is as of now influencing a huge number of casual specialists. In India, Nigeria and Brazil, the quantity of laborers in the casual economy influenced by the lockdown and other control measures is generous.

In India, almost 90 percent of the individuals work in the casual economy and around 400 million of these are in danger. ILO said rt said that especially in low-and center pay nations, hard-hit divisions have a high extent of laborers in casual business and laborers with constrained access to wellbeing administrations and social security. Without proper approach measures, laborers face a high danger of falling into destitution and will encounter more prominent difficulties in recapturing their vocations during the recuperation time frame.

ILO noticed that the COVID-19 pandemic has additionally quickened as far as force and extended its worldwide reach. Full or incomplete lockdown measures are presently influencing practically 2.7 billion laborers, speaking to around 81 percent of the world’s workforce.

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On Thursday, the cricketer-turned-politician had said that he will donate his two-year’s salary to PM-CARES fund to support the battle against coronavirus.

Current Affairs : Bharatiya Janata Party MP and previous cricketer Gautam Gambhir has swore an extra designation of Rs 50 lakh from his MPLAD reserve to the Delhi government in its endeavors to contain coronavirus.

“It is expressed by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia that assets are expected to satisfy the developing need for clinical gear in a few Delhi government schools. Notwithstanding Rs 50 lakh which I had promised fourteen days prior, I might additionally want to vow Rs 50 lakh from my MPLAD to your benevolent office with the expectation that the said sum would be helpful in acquirement of hardware for clinical staff just as treatment of COVID-19 patients,” the East Delhi MP said in a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

On Thursday, the cricketer-turned-government official had said that he will give his two-year’s pay to PM-CARES store to help the fight against coronavirus.

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The meeting will take place amid intense pressure from the states to continue the nationwide 21-day lockdown in an effort to flatten the Covid-19 curve and keep number of cases at a minimum.

Current Affairs : PM Narendra Modi will hold a gathering with Parliamentary floor pioneers of various gatherings on Wednesday morning at 11 am through video meeting, to choose the future game-plan most definitely, among other key issues.

The essential point on the motivation will be whether to end the shutdown or expand it and if the administration wishes to pull back it, what ought to be the methodology. The present shutdown is scheduled to end on April 14.

Another purpose of conversation will be the financial effect of the shutdown on India and how to manage it. Cash discharged to states, fate of day by day wage laborers who are the most exceedingly awful hit because of all out shutdown and degree if any conceivable monetary bundle will be talked about in the gathering, as indicated by reports.

The legislature is anticipating that some restriction should the mandate to suspend MPLADS for a long time. Modi will hear their perspectives and reason with them, the reports included. The Cabinet headed by Prakash Javadekar on Monday reported 30% compensation cut for MPs and furthermore suspended MPLADS for the following two years to alleviate the Covid-19 emergency.

Association Ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Thawar Chand Gehlot, Pralhad Joshi, Nirmala Sitharaman among others will be available for the benefit of the administration alongside PM Modi in the video gathering.

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Dorsey said that after the pandemic ends, the fund would focus on health and education for girls and “universal basic income” efforts.

Current Affairs : Twitter fellow benefactor and CEO Jack Dorsey submitted $1 billion of his own fortune to coronavirus help through his generous store on Tuesday.

Dorsey said in a progression of tweets that he would move his value in his computerized installments bunch Square to his restricted obligation partnership Start Small, contributing around 28 percent of his general riches.

“Why now? The necessities are progressively critical, and I need to see the effect in the course of my life,” Dorsey said.

“I trust this rouses others to accomplish something comparable. Life is excessively short, so how about we do all that we can today to help individuals now.” The move could be the biggest from a solitary individual for coronavirus alleviation and accompanies the pandemic spreading over the globe and delivering a substantial cost in lives and financial obliteration on the United States.

Why UBI and young lady’s wellbeing and training? I accept they speak to the best long haul answers for the existential issues confronting the world. UBI is an extraordinary thought requiring experimentation.

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India on Tuesday allowed the export of hydroxychloroquine to the US, which has emerged as the global hotspot of Covid-19.

Current Affairs : A sizeable piece of the 29 million portions of hydroxychloroquine purchased by the US to battle the coronavirus pandemic is from India, President Donald Trump said as he commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi for permitting the offer of the counter intestinal sickness medication to treat the developing number of Covid-19 patients in America.

Trump and Prime Minister Modi talked via telephone a week ago. During the call, Trump mentioned Modi to lift the hang on the American request of hydroxychloroquine, of which India is the significant maker.

Hydroxychloroquine has been recognized by the US Food and Drug Administration as a potential treatment for the Covid-19 and it is being tried on more than 1,500 coronavirus patients in New York. Foreseeing that it will work, given beginning positive outcomes, Trump has purchased in excess of 29 million dosages of hydroxychloroquine for potential treatment of Covid-19 patients.

“I purchased a large number of dosages (of hydroxychloroquine). In excess of 29 million. I addressed Prime Minister Modi, a great deal of it (hydroxychloroquine) comes out of India. I inquired as to whether he would discharge it? He was Great. He was great,” Trump revealed to Sean Hannity of the Fox News on Monday night.

“You realize they put a stop since they needed it for India,” Trump said reacting to an inquiry on the use of hydroxychloroquine.

India on Tuesday permitted the fare of hydroxychloroquine to the US, which has developed as the worldwide hotspot of Covid-19.

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