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PIB’S DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19 Posted On: 23 JUN 2020 6:26PM by PIB Delhi

(Contains Press releases concerning Covid-19, issued in last 24 hours, inputs from PIB Field Officesand Fact checks undertaken by PIB)



Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:India has one of the lowest deaths perlakh population in the world

WHO Situation Report 154 dated 22 June, 2020 shows that India has one of the lowest deaths per lakhpopulation. India’s cases of death per lakh population is 1.00 while the global average is more than itssix times, at 6.04. The UK has witnessed 63.13 cases of COVID-19 related deaths per lakh population,while the metric for Spain, Italy and US is 60.60, 57.19 and 36.30 respectively.

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The recovery rate continues to improve. As on date, it is 56.38% amongst COVID-19 patients. So far, atotal of 2,48,189 patients have been cured of COVID-19. During the last 24 hours, a total of 10,994COVID-19 patients have been cured.Presently, there are 1,78,014 active cases and all are under activemedical supervision.The number of government labs has been increased to 726 and private labs haveincreased to 266, summing up to a total of 992.

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50,000 Made in India Ventilators under PM CARES Fund to fight COVID-19PM CARES Fund Trust has allocated Rs. 2000 crore for supply of 50000 ‘Made-in-India’ ventilators togovernment run COVID hospitals in all States/UTs. Further, a sum of Rs. 1000 crore has been allocatedfor the welfare of migrant labourers. Out of the 50000 ventilators, 30000 ventilators are beingmanufactured by M/s Bharat Electronics Limited. So far 2923 ventilators have been manufactured, outof which 1340 ventilators have already been delivered to the States/UTs. The prominent recipientsinclude Maharashtra (275), Delhi (275), Gujarat (175), Bihar (100), Karnataka (90), Rajasthan (75). Bythe end of June 2020, additional 14,000 ventilators will be delivered to all States/UTs.


Taking COVID-19 head-on with Community Participation and Digital Initiatives in Odisha

Odisha has focused its anti-COVID measures on active use of IT, empowering the local sarpanches,building its skilled healthcare force through community participation, and protecting the vulnerablegroups. This had led to reduced disease burden with low mortality rates. Some of the key initiativesinclude:Support to co-morbid and senior citizens via Sachetak app; Empowerment of Sarpanchesfor effective monitoring; Deployment of telemedicine services; and Capacity augmentation ofmedical personnel.

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Strict containment and focus on managing co-morbids aiding the recovery of COVID-19 patients inPunjab

Punjab has shown good progress in containing the virus spread. The State continues to post a highrecovery rate.A key feature of the multi-pronged strategy of Punjab is its focus on Governmentquarantine for the high risk/vulnerable population from containment zones. Punjab has implemented astringent containment strategy. The containment zones are clearly delineated as a street or two adjoiningstreets, a Mohalla or a residential society. So far, 19 containment zones have been established in 8districts containing population of about 25000. “GharGharNigrani” is a mobile-based App launched byPunjab Government to check the spread of COVID-19. The door-to-door survey is undertaken with thehelp of ASHA workers/community volunteers to ensure early detection and timely testing. Punjab hasramped up the testing capacity; presently it is conducting about 8000 tests/day.


Statement by Ministry of Ayush on claims of PatanjaliAyurved regarding treatment of COVID-19

Ministry of AYUSH has taken cognizance of the news in the media about Ayurvedic medicinesdeveloped for treatment of COVID-19 by PatanjaliAyurved Ltd, Haridwar. Facts of the claim and detailsof the stated scientific study are not known to the Ministry.The company has been informed that suchadvertisements of drugs are regulated under the provisions of Drugs and Magic Remedies (ObjectionableAdvertisements) Act, 1954 and Rules thereunder. Ministry had also issued a Gazette Notification statingthe requirements and the manner the research studies on COVID-19 with Ayush interventions/medicinesshould be undertaken. In order to make this Ministry aware of the facts of the aforesaid news and verifythe claims, PatanjaliAyurved Ltd has been asked to provide at the earliest details of the name andcomposition of the medicines being claimed for COVID treatment; site(s)/hospital(s), where the researchstudy was conducted for COVID-19; protocol, sample size, Institutional Ethics Committee clearance,CTRI registration and results data of the study (ies) and stop advertising/publicizing such claims till theissue is duly examined.


Increase in Economic Activity-Improvement in Economic IndicatorsGuided by the urgent need to save lives -‘JaanhaitohJahanhai’, India resorted to a strict 21 daysnationwide lockdown on 24 March, 2020 to contain the spread of COVID-19 in its early stages in thecountry. The strict lockdown and social distancing measures, however, adversely affected the economy.With a gradual shift in strategy towards saving lives as well as livelihoods-‘JaanbhiJahanbhi’, Indiahas entered the ‘Unlock India” phase from June 1 with phased resumption of services andbusinesses. The Government and the RBI have taken prompt policy measures - both short termand long term - in a calibrated manner to reinvigorate the economy at the earliest with minimaldamage. Early green shoots of economic revival have also emerged in May and June with real activityindicators like electricity and fuel consumption, inter and intra-state movement of goods, retail financialtransactions witnessing pick up.Agricultural sector remains the foundation of the Indian economy

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and with a forecast of a normal monsoon, should support the rebooting of the Indian Economy.The resilience of the Indian manufacturing is evident from the fact that within a period of 2 months,India has become the world’s second largest manufacturer of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)starting from scratch


Government Schemes for MSMEs & NBFCs creating significant impact

The interventions by Government for MSMEs, have been gaining rapid traction. Under the EmergencyCredit Line backed by a Government guarantee, Banks from Public & Private Sectors have so faralready sanctioned loans worth over Rs. 79,000 crore as of June 20, 2020, of which more than Rs35,000 crore has already been disbursed. Separately,under RBI’s Special Liquidity Facilityannounced in March-April, 2020, SIDBI has sanctioned over Rs. 10,220 crore to NBFCs, MicroFinance Institutions & Banks for lending to MSME& small borrowers. National Housing Bank(NHB) has sanctioned its entire facility of Rs. 10,000 crore to Housing Finance Companies. Thisrefinance by SIDBI & NHB is in addition to ongoing schemes through which over Rs. 30,000 crore hasbeen sanctioned.


Information about Country of Origin by the sellers made mandatory on GeM to promote Make in Indiaand Aatmanirbhar Bharat

Government e-Marketplace (GeM), a Special Purpose Vehicle under the Ministry of Commerce andIndustry, has made it mandatory for sellers to enter the Country of Origin while registering all newproducts on GeM. Further, sellers, who had already uploaded their products before the introduction ofthis new feature on GeM, are being reminded regularly to update the Country of Origin. GeM has takenthis significant step to promote ‘Make in India’ and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.GeM has also enabled aprovision for indication of the percentage of local content in products. With this new feature, now, theCountry of Origin as well as the local content percentage are visible in the marketplace for all items.More importantly, the ‘Make in India’ filter has now been enabled on the portal.


Muslims from India will not go to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj 2020

Union Minority Affairs Minister Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvihas informed that honouring the decision ofthe Saudi Arabia Government because of serious challenges of Corona pandemic and keeping in mindthe health and well-being of the people, it has been decided that Muslims from India will not go to SaudiArabia to perform Haj. Addressing the media here today,the minister said that he received a phone call






from Haj &Umrah Minister of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Mohammad Saleh bin TaherBentenyesterday and the Saudi Arabia Minister suggested not to send Haj pilgrims from India to Haj for thisyear due to Corona pandemic.


COVID Care coaches of Indian Railways start getting utilized;Railways has deployed 960 COVID CareCoaches in 5 States

Sustaining the fight against Covid-19, Indian Railways has started providing care to corona patientsreferred for admission in COVID Coaches deployed in various states. Railways is making an all-outeffort to supplement the health care efforts of State Governments. It has geared up to provide its 5231Covid Care Coaches to the States. Zonal Railways have converted these coaches as COVID CareCentres to be used for very mild / mild cases.As of now, Railways has deployed total 960 COVID Carecoaches in 5 states - Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh.


DrJitendra Singh addresses Conference of Heads and representatives of National Medical TeachingInstitutes

Union Minister DrJitendra Singh has said that there is going to be renewed focus on the study andmanagement of infectious diseases in the post-COVID era and the medical curriculum will also have toadapt itself accordingly.DrJitendra Singh was addressing a Virtual Conference, yesterday with the Headsand representatives of National Medical Teaching Institutes, including the All India Institute of MedicalSciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, PGI Chandigarh, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)Manipur, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences(NEIGRIHMS) Shillong and Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar. DrJitendra Singhsaid, Indian medical fraternity has an advantage over their western counterparts because here the practiceof medicine was inherently tuned to prescriptions based on hygiene and prevention of cross infections.


2 crore Building and Other Construction Workers received cash assistance of Rs 4957 crore duringlockdown

State Governments, in response to the advisory dated 24th March, 2020 issued by the Ministry ofLabour& Employment, have disbursed Rs 4957 crore cash assistance till date to approximately two croreregistered construction workers across the country during the lockdown. About 1.75 crore transactionswere done directly into the bank accounts of the workers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Apartfrom cash benefits ranging from Rs 1000 to Rs 6000 per worker during the lockdown, some of the States






have also provided food and ration to their workers.During the challenging times of COVID-19lockdown, Ministry of Labour& Employment has left no stone unturned in ensuring timely cashtransfers to them, when they needed it the most.


Immunity booster Herbal Tea from NIPER, Mohali

National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs) have introduced manyinnovative products like safety devices, sanitizers and masks to fight COVID epidemic. At the same timeit has also come up with a immunity booster Herbal Tea to strengthen physical resistance to infection.


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Chandigarh: The Administrator, UT Chandigarh, noted that in the recent past, the maximum number ofpositive COVID cases have been found in persons coming from outside. He appealed to the localResidents Welfare Associations, Voluntary Agencies, Social Workers etc., to cooperate with the Healthand Police Authorities in monitoring the stay and movement of persons coming from outside. He advisedthat in case of any symptom, the matter should immediately be brought to the notice of HealthAuthorities. Suppression of such vital information will lead to further spread of infection.Punjab: To provide further relief to entrepreneurs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Punjab Cabinet hasdecided to extend the One-Time Settlement of their dues with the Punjab State Industrial DevelopmentCorporation and Punjab Financial Corporation till December 31, 2020. The Chief Minister said the movewas necessary as the industries needed support in these difficult times. The move will help in releasingthe blocked industrial investment and assets and enable the state to put the same to productive use for therevival of the existing industries, which had been shut down after the lockdown in March.Haryana: A state-level control room set up by various departments to exchange information related toCorona pandemic during the nationwide lockdown received 4,78,369 calls, of which 4,54,000 calls wereanswered from March 24 to June 21, 2020. 95 percent of the calls were successfully answered with anaverage waiting time of less than 10 seconds. Similarly, tele-counseling was also made available to31,592 persons. It is noteworthy that in a meeting of Chief Ministers, held under the Chairmanship of theUnion Home Minister, the Health Secretary appreciated state-level control room set up for betterarrangements made by Haryana during Covid-19 and for helping and supporting the citizens.Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister while presiding over the video conference with the DeputyCommissioners, Superintendents of Police and Chief Medical Officers said that the home quarantinemechanism must be made more effective and constant vigil must be kept on the people, so that thepersons do not jump home quarantine. He said that more facilities of institution quarantine must becreated so as to ensure that there was no dearth of beds, if in any case the number of people with ILIsymptoms increases. Chief Minister said that all the people coming from red zone cities must be kept





under institutional quarantine and after 4-5 days they would be tested for Covid-19 and only negativepersons would be allowed to go home for home quarantine.Maharashtra: The current count of COVID19 patients in the state of Maharashtra is 1,35,796 with theaddition of 3,721 new patients during the last 24 hours. The number of recovered patients is 67,706 andtotal active cases are 61,793.Meanwhile, eight trainee cadets of INS ShivajiLonavala, which is one of thepremier training establishments of the Indian Navy, have tested positive for novel coronavirus. Theinfected cadets are part of a batch of 150 trainees. All the positive cadets have been admitted to themilitary hospital at Wanowarie in Pune.Gujarat: The total cases of COVID-19 detected so far have reached up to 27,880 with 563 new casesreported during the last 24 hours. Also, 21 patients lost their lives in this period, taking the total deathtoll of COVID-19 in the state up to 1,685.Rajasthan: In Rajasthan, the number of active cases has crossed 3,000 today, after about 15 days.According to the report issued by the Health Department, 199 cases have been reported today. The totalnumber of infected people has gone up to 15,431.Madhya Pradesh: 175 new Corona patients have been reported in the state in the last 24 hours but at thesame time 200 patients went back home after recovery. At present, out of total 12,078 cases in the state,the number of active cases is only 2,342.Arunachal Pradesh:Out of the 126 active positive cases in the Arunachal Pradesh, 74 cases detected fromChanglang, 20 from capital complex Itanagar and 12 from West Kameng district. Health Department ofArunachal Pradesh says SoPs are being followed strictly and state is still under Green Zone category.Manipur: As on date there are 5000 persons in official quarantine, 14,000 in community quarantine and5500 people are availing paid quarantine facilities in Manipur.Manipur has ramped up testing to over2200 tests per day. So far over 38,000 tests have been done in the state.Mizoram: 7 more COVID-19 patients discharged from Zoram Medical College-ZMC; the total numberof cured(discharged) patients in Mizoram now stands at 19 and the active cases at 123.Nagaland: Out of 312 samples tested in the last 24 hours, 50 new cases of COVID-19 positive have beenreported in Nagaland. The total positive cases in the state are 330 out of which 189 are active and 141patients have recovered so far.Sikkim: Sikkim govt to pay tribute to the 20 soldiers who laid down their lives at Galwan, Ladakhrecently through a programme, 'Salute to the Bravehearts' on 25th June at Gangtok informs ChiefSecretary.Chhattisgarh: The number of Covid-19 cases in Chhattisgarh increased to 2,302 with 46 more peopletesting positive for COVID-19 on Monday. A total of 12 deaths have been reported in the state due tocoronavirus infection so far.Goa: 46 new COVID-19 infections have been identified taking the state tally of COVID-19 to 864, whilethere are 711 active cases presently.Kerala: One more person died of Covid-19 in Kerala today. With this, the number of Covid-19 deaths inthe state rose to 23. A 68-year-old man who was under quarantine, died in Kozhikode today. His swabsamples have been sent for testing. A man who is undergoing institutional quarantine in Kannur, afterreturning from Mumbai tested positive for Covid-19 on the 24th day of quarantine. The Centre, afterconsulting with Indian Embassies in various countries, has rejected Kerala’s request for conductingTrueNat test for Covid-19, on expats returning to India, pointing out that the recommendation isimpractical. The state’s suggestion that a special flight be permitted for expatriates confirmed of Covidhas also been turned down. Meanwhile, more than 2,000 expatriates will arrive in Kochi today from



various countries. Showing an upward trend for the past four days, 138 new cases were reported in thestate yesterday. Currently 1,540 patients are under treatment in variousdistricts. Tamil Nadu: With spike in cases, need for extra beds on the rise in Madurai; it is now the sixth district inthe State in terms of number of active cases (452). Complete lockdown will be enforced in Madurai andneighbouring areas from Wednesday till June 30. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directsthe State government to respond on the feasibility of providing face shield to all police personnelinvolved in Covid-19 duty. With 2,710 new cases being reported yesterday, State’s Covid tally past60,000 now. 1358 recoveries & 37 deaths reported yesterday. 1487 cases from Chennai. Total Activecases: 27178, Deaths: 794, Active cases in Chennai: 18372.Karnataka: State government issues order fixing treatment rates for Covid-19 patients in privatehospitals. As per the order, 50% of beds in private hospitals having facility to treat Covid-19 patientsshall be reserved for the treatment of patients referred by public authorities. 249 new cases, 111discharges & five deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 9399, Active cases: 3523, Deaths: 142,Discharges: 5730.Andhra Pradesh: Ruling YSR Congress Party MLA from Srungavarapukota (Vizianagaram Dt.), KSrinivasaRao and his personal security officer tested Covid positive on June 22. The MLA had recentlyreturned from the US and was under self-isolation.CM instructs the officials to conduct comprehensivescreening and tests covering all households within 90 days by making use of the 104 ambulance servicefor the purpose. Krishna district administration has decided to conduct at least 2,000 Covid-19 tests inthe district and arranged 10 IMASQ buses (Intelligent Monitoring Analysis Service Quarantine), whichare used to collect swab samples to conduct tests. AP Public Service Commission released the revisedschedule of dates for conducting APPSC 2020 examinations, which were earlier postponed due toCovid-19 lockdown. 462 new cases, 129 discharged and five deaths reported during last 24 hours; of the407 new cases, 40 are inter-state cases and 15 from abroad. Total cases: 9834, Active cases: 5123,Discharged: 4592, Deaths: 119.Telangana: Health Minister, EtelaRajender warns private diagnostic laboratories against commerciallyexploiting the general public while conducting Covid-19 tests. Alert in Telangana against likely invasionof locusts on June 25 with a new swarm of locust entering India from Pakistan, Total cases 8674, Activecases: 4452, Deaths 217, Recovered 4005.

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PIB’S DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19Posted On: 22 JUN 2020 6:33PM by PIB Delhi




Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:India has one of the lowest cases perlakh population in the world and continues to widen the gap between recovered and active cases



The WHO Situation Report 153 dated 21st June, 2020 shows that India has one of the lowest cases perlakh population in spite of its high population density. India’s cases per lakh population are 30.04 whilethe global average is more than its triple at 114.67. The US has 671.24 cases per lakh population whilethe metric for Germany, Spain and Brazil is 583.88, 526.22 and 489.42 respectively.This low figure isthus a testimony to the graded, pre-emptive and pro-active approach the Government of India along withthe States/UTs took for the prevention, containment and management of COVID-19.

So far, a total of 2,37,195 patients have been cured of COVID-19. During the last 24 hours, a total of9,440 COVID-19 patients have been cured. The recovery rate is 55.77% amongst COVID-19patients.Presently, there are 1,74,387 active cases and all are under active medical supervision. Thedifference between the recovered patients and the active COVID-19 cases continues to widen, as can beseen from the graph below. Today the number of recovered patients has crossed the number of activepatients by 62,808.


Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah chaired a high level meeting where report of Dr. V.K. PaulCommittee on containment strategy of COVID-19 in Delhi was presented

Under the directions of the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, a Committee was constituted on14.06.2020 under the Chairmanship of Dr. Vinod Paul to submit a report on Containment Strategy onCOVID-19 for Delhi. Dr. Paul’s report was placed before a meeting chaired by the Union Home MinisterShri Amit Shah yesterday.The main points of the Containment Strategy are: Revised demarcation ofcontainment zones and a strict monitoring and control of activities in such containment zones, ContactTracing and Quarantining of Contacts of all infected persons, with the help of AarogyaSetu, listing andmonitoring of each household even outside containment zones, which will help in getting comprehensiveinformation about Delhi and keep the COVID19 positive cases in hospitals, Covid care centres or home




isolation. It also suggestedproper functioning of Covid care centres and taking the help of voluntaryorganizations/NGOs in this regard.Serological survey to be conducted in all of Delhi from 27.06.2020 to10.07.2020, in which sample testing will be conducted of 20,000 persons.

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Shri Mandaviya inaugurates India's one of the largest 1st Virtual Healthcare & Hygiene EXPO 2020

This is the first ever largest virtual exhibition in India making a new beginning.Speaking at theInauguration, Minister said that an ecosystem is being built for a self-reliant India, which will help inramping up domestic production in Pharmaceutical Sector and Health & Hygiene Sector. Health,Hygiene & Sanitation, Medical Textiles & Devices, AYUSH and Wellness sector assume greatersignificance in our resolute fight against the COVID 19 pandemic. He highlighted various initiativesannounced in this direction by the Honourable PM since 2014 such as providing toilets for everyhousehold, “Ayushman Bharat” to cover 10 crore family for healthcare, “Swatch Bharat Abhiyan”,“Suvidha Sanitary” Napkin etc.. He also spoke about Jan Aushadhi stores which are providing qualitymedicines at affordable price for everyone. Shri Mandaviya elaborated how all these initiatives becamepossible due to firm vision of NarendraModi Government.


New opportunities opening up in Food processing sector: HarsimratKaurBadal

Smt. HarsimratKaurBadal, Union FPI Minister launched the Food Processing Edition of the ExclusiveInvestment Forum by Invest India, the National Investment Promotion & Facilitation Agency of theGovernment of India today. Union Minister said that due to the COVID pandemic, the sector has seenunique challenges and has been playing a very important role in ensuring that the lockdown wassuccessful. A few challenges that are currently being faced are those related to global trade which hasseen a dip along with the dip in domestic demand. Smt. Badal opined that these challenges are leading toopening up of new opportunities such as this exclusive forum which has made it possible for over 180investors, 6 state governments and the Central government to be at the same place at the same time.


EPFO adds 1.39 crore subscribers in last two financial years

Recently published provisional payroll data by EPFO highlights the ever growing trend of increasingsubscriber base for EPFO, since the collation of payroll data from September 2017. Net addition tosubscriber base rose from 61.12 lakh added in 2018-19 to 78.58 lakh in 2019-20, registering a 28%growth.Age wise analysis during 2019-20 indicates that for the age group 26-28, 29-35 and beyond 35the net enrolment has increased by more than 50% compared to previous year. Rapid improvement in






quality of service delivery in online mode has attracted the workforce of the country towards services ofEPFO. Moreover, PF accumulation is no longer looked at as locked-in money. With EPFO settlingCOVID-19 advances within 3 days, PF accumulations are now seen as liquid assets that can timely meetthe need of the subscribers during crisis.


DrJitendra Singh reviews healthcare facilities in "Aspirational" districts,

Union Minister DrJitendra Singh yesterday reviewed the COVID status and healthcare facility in"Aspirational" districts with special focus on North East. He also disclosed that in the wake of COVIDpandemic, the Ministry of North East has decided to sanction Rs.190 crore for augmentation ofhealthcare facility in the eight North Eastern States, particularly for developing infrastructure formanagement of infectious diseases.Addressing a Virtual meeting, attended by the Health Secretaries aswell as Deputy Commissioners and Health officials of the 14 Aspirational districts of Northeast,DrJitendra Singh said the concept of Aspirational District was based on 49 key indicators, of which thestatus of healthcare was an important component.The minister also said that the North Eastern Stateshave been given the option to send proposals for health related projects to be funded up to over Rs. 500crore from North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme.


OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU - INS AIRAVAT EMBARKS INDIAN NATIONALS AT MALDIVES

Indian Naval Ship Airavat entered the port of Male at Maldives yesterday as part of the Indian Navy'songoing OperationSamudraSetu, under the aegis of the Indian Government's Op Vande Bharat to bringback Indian nationals from foreign shores.A total of 198 Indian citizens embarked the ship as it preparedto bring them home to the port of Tuticorin in Tamilnadu. This is the fifth instance of a naval shipentering Male under Op SamudraSetu. Till date the Indian Navy has brought home 2386 Indians fromMaldives alone. 195 of those embarked belong to Tamilnadu while the remaining are from Pondicherry.



Punjab: The Punjab Government will cap the Covid hospitalisation and treatment rates of privatehospitals, and those not adhering to the same will be shut down. Taking strict view of complaints ofexorbitant fee being charges by private hospitals, the Chief Minister termed such actions as `anti-peopleand anti-national’ and warned that the private institutions would not be allowed to indulge in suchshameless profiteering at the cost of the lives of people.Haryana: Speaking on the occasion of 6th 'International Yoga Day', Haryana Chief Minister said that theState Government had been organizing International Yoga Day at a grand scale every year since 2015under which district level programmes were also organized apart from the state level programmewherein scores of people collectively performed yoga and also inspired others to adopt Yoga in their life.






But this year, due to COVID-19, instead of organizing programmes and events people have been urgedto practice Yoga at their homes as this is the only effective way through which we could defeat thispandemic.Maharashtra: The current count of COVID19 patients in the state is 1,32,075.

3,870 new patients have been identified as positive during the last 24 hours. Also 1,591 patients havebeen cured, which takes the total number of recovered patients to 65744. Total active cases stands at60,147. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation -BMC has launched Mission Zero Rapid Action Plan atShahajiRajeBhosale Sports Complex, Andheri. "50 mobile dispensary vans will visit Mulund, Bhandup,Andheri, Malad, Borivali, Dahisar and Kandivali for 2-3 weeks for preliminary examination of patients.”

Gujarat: Gujarat has reported a steep rise in COVID-19 infections with 580 new cases and 25 deaths onSunday, bringing its numbers to 27,317 cases and 1,664 deaths. With 655 discharges, the total patientsdischarged so far are 19,357.Rajasthan: 67 new cases reported today, thereby taking the state tally of COVID-19 positive cases to14,997. However 11,661 patients have recovered and 349 deaths have been reported till date. There are only 2,987 active cases at present.Madhya Pradesh: 179 new patients have been detected positive, taking the state tally of COVID-19positive cases to 11,903. While 9,015 patients have recovered and 515 deaths have been reported tillSunday, the number of active cases stands at 2373. The total number of cases in Indore is 4,329 andBhopal is 2,504.Chhattisgarh: A total of 139 new cases have been reported on Sunday, taking the state tally of COVID-19 to 2,273. There are 841 active cases in the state.Goa: Goa reported its first COVID death - an 85-year-old man from North Goa. 64 new positive caseshave been identified taking the state tally of total cases to 818.Kerala: Health Minister K.K.Shylaja has said that Covid-19 has not reached the community spread stageso far in the state and that the decision to not allow those with illnesses to board flights to Kerala fromabroad is to ensure the safety of other healthy passengers. Minister for Co-Operation K Surendran saidthat institutional quarantine centers will be opened at panchayat level. Four persons were arrested atKaripur airport for smuggling gold in chartered flights Meanwhile, one more Keralite has died of Covid-19 in Oman. The state’s Covid case graph also appears to be climbing steadily with new 133 casesreporting yesterday. There are now 1490 active cases in the state.Tamil Nadu: New Covid-19 cases in Puducherry fall to 17 as fewer samples tested, tally now 383. Withthe reporting of 2,532 fresh cases, Tamil Nadu’s covid daily tally hits all-time high; 1438 recoveries &53 deaths reported on Sunday. 1493 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 59377, Active cases: 25863,Deaths: 757, Discharged: 32754, Samples tested: 861211, Active cases in Chennai: 1783.Karnataka: In an emergency meeting called by CM, it was decided that lockdown shall be implementedstrictly in the clusters which reported more number of cases, especially, K.R. Market and surroundingareas such as Siddapura, VV Puram, Kalasipalya etc. Stringent action to be taken against those whoviolate quarantine and FIR to be filed, if necessary. It was also decided to set up fever clinics in allwards. With corona cases rising among police officials and after three police personnel succumbed toCovid in Bangalore, City Police Commissioner ordered all police personnel above 55 years not to reportfor duty. 453 new cases, 225 discharges & five deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 9150,Active cases: 3391, Deaths: 137, Discharges: 5618.



Andhra Pradesh: 439 new cases, 151 discharged and five deaths reported yesterday. Total cases: 7059,Active: 3599, Recovered: 3354, Deaths: 106.Telangana: Record number of new Covid cases detected, with a staggering majority of them fromHyderabad; 7,802 cases so far, Active 3861, recovered 3731. 22 cases were reported in the state beforethe lockdown on March 22, 622 during Lockdown 1 between March 23 and April 14. During Lockdown2 from March 24 to May 3, 438 cases were found, and 439 during Lockdown 3 from May 4 to May 17.The trend continued during Lockdown 4 from May 18 to May 31 which saw 1,147 new cases. Duringthe current Unlock 1, Telangana state has registered 5,104 cases. Telangana govt orders 50 random testsa day in each district as Covid cases spike.Meghalaya: Lewduh in Meghalaya reopens today after a gap of more than 2 months due to COVID19pandemic. Also restaurants, cafés, barber shops and beauty parlours are open.Manipur: Tamenglong district in Manipur become the most affected in the State with 101 COVID19positive cases, followed by Kangpokpi with 95 and Churachandpur with 94.Cumulative number ofpersons screened at state borders in Manipur since the start of the first lockdown has been 2.76 lakhpersons.Mizoram: Centre assures full help to Mizoram after earthquake. PM NarendraModi, Union HomeMinister Amit Shah and DONER Minister Dr.Jitendra Singh talked to CM Zoramthanga on phone today.Nagaland: Odd-Even vehicular rule has been enforced in the state capital Kohima in Nagaland tominimize non-essential movement of vehicles. However, vehicles plying on defined essential servicesexempted.



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Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: NUMBER OF COVIDRECOVERIES EXCEEDS ACTIVE CASES BY MORE THAN 50,000; RECOVERY RATEIMPROVES TO 55.49%

The number of patients recovering from COVID-19 continues to increase. So far, a total of 2,27,755patients have been cured. During the last 24 hours, a total of 13,925 COVID-19 patients have beencured. The recovery rate has further improved to 55.49% amongst COVID-19 patients.Presently, thereare 1,69,451 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.Today, the number of recoveredpatients has crossed the number of active patients by 58,305. The number of government labs has been



increased to 722 and private labs has been increased to 259 (a total of 981).The number of samples beingtested everyday also continues to grow. In the last 24 hours, 1,90,730 samples were tested. The totalnumber of samples tested thus far is 68,07,226.

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“Chasing the Virus” in Dharavi, and ensuring a steep decline of daily cases from an average 43 in Mayto 19 in third week of June

Through a pre-emptive, proactive and graded response policy, Government of India is taking severalsteps along with the States/UTs for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19.SeveralStates have implemented these containment strategies and produced effective outcomes. The efforts ofthe Maharashtra government and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have shownencouraging results. As part of these efforts, they have actively ‘chased the virus’ and aggressivelyconducted targeted tracing of COVID suspects in Dharavi. Being densely populated (2,27,136 persons/sq. km), Dharavi had 491 cases in April 2020 with a 12% growth rate and a case doubling period of 18days. The proactive measures adopted by BMC reduced the COVID-19 growth rate to 4.3% in May2020 and further to 1.02% in June. These measures also ensured an improved case doubling time to 43days in May 2020 and 78 days in June 2020.

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6th International Day of Yoga celebrated across the country through Digital Media

The sixth International Day of Yoga was celebrated with great enthusiasm across the country throughelectronic and digital media. Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi, addressing the nation on this occasion,underlined the role of Yoga in strengthening the family bondage. He said that Yoga brings all closer andbinds every member of a family including children and elders. This is the reason why ‘Yoga withFamily’ has been made the theme of this year's IDY.The Prime Minister further said that COVID-19mainly attacks the pulmonary organs of the human body and Pranayams are helpful in strengthening therespiratory system. He said, “If we can finetune our chords of health and hope, the day is not far awaywhen the world will witness the success of healthy and happy humanity. Yoga can definitely help usmake this happen.” Due to current pandemic of COVID-19, mass gatherings on IDY are not advisable.Keeping this situation in mind, the Government encouraged people to practice Yoga at their homes alongwith their family members. In this regard, the Ministry of AYUSH maximized the use of social anddigital media platforms to facilitate online participation from the people.

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PM addresses nation on International Day of Yoga; Yoga boosts immune system against Covid 19 virus:PM

The Prime Minister, Shri NarendraModi, addressed the nation today on the occasion of International Dayof Yoga via video conference. Prime Minister said, International Yoga Day is a day of solidarity. This isthe day of universal brotherhood. Due to COVID-19 global health emergency, this year International







Yoga Day is being observed through the electronic and digital platform.Prime Minister said, People arepractising Yoga at their homes with their entire families.He said, Yoga has brought us together.

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Vice President urges educational institutions to include Yoga in online learning programmes

The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has urged educational institutions to include Yoga as part ofonline learning programmes, being conducted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as it is one of thebest options to improve the body’s immunity.Speaking at the digital 'Yoga and Meditation Shivir'organised by SPIC MACAY on the occasion of International Day of Yoga, the Vice President said thatYoga is a unique gift of India to the world which is successfully transforming millions of lives aroundthe globe.Referring to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical and mental health of thepeople, the Vice President said, “Indeed the world is going through challenging times and we simplycannot allow the pandemic to get the better of us. We have to unite and put up a stronger fight and toensure that we are healthy, both physically and mentally."

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Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah greeted the people on the occasion of International Yoga Day2020

In his message, Shri Amit Shah has said ‘Yoga is much more than just a way of keeping ones bodyhealthy. It is a medium to maintain balance between body and mind, work and thoughts and also betweenhuman and nature’.The Union Home Minister further said that ‘Yoga is an unique gift of Indian cultureto entire humanity. The world has adopted Yoga now, it received global acceptance due to the tirelessefforts of Prime Minister, Shri NarendraModi’.

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Minority Affairs Minister Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi participates with performing Yoga at his residencewith people from different communities

Union Minority Affairs Minister Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today participated in the Sixth InternationalYoga Day with performing Yoga at his residence with people from different communities. He advocated‘Yoga with Family’, the theme of IDY this year, in the wake of the current pandemic of COVID-19,where mass gatherings are not advisable.

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Maharashtra: Maharashtra recorded 3,874 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, its highest surge in a day,pushing its tally to 1,28,205. The State also recorded 160 fatalities, its second-highest single-day rise,taking its death toll to 5,984. Nearly 51% of Maharashtra’s cases and 59% deaths are fromMumbai.Maharashtra government has asked hospitals to use oxygen cylinders to provide immediaterelief to Covid-19 patients as the state is witnessing a shortage of ventilators. There are only 3,028ventilators in Maharashtra, which is not adequate considering the rising number of Covid-19 cases in thestate.







Gujarat: Gujarat reported 539 new Covid-19 cases, the second highest single-day spike, taking the statestally to 26,737.With 20 deaths on Saturday, the state''s death toll has mounted to 1,639, of whichAhmedabad alone has reported 1,315 deaths.Rajasthan: As many as 154 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Rajasthan on Sunday morning,taking the state count of positive cases to 14,691.According to the state health department, the highestnumber of cases on Sunday were reported from Dholpur (59), followed by Jaipur (31) and Jhunjhunu(22). So far, 341 people have died in the state due to the disease.Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has askedPrime Minister NarendraModi to increase employment limit under the MGNREGA from 100 to 200days which would benefit 70 lakh families in rural areas of the state hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hesaid Rajasthan also has a large number of migrant labourers returned home during the lockdown, but hasnot been covered under the PMGKRY.Madhya Pradesh: With 142 positive cases reported, the tally of positive patients in Madhya Pradeshreached 11,724. Apart from the new cases, six casualties were also reported in the state on Saturdaytaking the total death toll to 501. Manipur: There are presently 14,983 persons in community quarantine,5,438 persons in official quarantine centers and 530 persons in paid quarantine facilities.In policecrackdown against violators of lockdown rules in Manipur, police detained 599 persons along with 349vehicles yesterday; they were later released after a warning. A total fine of Rs 62,100 was collected fromthem.Meghalaya: 5 more persons have recovered and tested negative for COVID-19 in Meghalaya; total cases44, total Active cases 6, recovered 37.Mizoram: Out of 15 swab samples tested yesterday at Civil Hospital LungleiTruenat Lab in Mizoram, 14were confirmed negative for COVID-19. The lone positive result is to be confirmed by the ZMC Lab.The patient, presently under quarantine, has been moved to DCHC Lunglei.Nagaland: Dimapur DC AnoopKinchi launches AatmaNirbhar Bharat scheme for migrant workers atBurma Camp, Dimapur. Ration rice distributed to around 100 migrant workers.Kohima MunicipalCorporation cautions public against disposing PPEs like hand gloves & face masks in public waste bins& public places; urges to keep used PPEs separately for safe disposal.Kerala: Stringent Covid-19 high alert has been issued in the capital Thiruvananthapuram after an autodriver and his family members tested positive for the virus. Most of his possible contacts, which couldbe in the range of 80-100, are still unknown. Some areas of the city have been declared containmentzones. Meanwhile, the restrictions in Kannur city will be continued till the source of the recent death of aCovid patient-a young driver of Excise department - is found out. As part of Vande Bharat mission, 1490Pravasis are to reach Kochi today. Seven flights from the Gulf region will bring them. 1610Pravasisarrived Kochi yesterday in nine flights. Meanwhile one more Keralite died in Damam todaytaking the toll of Malayalis in the Gulf to 250. The state reported its highest single-day spike of Covid-19 cases with 127 persons testing positive yesterday.Tamil Nadu: One dies and 30 test positive for Covid-19 in Puducherry; with this the total number ofcases has risen to 366 in the UT with eight deaths. TN CM seeks people’s support as TN sees 2,396cases, 38 deaths; reiterates that the outbreak cannot be contained without public cooperation. Total casestill yesterday : 56845, Active cases: 24822, Deaths: 704, Discharged: 30271, Active cases in Chennai:17285.Karnataka: State government authorises local authorities and civic bodies to open public parks outsidecontainment zones, for any number of hours between 5am to 9pm. Even before fixing rates for Covid-19 treatment in private hospitals, the health department directs 518 private medical colleges and



hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat-Arogya Karnataka to admit and treat Covid patients as pergovernment protocol and criteria. 416 new cases, 181 discharges & nine deaths reported yesterday. Totalpositive cases: 8697, Active cases: 3170, Deaths: 132.Andhra Pradesh: State likely to impose lockdown in worst-hit areas of coronavirus. 439 new cases aftertesting 24,451 samples with five deaths reported during last 24 hours, 151 discharged. Total cases: 7059,Active: 3599, Recovered: 3354, Deaths: 106. Total number of inter-state cases: 1540, Active: 639,Recovered: 901 in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases from other countries: 330, Active: 278,Recovered: 52, during the same period.Telangana: Hyderabad-based Hetero has received the manufacturing and marketing approval for theinvestigational antiviral medicine ‘Remdesivir’ from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) forthe treatment of Covid-19; 'Covifor' will be available in 100 mg vial (injectable) which has to beadministered intravenously under the supervision of a healthcare practitioner. Total cases till now 7072,Active 3363, Recovered 3506, Deaths 203.



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Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: 2,13,830 Patients have beencured of COVID-19; Recovery Rate improves to 54.13%

During the last 24 hours, a total of 9,120 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of2,13,830 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 54.13% amongst COVID-19patients.Presently, there are 1,68,269 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.Thenumber of government labs has been increased to 715 and private labs has been increased to 259 (A totalof 974).In the last 24 hours, 1,89,869 samples were tested. The total number of samples tested thus far is66,16,496.



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Prime Minister launches GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan on 20th June 2020 to boost employmentand livelihood opportunities for migrant workers returning to villages, in the wake of COVID-19outbreak

Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi today launched a massive employment -cum- rural public worksCampaign named ‘GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan’ to empower and provide livelihood opportunities inareas/ villages witnessing large number of returnee migrant workers affected by the devastating COVID-19.This campaign is dedicated for our labor brothers and sisters, for the youth, sisters and daughtersliving in our villages. It is our endeavor that through this campaign workers and workers are given worknear home, he said. The Prime Minister announced that an amount of Rs 50,000 Crores would be spentfor building durable rural infrastructure under the GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan.He said 25 work areashave been identified for employment in villages, for development of various works. These 25 works orprojects are related to meet the needs of the villages like rural housing for the poor, Plantations,provision of drinking water through JalJeevan mission, PanchayatBhavans, community toilets, ruralmandis, rural roads, other infrastructure like Cattle Sheds, Anganwadi Bhavans etc.The Prime Ministersaid that Abhiyan shall also provide modern facilities in rural areas.

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Government taking action on mission mode toprovide employment to migrant workers whohave returned to their native villages: ShriNarendra Singh TomarUnion Minister of Rural Development &Panchayati Raj Shri Narendra Singh Tomarhas said that Indiaand the whole world are facing great difficulties during the COVID pandemic. Right from the time whenlockdown was announced, the problems being faced by villagers, poor people, farmers and workers havebeen one of the priority focus areas of Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi.Giving details, he said that theGaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan is being undertaken in 116 districts of 6 states. It will be implemented atthe grassroots level with active coordination between 11 ministries of the Central Government. TheAbhiyaan will continue for 125 days, and 25 works have been identified which will be taken up forcompletion. As a result, employment will be rapidly generated. It is an important step towards providingemployment to the people on a mission mode.

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Prime Minister GaribKalyan Package-Progress So Far

More than 42 crore poor people have received financial assistance of Rs 65,454crore under the PradhanMantri GaribKalyan Package. Rs 17,891 crore front loaded towards payment of the first installment ofPM-KISAN to 8.94 crore beneficiaries.Rs 10,325 crore credited to 20.65crore (100%) women Jan Dhan







account holders as first installment, Rs. 10,315 croreto20.62crorewomen as second installment, and Rs.10,312 crore credited to 20.62 crorewomen as third installment. Rs 2814.5 crore disbursed to about 2.81crore old age persons, widows and disabled persons in two installments.2.3 crore Building &Construction workers received financial support amounting to Rs 4312.82crore.8.52 crorePMUYcylinders have been delivered for April and May 2020 and 2.1 crore PMUY cylinders booked for June2020. 20.22Lakh members of EPFO has taken benefit of online withdrawal of non-refundable advancefrom EPFO account amounting to Rs. 5767crore. So far 113Lakh MT of food grains have been lifted by36 States/UTs, of which 37.01 LMT of foodgrains distributed to 74.03crorebeneficiariesfor April 2020,36.42 LMT of food grains distributedto 72.83 crore beneficiaries in May 2020, and 13.59 LMTdistributed to 27.18 crore beneficiaries for June 2020.

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Centre writes to States to follow the Guidelines for effective Home Isolation

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued revised Guidelines regarding Home Isolation on10 May 2020. As per the Guidelines, very mild and pre-symptomatic COVID-19 patients can opt forhome isolation provided the patient has a room to himself/herself with toilet facility and has an adultattendant /caregiver. Also, the patient shall agree to monitor his/her health and regularly inform thehealth status to the District Surveillance Officer for further follow up by the surveillance teams.Ministryof Health & Family Welfare has requested the States to ensure strict implementation of the Guidelines onHome Isolation at the field level to effectively curb spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

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Government closely monitoring transmission of repo rate cut by the Banking Sector and recogniseefforts of wealth creators in scripting India’s growth story : Finance Minister

Union Finance Minister SmtNirmalaSitharamanhas said that the Government has always recognised theimportance of wealth creators as they generate employment opportunities and utilise resources in optimalmanner for promoting the socio-economic development in the country. The Finance Minister stated thatthey are closely watching the developments in disbursement of loans under the provision of Rs 3 lakhcrore collateral free automatic loans for businesses to mitigate the daunting impact of pandemic COVID-19 on trade and industry.

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Government of India & AIIB sign an Agreement for $750 Million for COVID-19 support for India

Government of India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have signed a $750 million“COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Programme” to assist India to strengthen itsresponse to the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on poor and vulnerable households. TheProgramme will provide the Government of India with budget support to mitigate the severe adversesocial and economic impact of COVID-19. The Primary Programme beneficiaries would be familiesbelow the poverty line, farmers, healthcare workers, women, women’s self-help groups, widows, peoplewith disabilities, senior citizens, low wage earners, construction workers and other vulnerable groups.

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Many Bollywood Celebrities Pledge Support for IDY 2020

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International Day of Yoga, 2020 is just a day away. Since mass gatherings are not advised in the presentcircumstances, ‘Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family’ is being encouraged by the Ministry of AYUSH tocelebrate the 6th IDY2020 at home with families.Lakhs of people have already committed to be part ofIDY- 2020 and one of the goals of the Ministry of AYUSH has been to achieve harmony in the Yogaperformances. Numerous celebrities and influencers have shared motivational messages and thoughtsencouraging the people to participate in the 6th International Day of Yoga. Some of the celebritiesinclude the well-known movie actors like Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, MilindSoman, andShilpaShettyKundra.

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DrJitendra Singh receives COVID feedback from private medical practitionersacross the country

In over one-and-half hour long Webinar, leading physicians and specialists from various streams ofmedical science offered their inputs from different Indian cities like Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai,Nagpur, Patna, Kota, Erode, etc.Presiding over the meeting, DrJitendra Singh complimented the medicalfraternity of India for having commendably lived up to the occasion and successfully fought the waragainst Corona. He said, the medical fraternity as well as health infrastructure of India had, during thistime of crises, proved to the world its inherent potential and capacity to reorient itself at short notice andsuccessfully discharge its responsibilities to the community.

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Arunachal Pradesh: 32 fresh COVID19 positive cases in Arunachal Pradesh.13 cases were fromCapital region followed by 10 from Changlang, 8 from West Kameng and 1 from Lohit district.Manipur: The maximum number of new COVID19 positive cases in Manipur are from Ukhrulwith 30 and Tamenglong with 29. The highest number is from Churachandpur district with 94numbers. Majority of them are returnees.Mizoram: Results of 184 samples awaited in Mizoram. Total 140 positive case and 131 active casein the State.






Nagaland: Nagaland issues 'special category' SOP for entering the State. New SOP covers bothState and Central Govt employees coming for duty, skilled labourers, mechanics, technicians andengineers. Total 8174 samples have been tested for COVID19 in Nagaland till now. Results of6989 received and reports of 1185 samples awaited.Sikkim: Sikkim CM in his International Yoga Day message urges the people to adopt this practiceto bring a positive change in their lifestyle leading to a healthy, wealthy and a harmonious society.Chandigarh: Directorate of AYUSH, Health Department, is celebrating 6th International Day ofYoga in collaboration with Government College of Yoga Education & Health on 21st June, 2020through online mode. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, International Yoga Day will be observed athome, no mass gathering would be encouraged this year. Hence, this year the ministry isencouraging people to practice yoga at their homes, with participation from the entire family.Punjab: Ramping up the efforts for the treatment and equip medical fraternity with latesttechniques in the direction to cure COVID-19 patients, Department of Medical Education andresearch, Punjab has coordinated with PGI and initiated multi centric studies on the role of steroidsand plasma therapy in patients. An expert group was formed in Punjab wherein the experts inmanaging COVID 19 patients have been regularly discussing the cases on phones and on Videoconference. The expert group has doctors from PGIMER, AIIMS, USA, UK, Canada, DMCLudhiana, and all the three state Medical Colleges in Punjab.Haryana: Ahead of the sixth International Day of Yoga, Haryana Chief Minister urged people ofthe State to practise Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family, due to COVID-19 Pandemic. The ChiefMinister said, "As we know that due to COVID-19 Pandemic, everyone has to observe the dayfrom the confines of their homes.He further said that Yoga is not a new practise, rather it is anintegral part of our culture and everyone should practise the ancient Indian discipline lifelong.Kerala: The rise in the number of Covid-19 patients with no known source of infection - more than60 cases now - has put the state government in a quandary; eight have people have died so far withmost number of cases without any known source reported from Malappuram. An auto rickshawdriver and two of his family members- with no known source of contact or travel history- havebeen tested positive for Covid- 19 in the capital yesterday putting the health department on alert.After a police officer in Kochi tested positive for Covid-19, a High Court judge who was incontact list entered self-isolation. The state yesterday reported its highest number of 118 newCovid-19 cases as well as the highest number of 96 recoveries, on a single day. As many as 1,380patients are still under treatment and a total of 1,32,569 people are under observation in variousdistricts.Tamil Nadu: 16 employees of a mask manufacturing company in Puducherry test positive forCovid-19; count reaches 338 in the UT. JIPMER exam leaves students in fix; students from otherdistricts appearing for PG entrance exam in Chennai on June 21 finding it difficult to avail e-passes; many fear contracting Covid. TN revokes dine-in relaxation, will allow only takeaway tillJune 30 in bid to arrest Covid-19 spread. All Class X students will be promoted, clarifies DGE;School Minister warns schools against tampering with marks. 2115 new cases, 1630 recoveries &41 deaths reported yesterday. Total cases till now: 54449, Active cases: 23509, Deaths: 666,Active cases in Chennai: 16699.Karnataka: State government issues guidelines for clinical assessment and admission ofasymptotic patients into Covid care centres. Out of 8281 patients only 36 needed ventilator so far.Since March 24, 1.2 lakh lockdown violations in the state, state government informs High Court of



Karnataka. Karnataka ramps up flood preparedness, to cover all gram panchayats in vulnerablepoints. Covid cases jump to 8,281, Bengaluru contributes bulk of patients. 337 new cases, 230discharges & 10 deaths reported yesterday. Total Active cases: 2943, Deaths: 124, Discharges:5210.Andhra Pradesh: State Governor BiswabhusanHarichandan urges people to practice yoga forimmense pleasure and good health benefits. CM releases funds for implementation of the secondphase of "YSR NethannaNestham", which aims to provide financial assistance to the weavers inthe state. Under this scheme, each weaver family will get an assistance of Rs 24,000 every year.376 new cases, 82 discharged and four deaths reported yesterday. Total cases: 6230, Active: 3069,Recovered: 3065, Deaths: 96.Telangana: The decision of the Telangana Health department to ramp up Covid-19 testing isreceiving lukewarm response, as people are not showing up for giving samples for testing asdesired. It was decided to conduct 50,000 tests in five districts, including the three districts thatcome under GHMC limits. Total cases as of 19th June: 6526, Active cases: 2976, Deaths 198,Recovered 3352.Maharashtra: The current count of COVID19 patients in the state is 1,24,331. 3,827 new patientswere added as per the latest report on Friday evening. The number of active cases is 55,651.Mumbai reported 1,269 cases and 114 deaths. BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation has set up aspecial COVID-19 hospital with 1000 beds (0ut of which 300 are ICU beds) at the Richardson&Cruddas premises in Byculla to cater to the ever increasing number of Covid patients.The hospital will be made operational by this month end.Gujarat: The total number of cases of Covid-19 detected so far hasreached up to 26,198 with 540new cases reported during the last 24 hours. Also, 27 patients have lost their lives taking the totaldeath toll of Covid19 in the state up to 1619, as per latest report.Rajasthan: 158 new cases have been reported today morning, which takes the state tally ofCOVID-19 to 14,314, out of which 2860 are active cases. However, 11,121 patients haverecovered in the state so far, while 333 deaths have also happened till date. Most of the new casesare from Dholpur district, followed by Jaipur and Bharatpur. Madhya Pradesh: 156 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state, taking the totalnumber of cases to 11,582. Death toll has risen to 495 after 9 more deaths were reported. BothIndore and Bhopal have reported 55 new cases each. Weekend lockdown is being observed atBhopal. Except for shops of essential items, all other establishments remain closed in the city onSaturdays and Sundays in view of COVID-19 pandemic.Chhattisgarh: 70 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Friday, taking the state tally ofpositive cases to 2018. Out of this, 703 are active cases.Goa: 20 new cases have been reported in Goa, taking the tally of positive cases to 725. There are607 active cases in the state at present.



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Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: India now has more than 2lakh persons cured of covid19; Recovery rate improves to 53.79%

With the confirmation of 10,386 patients having recovered from COVID-19 in the last 24 hrs, the totalnumber of recovered patients is now 2,04,710. The recovery rate consequently rose to 53.79%.Currently, 1,63,248 active cases are under medical supervision.The trend in the daily numbers shows anincreasing rate of recovery, and an increasing gap between active and recovered cases. The increase inthe proportion of recovered cases is a demonstration of India’s strategy of timely management ofCOVID-19.



The number of government labs has been increased to 703 and private labs has been increased to 257 (Atotal of 960)

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Centre Lauds Karnataka’s IT-based model of Comprehensive Contact Tracing and House-to-House Survey

The Centre has lauded the best practice from Karnataka for COVID-19 management which includes thecomprehensive contact tracing of COVID-19 positive cases and physical/phone-based household surveywhich has covered more than 1.5 crore households. The two initiatives taken by the State Governmentare developed as part of the ‘Whole of Government’ approach with the involvement of multi-sectoralagencies and supported by technology-based solutions and interventions. The Centre has asked the otherStates to adapt these best practices to their local context and replicate them for better management of theCOVID-19 pandemic.

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From health surveys to testing and cap on in-patient private hospital costs, COVID-19management in Delhi streamlined on directions of the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah

Demonstrating the Modi Government’s commitment to provide relief to the people of Delhi, UnionHome Minister Shri Amit Shah has been personally monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Delhi, on theadvice of the Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi. As per directions given by Shri Amit Shah in a seriesof meetings chaired by him over last few days in regard to Covid-19 situation in Delhi, house-to-househealth survey in 242 containment zones of Delhi has been completed yesterday. A total of 2.3 lakhpeople were surveyed.Further, on his directions to increase testing capacity & quick delivery of results inDelhi, testing via Rapid Antigen testing methodology was started yesterday. A total of 7,040 people havebeen tested in 193 testing Centres. Testing will continue with increased numbers in coming days.Sampletesting has been doubled immediately following decisions taken by Shri Amit Shah. A total of 27,263testing samples have been collected in Delhi from 15 to 17 June 2020 against the daily collectionwhich varied between 4,000-4,500 earlier.

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Union Home Minister holds review meeting on COVID-19 preparations with senior officials ofNCR

Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah has emphasized on the need to have a unified strategy in theDelhi-NCR region to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairing a meeting to review the preparations formanagement of COVID-19 yesterday, Shri Amit Shah said that keeping in view the close knit urbanstructure of the NCR region, it is necessary for all concerned authorities in Delhi and the NCR region tocome together to tackle the virus. The Union Home Minister said that in order to control the virus, thereis a need to test more and it is also necessary to identify and treat those who are diagnosed as positive.The Union Home Minister said there is a need to work in a Mission Mode.

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AC coaches not suitable in view of the potential transmission risk of COVID 19 virus through ACducting

In order to augment the capability against COVID-19, Indian Railways has converted 5231 non air-conditioned coaches into isolation coaches, at the level of COVID Care Center (CCC). These facilitiesare part of the integrated COVID plan developed by MoHFW and NITI Ayog and are normally to beused when state facilities are overwhelmed. It was also stipulated that the Facility should be wellventilated with adequate scope for natural lighting, and Air Conditioning if provided, should be non-ducted which rules out AC Coaches. The issue of AC vs NAC coaches was discussed with NiTiAyogand Ministry of Health and Family welfare before converting these coaches for Covid Patients. It wasagreed that AC coaches would not be suitable in view of the potential transmission risk of COVID 19virus through AC ducting, and generally a higher ambient temperature was expected to assist in fightingthe Virus and cross circulation of air through open windows will benefit patients.

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Scheme of Special Micro-Credit Facility launched for Street Vendors - Striving towardsAatmanirbhar Bharat

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs andthe Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), today, in order to engage SIDBI as theImplementation Agency for PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbharNidhi (PM SVANidhi) - a Special Micro-Credit Facility for Street Vendors.SIDBI will implement the PM SVANidhi Scheme under the guidanceof MoHUA. It will also manage the credit guarantee to the lending institutions through Credit GuaranteeFund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises. It will develop and maintain a customized and integrated ITPlatform providing end-to-end solutions, including documentation of all the processes and workflows foran end-to-end solution, through a Portal and a Mobile App, to ensure engagement and information flowbetween Urban Local Bodies, Lending Institutions, Digital Payment Aggregators and other stakeholders.

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Prime Minister chairs review meeting on various development projects in Varanasi







Prime Minister today chaired a review meeting through Video Conferencing on various developmentprojects which are undertaken in Varanasi. The presentation also highlighted the progress made in theKashiVishwanathMandir complex by using a drone video of the lay out. The efforts undertaken oneffective management of COVID were also discussed. Prime Minister highlighted extensive andeffective utilisation of AarogyaSetu App for testing, tracing and ensuring quality treatment of patientsthrough this medium. Efforts made by the District Administration for providing food, shelter andquarantine services were also appreciated. He directed that appropriate skill mapping of the returningmigrant workers being taken up on priority and they should be provided gainful employment on the basisof their skill sets. Feedback was also taken about the positive impact of PM GaribKalyanYojana andState Government led COVID relief schemes in time of distress.

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Prime Minister’s remarks on International Day of Yoga (IDY) to be televised

A message from Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi will be the highlight of the main event forInternational Day of Yoga 2020. The Prime Minister’s remarks will be televised at 6:30 am on 21 June2020. The IDY this year is being observed on a large scale through the electronic and digital platformsby the Ministry of AYUSH. The observation of IDY in the past years has been marked by thousands ofharmonious mass demonstrations of Yoga in public places. Due to the current global health emergencydue to the COVID-19 outbreak, the focus this year is less on such celebrations and more on the peopleperforming Yoga at their respective homes with participation of the entire family. Yoga is found to beespecially relevant in the pandemic situation, since its practice leads to both physical and mentalwellbeing, and increases the individual’s ability to fight diseases.

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Shri Ram Vilas Paswan holds video conference with Food Ministers of States and UTs to discussthe roll out of One Nation One Ration Card scheme in remaining 14 states/UTs

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan held ameeting via video conference to review the progress of the implementation of National Portability ofNFSA ration card holders through “One Nation One Ration Card” programme. The purpose of themeeting was to understand the readiness, action plans and a tentative timeline to implement the “OneNation One Ration Card” facility in these 14 States/UTs. Shri Paswan said that in the time of Covid-19pandemic, the scheme proved immensely beneficial for migrant labourers, stranded and needy persons toaccess their quota of food grains through ONOC portability. He said by August 2020 three more Statesnamely - Uttarakhand, Nagaland and Manipur will be added to the national cluster and Department ismaking all necessary arrangements to include remaining all 14 States under ONOC by end of this year.Shri Paswan said that sufficient food grains are available in buffer stock and assured no one would gohungry in this difficult time of Covid-19 pandemic.

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Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce injects Rs 2000 crore plus into the tribaleconomy

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Procurement of Minor Forest Produce items has been initiated in 17 States with total procurement worthRs. 835 Cr through Central Government and State funds and almost Rs 1200 crore through private tradesince April 2020. The unprecedented circumstances caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic threwup challenges and resulted in a severe crisis among the tribal population. Unemployment among youth,reverse migration of tribals threatened to throw the entire tribal economy off track. It is in such ascenario that the MSP for MFP presented an opportunity to all the States.

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IIT Guwahati develops affordable diagnostic kits for COVID-19

Accurate testing is important to get out of the clutches of novel coronavirus. Stepping up efforts in thisregard, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, in association with RR Animal Healthcare Ltdand Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), has developed low-cost diagnostic kits. These areViral Transport Media (VTM) kits, RT-PCR kits, and RNA isolation kits.

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After providing for enough/surplus stocks for domestic market, ban on export of HCQ lifted

Government has lifted ban on export of anti-malerial drug Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) API andformulationwith immediate effect. Directorate General of Foreign Trade has issued a formal notificationin this regards yesterday.An Inter-ministerial High-Level Empowered Committee meets regularly onfortnightly basis for assessing the availability of drugs in the country and will continue to meet tomonitor the situation. The requirement of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare forHydroxychloroquine has been fulfilled completely as12.22 Crore tablets of HCQ 200 mg Tablets havebeen given to HLL Lifecare Limited, a central public sector undertaking, for dealing with COVID-19.Presently, MoHFW is maintaining enough buffer stock of HCQ to cater to domestic demand.In addition,7.58 Crore Tablets of HCQ 200 mg have been supplied to State Government, other Institutions andBPPI/Jan Aushadhi Kendras for fulfilment of their requirement. Further, around 10.86 Crore tablets ofHCQ 200 mg has been supplied in local pharmacies for catering to the domestic demand.Thus, a total of30.66 Crore tablets of HCQ 200 mg has been made available to domestic market to cater the demand ofthe country. There is no unfulfilled domestic demand for HCQ.

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Chandigarh: The Administrator, UT Chandigarh, directed that Principal Secretary Health toexamine the proposal, if instead of only self-quarantine, the Administration should go for self-home quarantine, which will restrict the movement of visitors from outside from roaming aroundin different parts of the city unnecessarily. The Administrator also desired that Adviser mayexamine, if the persons who violate self-quarantine instructions could be penalized by puttingthem in institutional Quarantine Centres.Punjab: Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister said that the state government will soonrationalize the private treatment cost for the COVID patients to make it affordable. He urged theprivate hospital managements to rise to the occasion and come forward with rational and






reasonable cost of the treatment for the COVID-19 patients. He reiterated that the government hasno intention to make the private hospitals suffer any losses, but at the same time, it cannot allowthe loot of the helpless patients by being slapped bills to the tune of lakhs of rupees for a few daysof stay in the hospital.Kerala: In an affidavit filed in the Kerala High Court, State government has taken a firm stand andsaid that Covid test should be done on expats before flying to Kerala. State issues order saying thatthe services offered to guest workers including institutional quarantine facilities will not beextended to expatriates who have returned to the state. In the wake of increasing number of Covidcases in the state, the government has decided that only 50 percent of attendance should be presentin government offices at a time; other 50 percent should be working from home. 97 new cases ofCovid-19 and 89 recoveries were reported in the state yesterday. 1,358 patients are undergoingtreatment and a total of 1,27,231 people are under observation across the state.Tamil Nadu: Intense 12-day lockdown enforced in Chennai and three neighbouring districts fromtoday. State Higher Education Minister KP Anbazhagan tests positive for Covid-19.With Covid-19stretching resources, the state government has come up with a proposal to reduce pension ofdoctors. College guest lecturers appeal to Tamil Nadu government to pay salary on time duringpandemic. 2141 new cases, 1017 recoveries & 49 deaths reported yesterday. 1276 cases fromChennai. Total cases: 52334, Active cases: 23065, Deaths: 625, Discharged: 28641,Active cases inChennai: 16067.Karnataka: State Covid Task force approves the revised the cost of treatment for Covid in privatehospitals recommended by eight member committee and referred the revised rates to the statecabinet for ratification. In an attempt to stem Covid-19, BBMP has formed citizen quarantinesquads which would ensure that those in home quarantine are complying with rules. MeanwhileBBMP has set up call centre to help with the process of removing unnecessary data from thequarantine watch app. 210 new cases, 179 discharges & 12 deaths reported yesterday. Totalpositive cases: 7944, Active cases: 2843, Deaths: 114, Discharges: 4983.Andhra Pradesh: CM launches Tourism Control Rooms across the state, along river fronts andbeaches, for safe boating. AP signs MoU with IGY Immunologix India Private Limited for settingup of vaccine manufacturing unit at Pulivendula (Kadapa). 376 new cases after testing 17,609samples with four deaths reported during last 24 hours, 82 discharged. Total cases: 6230, Active:3069, Recovered: 3065, Deaths: 96.Telangana: Covid-19 cases rise, but containment zones shrink across Telangana. While thegovernment is tight-lipped about the monitoring of these zones, there is shift in the policy and nonew containment zones are being created despite a huge spike in the cases. Total cases till now6027; Active cases 2,531; Recovered 3301.Maharashtra: The current count of COVID19 patients in the state of Maharashtra is 1,20,504, withthe addition of 3,752 new cases reported during the last 24 hours. Mumbai reported 1,298 cases.Amidst demand for oxygen surging in hospitals due to rising number of corona virus cases inMumbai and the current facilities unable to meet the requirements, the Brihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation (BMC) is in the final stage of completing installation of huge liquid oxygen tanks at20 places, including key civic-run hospitals-KEM, Nair, Sion-and at jumbo facilities. Platforms toinstall the cylinders have been constructed and the installation process will be completed nextweek.

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Gujarat: Total cases of COVID-19 detected so far have reached up to 25,660 with 510 new casesreported during the last 24 hours. Also, 22 patients have lost their lives taking the total death tollof COVID-19 in the state up to 1,592. Following the discharge of 389 patients on Thursday, thetotal number of patients recovered from COVID-19 has gone up to 17,829. Out of 6,239 activecases in the state, conditions of 6,178 are stable while 61 patients are on ventilator support. Out of510 new cases, the maximum 317 cases reported from Ahmedabad alone. Also, 82 new casesreported from Surat and 43 cases have been reported from Vadodara. More than two lakh 6thousand persons in the state have been kept under home quarantine as a precautionary measure.Madhya Pradesh: 182 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours taking the state tally to11,426. However, the number of active cases stands at 2308. The number of cases in Indore, theworst-hit district in the state, has risen to 4191.Constant improvement in the situation of thepandemic is being recorded in the state. The Recovery rate of the state has become 75.5 per cent,whereas the recovery rate of the country is 53 percent. Moreover, the doubling rate of corona inthe state has become 43.2 days. Six districts of the state have become corona free and 24 districtshave less than 10 active cases.Chhattisgarh: 82 positive cases have been identified on Thursday, taking the state tally of COVID-19 to 1,946. Also, 46 patients have recovered, taking the total number of recoveries to 1202, whilethere exists 735 active cases.Rajasthan: 84 new cases of COVID 19 have been reported in the state today, taking the state tallyof coronavirus infection to 13,626. The COVID-19 recovery rate has gone up to more than 77percent. 10,582 patients have been recovered so far while 323 persons have died due to coronainfection in the state.Goa: 49 new positive cases have been reported during the last 24 hours, taking the state tally ofCOVID-19 to 705. The active cases are numbered at 596.Arunachal Pradesh: In Arunachal Pradesh, total 17,501 samples have been collected for COVID19test. 92 active cases,11 persons discharged and results for 1756 cases are awaited.Assam: Assam completed 2,58,797 COVID19 tests under Assam Targeted SurveillanceProgramme today in order to contain the spread of COVID19, said State Health Minister.Manipur: In continuation of the crackdown against violators of lockdown norms, Manipur StatePolice detained 459 persons and 350 vehicles across the State. Rs 59,200 was collected as fine.Mizoram; 8 COVID19 patients discharged from Zoram Medical College, Aizawl. Total cases 130and 121 active cases in the State.Nagaland: All Institutions Heads of Schools (both Government and Private) in Nagaland asked totake necessary steps to make children and parents aware about safe use of internet and onlinethreats by means of SMS, online teaching & other means.

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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: Recovery Rate improves to52.96%; Dr. Harsh Vardhan launches India’s First Mobile I-LAB (Infectious Disease DiagnosticLab)

During the last 24 hrs, 7390 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of 1,94,324patients, so far, havebeen cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate rises to 52.96%. Currently, 1,60,384 active cases are undermedical supervision.The number of government labs has been increased to 699 and private labs has beenincreased to 254 (A total of 953). In the last 24 hours, 1,65,412 samples were tested. The total number ofsamples tested thus far is 62,49,668.

Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched India’s first mobile I-Lab(Infectious disease diagnostic lab) for COVID-19 testing for last mile testing access. It will be deployedin remote, interior and inaccessible parts of the country and have capability to perform 25 COVID-19



RT-PCR tests/Day, 300 ELISA tests/day, additional tests for TB, HIV etc. as per CGHS rates.

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PM launches Auction process of Coal blocks for Commercial mining

Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi launched the auction process of 41 coal blocks for commercialmining through video conference today. It was part of the series of announcements made by theGovernment of India, under the AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. A two stage electronic auction process isbeing adopted for allocation of the coal mines.Speaking on the occasion, Shri NarendraModi said thatIndia will overcome the COVID -19 Pandemic and the nation will turn this crisis into an opportunity. Hesaid that this crisis has taught India the lesson of becoming AatmaNirbhar, i.e. Self-Reliant. He said anAatmaNirbhar Bharat means reducing dependency on imports, and saving foreign currency on imports.It entails that India develop resources domestically so that the country does not have to rely on imports.

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PM Modi to launch GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan on 20th June to boost livelihood opportunitiesin Rural India

Government of India has decided to launch a massive rural public works scheme‘GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan’to empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrantworkers and rural citizens. PM Modi will launch this Abhiyaan on 20 June, 2020 at 11 am throughVideo-Conference in presence of the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar. The Abhiyaanwill be launched from Village – Telihar, Block- Beldaur of Khagaria District of Bihar. Chief Ministers ofother five States and Union Ministers of concerned Ministries will also participate in the virtual launch.This campaign of 125 days, which will work in mission mode, will involve intensified and focusedimplementation of 25 different types of works to provide employment to the migrant workers on onehand and create infrastructure in the rural regions of the country on the other hand, with a resourceenvelope of Rs. 50,000 crore.A total of 116 Districts with more than 25,000 returnee migrant workersacross six States, namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha havebeen chosen for the campaign which includes 27 Aspirational Districts

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Curtain Raiser Press Conference held on GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan to be launched by PrimeMinister Shri NarendraModi on 20th June 2020

Curtain Raiser Press Conference was held today on the GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan to be launched byPrime Minister Shri NarendraModi. Addressing the Press Conference, Finance Minister Smt.NirmalaSitharaman said that workers from all over the country, both men and women, after COVIDlockdown have returned to their villages in large numbers. Government of India together with the StateGovernments have mapped the districts where these migrant workers have largely returned and it is seenthat approximately 116 districts spread over 6 states namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha have received substantial numbers of returnees.Smt.

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NirmalaSitharaman said that the Government of India together with the concerned State Governmentshas carried out mapping of skill sets of these migrant workers and majority of them have been found tobe skilled in some kind of work. Based on this and to mitigate their difficulties during next 4 months,Government of India has decided to launch a massive rural public works scheme‘GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan’ to empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrantworkers and rural citizens.

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Slew of steps taken to tackle the COVID situation in Delhi pursuant to series of review meetingschaired by the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah recently,In pursuance of decisions taken by the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah during a series of meetingsheld on June 14 -15 , to handle the COVID-19 situation in Delhi, sample testing has been doubledimmediately. A total of 16,618 test samples were collected on June 15 -16 . Daily collection of samplesvaried between 4,000-4,500 till 14 June. Door-to-door health survey of residents has been undertakenin 242 Containment Zones of Delhi. The report of high level Expert Committee headed by Dr. V.K Paulon rates to be charged by testing laboratories has been received in the Ministry of Health & FamilyWelfare and the same has been sent to Delhi Government for further necessary action. Committee hasfixed rate per test at Rs 2,400. A total of 169 centers have been set up in Delhi for collection & testing ofsamples.

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CSIR-CDRI’s candidate drug Umifenovir secures DCGI approval for Phase III Clinical Trialagainst COVID-19

CSIR constituent lab CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute(CDRI) Lucknow, has received permissionfor carrying out Phase III randomised, Double blind, Placebo controlled trial of efficacy, safety andtolerability of antiviral drug Umifenovir. The Phase III Clinical Trials will be carried out at KingGeorge's Medical University (KGMU), Dr. Ram ManoharLohia Institute of Medical Sciences(RMLIMS) and ERA's Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Lucknow.This drug has a good safetyprofile and acts by preventing entry of virus into human cells and also by priming the immune system.Umifenovir is mainly used for treatment of influenza and is available in China and Russia, and hasrecently come into prominence due to its potential use for Covid19 patients.

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ER’S ASANSOL Division develops automatic bag sanitiser machineAs a part of Eastern Railway’s(ER) endeavour to resist spread of COVID-19, an Automatic BagSanitiser Machine has been developed in ER’s Asansol Division.The automatic bag sanitizer machinehas a air blower pump with spray container and nozzle for fog type sanitizing.

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Union Road Transport Minister Shri NitinGadkari says, India will be a manufacturing hub forelectric vehicles within five years

Union Minister for Road Transport& Highways and MSMEs Shri NitinGadkari has expressedconfidence that in the next five years, India will become a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles. Hesaid, the Government is trying to extend best possible concessions to this sector, and has lowered theGST on electrical vehicles to 12 per cent.Addressing a webinar on ‘India's Electric Vehicle Roadmappost-COVID-19’ today, the Minister said, he was aware of the issues facing the EV sector, but was also

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sure of the things to change as the sales volumes increase. He said, the world is no more interested indoing business with China, which is a very good opportunity for Indian industry to pick up the shift inbusiness.

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NRDC Licenses NavRakshak PPE Suit Manufacturing Know-how to Five MSMEs Developed byIndian Navy

National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), an enterprise of DSIR, Ministry of Science andTechnology, has licensed the manufacturing know-how of a PPE Suit being named as NavRakshak tofive MSME clients to meet the ongoing country wide demand of quality PPE kits. These manufacturersput together are planning to mass produce more than 10 million PPEs per year.The manufacturing know-how of NavRakshak PPE has been developed at the Innovation Cell of the Institute of Naval Medicine,INHS Asvini Hospital (Mumbai). The PPE has been tested and certified at the INMAS, DRDO which isone of the nine NABL accredited labs authorised by Ministry of Textile currently in India for PPEprototype sample testing as per the prevailing ISO standards and Ministry of Health & FamilyWelfare/Ministry of Textile guidelines and has been found to meet the synthetic blood penetrationresistance criteria for both the fabric, suit, and seam. It is cost effective as it does not require any majorcapital investment and can be adopted even by gown manufacturing units using basic stitching expertise.

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Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurates an International Workshop on Good Governance Practices in aPandemic for International Civil Servants

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that “Awareness not Anxiety” is key to fight the globalpandemic of COVID-19 and international collaboration is the need of the hour. He was speaking afterinaugurating an international workshop through a webinar, jointly organized by Indian Technical andEconomic Cooperation, Ministry of External Affairs and National Centre for Good Governance,Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.Dr. Singh reiterated that the roadmapahead for Nations in winning the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic lies in restarting the economyand strengthening cooperative federalism. He said that the thrust is for stronger institutions, stronger e-Governance models, digitally empowered citizens and improved healthcare.

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SERB supported study shows that collapse of respiratory center in the brain may causebreakdown of COVID-19 patients

The team of researchers at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata has explored theneuro-invasive potential of SARS-CoV-2 and suggested that the virus may infect respiratory centre ofthe brain and attention should be focused on the respiratory centre of the central nervous system tosearch for mortality due to COVID 19.

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Chandigarh: Department of Social Welfare, Chandigarh Administration, distributed Take HomeRation in the form of Nutritious Weaning Food and BesanPanjiri, at the doorstep of approx.22,586 beneficiaries i.e., Children between the age of 06 months to 06 years, Pregnant Women,Nursing Mothers and Adolescent Girls. In addition to the Nutritious dry ration, eggs, bananas andmilk were also distributed to the beneficiaries of 53 Anganwadi Centres. Take Home Ration wasalso distributed to approximately 350 beneficiaries of the Slum Areas and Construction Sites atvarious locations in the city.Punjab: In a bid to further check the spread of Coronavirus, the Revenue Department of the PunjabGovernment has allocated Rs. 300 Cr. to the various departments and Deputy Commissioners. Outof Rs.100 crore allocated to the Deputy Commissioners, Rs.98 Cr. has been spent on sending themigrant workers to their home states, distributing dry rations, and on Quarantine facilities.Himachal Pradesh; The Chief Minister said that the State has been effectively fighting the Coronapandemic and therefore the situation was far better than most of the neighbouring states. He saidthat the sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases was due to the return of about two lakhpeople stranded in different parts of the country. These people were being kept in quarantine andpeople need not to panic. He further said that under Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojanaRs. 500 permonth have been transferred into the accounts of 5.90 lakh eligible women of the State for themonth April, May and June this year. He said that 1.37 lakh workers were provided Rs. 2000 permonth for the period of two months as assistance and now the Government has decided to provideanother Rs. 2000 in the accounts of registered workers of H.P. Buildings and Other ConstructionWorkers Welfare Board.Maharashtra; 3307 new patients have been identified as COVID-19 positive on Wednesday,thereby taking the state tally of coronavirus positive patients to 1,16,752, out of which, 51,921 areactive cases. 114 deaths have also been reported, which takes the COVID-19 fatality count in thestate to 5651. Also, 59,166 patients have been cured in the state so far, as per latest report.Gujarat: In last 24 hours, 520 positive cases of COVID-19 and 27 deaths have been reported in thestate. State tally stands at 25,148 including 17,438 cured and discharged and 1561 deaths.Rajasthan: 84 positive cases have been reported today morning, which takes the state tally ofCOVID-19 cases to 13,626. Also, 326 new cases were reported till Wednesday night. However,10,582 patients have been cured till date in the state recording highest recovery rate. Most of thenew cases have been reported today, are from Bharatpur district, followed by Jaipur district.Madhya Pradesh: 161 new cases have been reported on Wednesday evening in the state, whichtook the total cases to 11,244. Most of the new cases have been reported from Bhopal (49)followed by COVID-19 hotspot Indore (44).Chhattisgarh: 71 new coronavirus cases have been identified in the state on Wednesday, whichtakes the state tally of COVID-19 to 1864, out of which, 756 are active cases.Goa: 27 new cases have been identified and 11 recoveries took place in the state on Wednesday.The total number of COVID-19 cases now stand at 656, out of which, 560 are active cases. CMPramodSawant said that a lot of testing is being conducted in the border areas and all containmentzones. But only 8-10 patients are symptomatic. Goa has categorised the patients for going toCOVID hospitals or COVID care centres.Kerala: State reported one more Covid death today taking the toll to 21. The deceased, a 28-year-old- driver with the Excise Department, was under treatment at the Govt. Medical College Kannur.Attempts are on to trace the source of his infection. A Civil Police Officer in Kochi has been tested



Covid positive. The officer was assigned to visit the houses of the home-quarantined people andensure that they are following the quarantine protocol. Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithalasaid the insistence of state govt. on Covid negative certificate for Vande Bharat will only landexpats in more crisis. Meanwhile, two more Keralites succumbed to the COVID-19 outside thestate. Yesterday there were 90 recoveries and 75 new cases. As many as 1,351 patients are stillunder treatment in different hospitals across the State.Tamil Nadu:Karaikal of Puducherry UT intensifies border vigil to stop trespassers from TamilNadu to curb Covid-19 spread. State to treat absence of TN govt staff between March 25 to May 7as on-duty. Intense lockdown for 12 days to be enforced in Chennai and parts of neighbouringdistricts, from tomorrow. 2174 new cases, 842 recoveries & 48 deaths reported yesterday. 1276cases from Chennai. Total cases: 50193, Active cases: 21990, Deaths: 576, Discharged: 27624,Active cases in Chennai: 16067.Karnataka: State observes 'Mask Day' today to raise Covid-19 awareness. State govt has informedHigh Court that so far 267 Shramik Trains have taken 3,79,195 migrant workers back to theirnative places. 204 new cases, 348 discharges & eight deaths reported yesterday. Total positivecases: 7734, Active cases: 2824, Deaths: 102, Discharges: 4804.Andhra Pradesh: 299 new cases after testing 13,923 samples with two deaths reported during last24 hours, 77 discharged. Total cases: 5854, Active: 2779, Recovered: 2983, Deaths: 92. Totalnumber of inter-state cases is 1353, with 611 of them active and 51 discharged in the last 24 hours,while 242 of the 289 cases from abroad remain active.Telangana: Private hospitals in Telangana say they will petition the state government over theupper limit fixed by it regarding the treatment of a Covid-19 patient in their hospitals; As chaosreigns supreme outside the Gandhi hospital mortuary, the hospital administration is struggling toset things in order at the morgue to avoid goof-ups like the one that happened on Thursday whenthe morgue staff released the body of a Covid19 victim to a wrong family -- the second suchincident in the recent past; Total cases till now 5675; Active cases 2,412; Recovered 3071.Assam: 82 new COVID19 positive cases in Assam. Total cases stands at 4777, active cases 2111,recovered 2658 and deaths 9.Manipur: Manipur State has enhanced testing of COVID19 samples with 5 RT PCR machines and3 TRUENAT machines. Cumulative number of tests done in the State till date stands at 29,865.Mizoram: 9 COVID19 patients from Kolasib district in Mizoram have tested negative twice.Theyare expected to be discharged from Zoram Medical College tomorrow, says State Health Minister.Nagaland:Dimapur-Kohima taxi service in Nagaland resumed under odd even rule. Small cars tocarry upto 3 passengers while big vehicles may carry upto 5 people. Scientists from Jorhat district,Assam arrived to train technical team of BSL-2 Lab in Dimapur. TRUENAT machines installed atLongleng&Tuensang.



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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and family Welfare: Recovery Rate improves to52.8%

During the last 24 hrs, 6922 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of 1,86,934 patients, so far, havebeen cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate rises to 52.80%. Currently, 1,55,227 active cases are undermedical supervision. The number of government labs has been increased to 674 and private labs hasbeen increased to 250 (A total of 924) for testing. In the last 24 hours, 1,63,187 samples were tested. Thetotal number of samples tested thus far is 60,84,256.





PM holds second part of interaction with CMs to discuss situation post Unlock 1.0

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today held the second part of two day interaction with ChiefMinisters via video conferencing to discuss the situation post Unlock 1.0 and plan for tackling theCOVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister observed that the spread of the virus is greater in certain big states and cities. Highdensity of population, difficulty in maintaining physical distancing and daily movement of people inhuge numbers has made the situation challenging, yet through patience of citizens, readiness ofadministration and dedication of corona warriors, the spread has been kept under control. Throughtimely tracing, treatment and reporting, the number of those recovering is rising, he said. He added thatthe discipline shown by people during Lockdown has prevented the exponential growth of the virus. Hetalked about the need to fight rumours of lockdown, mentioning that the country is now in phase ofUnlocking. We need to now think about phase 2 of Unlock and how to minimize all possibilities of harmto our people, he said.


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Following Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah’s directions, all Delhi hospitals speed up last rites ofCOVID-19 deceased

Following directions of the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, all hospitals in Delhi, (Central andState Government and private) yesterday complied with the decision taken at a meeting chaired by theUnion Home Minister on 14 June, by speeding up cremation/last rites of bodies of COVID-19 patients.The hospital staff performed the last rites of most COVID-19 deceased with consent/ presence of theirfamilies and relatives.


Indian Railways deploys 960 COVID Care Coaches in 5 States

Sustaining the fight against Covid-19, Indian Railways is making an all out effort to supplement thehealth care efforts of State Governments. Indian Railways has geared up to provide its 5231 Covid CareCoaches to the States. Zonal Railways have converted these coaches as COVID Care Centres to be usedfor very mild / mild cases. As of now, Indian Railways has deployed total 960 COVID Care coaches in 5states i.e. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Andhara Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh. Out of total 960COVID Care coaches, 503 COVID Care coaches have been deployed in Delhi, 20 in Andhra Pradesh, 60in Telangana, 372 in Uttar Pradesh and 5 in Madhya Pradesh.

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Procurement of wheat by government agencies reaches all-time high

Procurement of wheat from farmers by Government agencies has touched an all-time record figure on16.06.2020, when total procurement for the Central pool reached 382 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT)surpassing the earlier record of 381.48 LMT achieved during 2012-13. This has been accomplishedduring the trying times of Covid-19 pandemic when the whole country was under lockdown. This yearMadhya Pradesh became the largest contributor to Central pool with 129 LMT wheat, surpassing Punjabwhich procured 127 LMT.


Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister ofCanada

Prime Minister spoke on phone with His Excellency Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. Theleaders updated each other about the evolving situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic in theircountries, and also discussed the possibilities of international collaboration to address the health andeconomic crisis. They agreed that the India-Canada partnership can be a force for good in the post-COVID world, including for advancing humanitarian values in the global discourse. The leadersemphasised the need to strengthen multilateral institutions including the WHO, and agreed to workclosely together at various international fora, on health, social, economic and political issues.


NTA clears rumors regarding fake Public Notice of postponement of National Eligibility Cum EntranceTest UG, July – 2020

It has come to the notice of National Testing Agency (NTA) that a fake Public Notice dated 15.06.2020with the subject line - Postponement of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG July – 2020is being circulated through various sources and social media forums. The NTA has taken it seriously andis investigating the source of such a fake notice with an intent to misguide candidates, parents and thegeneral public. Stringent action would be taken against such anti-public elements. All candidates, parentsand public are hereby informed that no such decision has been taken by NTA or concerned authorities tilldate.


Sanitary Napkins available for Rs. 1/- per pad at Janaushadhi Kendras

i. in view the present scenario as a social drive Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkin is being madeavailable in more than 6300 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushdhi Pariyojna -PMBJP Kendrasacross the country at a minimum price of Rs.1/-per pad. The market price of the similar SanitaryNapkins is around Rs. 3/- to Rs. 8/- per pad. PMBJP Kendras are functional in this challengingtime of outbreak of COVID-19 and ensuring availability of medicines and essentials to anyonewho needs them. Jan Aushadhi Suvidha sanitary napkins are available across all Kendra's. UnderPMBJP, more than 1.42 Crore pads have been sold in the month of March, April & May, 2020,across the country.









Punjab: Appreciating Punjab’s Covid micro-containment and house-to-house surveillance strategy,Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked all other states to adopt the model, which was helpingPunjab successfully control the spread of the pandemic to a significant extent. On the state’spreparedness to tackle further spread of the pandemic, the Chief Minister informed the Prime Ministerthat 5000 isolation beds were ready in Government Level 2 & 3 facilities, in addition to 10-15,000 bedsin Level 1 Covid Care Centres for mild patients. These Level 1 beds can be scaled to 30,000, if the needarises, he said, adding that for tertiary level care, the state government had also secured the participationof private hospitals for tertiary level care.Haryana: Haryana Health Minister said that Covid-19 patients have been included in the AyushmanBharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). Along with this, the State Health Authorityhas increased the medical management package by 20 percent for the treatment of these patients so thatsuch patients can avail quality treatment facilities.Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister said that whole world have been adversely affected due to the Coronavirus and India is no exception. He said that this virus has forced us to rethink and reframe our strategiesand developmental policies and programmes. He said that lakhs of people of the State, particularlystudents were stranded in different parts of the country at initial stage of the lockdown and most of themwere in distress. He said that it was moral duty of the State Government to bring back these students andpeople of the State. He said that such people had been brought back by the Government by buses andthirteen special trains. He said that all the people coming from other parts of the country have been keptunder institutional or home quarantine. He said that the Active Case Finding Campaign launched by theState Government have helped the State in identifying people with ILI symptoms and with chronicillness.Maharashtra: 2,701 new COVID-19 infections have been reported on Tuesday, taking the state tally ofcoronavirus infections to 1,13,445, out of which the active cases are numbered at 50,044. Also, 1,802recoveries have been reported, taking the total number of recovered patients to 57,851; while 81 deathswere also reported on Tuesday. The hotspot Greater Mumbai area reported 941 positive cases whichtook the total number of COVID-19 infections to 60,142 on Tuesday.Gujarat: 524 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from 19 districts in the last 24 hours taking the totaltally to 24,628. Also, 418 persons have been discharged from hospitals in the state, taking the totalnumber of recoveries to 17,090. The death toll increased to 1,534 after 28 more patients succumbed tothe infection. The worst affected Ahmedabad district has alone reported 332 of these new cases and also21 deaths.Rajasthan: 122 new cases have been reported today, taking the state tally of COVID-19 to 13,338. Also,10125 patients have been cured till date. Most of the new cases are from Bharatpur district, followed byPali and then Churu districts. The Rajasthan government has since removed all conditions imposed forinter-state traffic. Now no person will need any pass or NOC to enter the state and visit another state.However, screening of people will still continue while entering the state and on their way to anotherstate.Madhya Pradesh: The coronavirus count in the state rose to 11,069 with the addition of 134 new cases inthe last 24 hours. Also, 11 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, taking the state’s death toll to




476. Till now 8,152 people have recovered from the infection and no new coronavirus case was reportedin 31 districts on Tuesday. Bhopal reported 48 new cases, followed by 21 in Indore, which is one of theCOVID-19 hotspots in the country.Chhattisgarh: While 31 new cases have been reported, 102 patients have also been discharged afterrecovery from various districts in the state. Maximum number positive cases have been reported fromBalodabazar district on Tuesday. While the state has recorded a total of 1784 COVID-19 cases tillTuesday, there are 842 active patients as on date. Goa: 37 new positive cases have been identified on Tuesday, taking the tally of COVID-19 infections to629, while the number of active cases are 544. Baina area in the state which recently saw a surge incases, is likely to be made a containment zone.Arunachal Pradesh: In Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar based Sango Resort decides to waive off food,lodging expenses of cops on COVID19 duty at the resort. National Commission for Protection for ChildRights member Rosy Taba says, State Child Protection Society and Child Welfare Committees indistricts must play proactive role during COVID19 pandemic.Assam: Assam Targeted Surveillance Programme (ATSP) has started today at NH parking lot inGuwahati. Total 50,000 tests for COVID19 will be conducted in the city under this programme, saidState Health Minister.Manipur: State COVID19 Training Team has trained 522 medical officers, 907 nurses and over 2500other staff in COVID care and management. 2. With 159 persons recovering from COVID19 so far inManipur, the recovery rate has improved to 32%.Mizoram: A Volunteer Group from Kolasib, Aizawl donated 64 PPE and 250 face masks to the ChiefMedical Officer, Kolasib. Union Sports Ministry will establish Khelo India State Centre of Excellence(KISCE) in Aizawl.Nagaland: As a gesture of support in the fight against COVID19, Mokokchung Bn Assam Rifles inNagaland donated 1500 improvised face mask to district for use by frontline workers.Kerala: Kerala Cabinet has decided to make Covid-19 negative certificate mandatory for all passengerscoming by flights to the state from abroad. It also decided to seek the intervention of the Centre toconduct Truenat Rapid Test, which gives result within an hour, for everyone before boarding the flights.Amidst mounting protest against inflated power bills, the State Electricity Board has decided to grantconcessions to consumers including allowing instalments in payment. Meanwhile, state capital has beenput on high alert following increasing Covid cases whose sources are untraceable. Eight more Keraliteshave succumbed to the Covid outside the state. 79 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the statealong with 60 recoveries. 1,366 are still under undergoing treatment and 1,22,143 people are underobservation in various districts of the state.Tamil Nadu: Biggest single-day Covid-19 spike in Puducherry with 30 fresh cases; one death was alsorecorded in JIPMER. With this, the total number of cases in the UT has risen to 245 and deaths to five.TN government launches web portal for jobs in the private sector; this service to job seekers as well asprivate companies free of cost. 1843 new cases, 797 recoveries & 44 deaths reported yesterday. 1257cases from Chennai. Total cases: 46504, Active cases: 20678, Deaths: 479, Discharged: 24547, Samplestested: 729002, Active cases in Chennai: 15385.Karnataka: Flights may resume from Hubballi from Wednesday: Hubballi Airport Director PramodThakre. Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that Karnataka to rope in private hospitals toCovid-19 fight surge. He also said that since the cases are increasing in the last two weeks, Covid CareCentres will be established to monitor and treat infected persons who are asymptomatic. Due to increase



in cases in last 2 weeks, Government is trying to scale up testing to 15,000 to 25,000 samples per day,Minister added. 213 new cases, 180 discharges & two deaths yesterday. Total positive cases : 7213,Active cases: 2987, Deaths: 88, Discharges: 4135.Andhra Pradesh: 275 new cases after testing 15,188 samples with two deaths reported during last 24hours, 55 discharged. Total cases: 5555, Active: 2559, Recovered: 2906, Deaths: 90.Telangana: Making special provisions for deferment of salaries and pensions to the governmentemployments and payments to even institutions, the Telangana government has promulgated anordinance. Total cases till now 5406; Active cases 2188; Recovered: 3027.

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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and family Welfare: Recovery Rate improves to52.47%; MoHFW releases a guide to combat stigma associated with Covid-19

During the last 24 hours, 10,215 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of 1,80,012 patients, so far,have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate rises to 52.47%, which is indicative of the fact thatmore than half of positive cases have recovered from the disease.Currently, 1,53,178 active cases areunder medical supervision.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a detailed illustratedguide to address the issue of stigma faced by people affected by COVID-19 including patients recoveredfrom COVID-19, frontline healthcare providers, their families etc.



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Testing capacity ramped up, reaches 3 lakh tests/day

The testing capacity for detecting the novel Coronavirus in infected persons in the country iscontinuously being ramped up. The country now has the capacity to test 3 lakh samples per day. Thetotal number of samples tested thus far is 59,21,069 with 1,54,935 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Anetwork of 907 labs has been created in the country as on date. This includes 659 labs in the governmentsector and 248 in the private sector. The details are as follows:

Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 534 (Govt: 347 + Private: 187)TrueNat based testing labs : 302 (Govt: 287 + Private: 15)CBNAAT based testing labs : 71 (Govt: 25 + Private: 46)

In order to enhance the testing capacity in Delhi, each of the 11 districts shall now have assigned labs forexclusively testing the samples from the respective districts. The samples from each district are beingsent to these labs to ensure timely testing and getting the results without any delay. Currently there are 42labs in Delhi with per day testing capacity of approx. 17000.

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PM holds interaction with CMs to discuss situation emerging post Unlock 1.0

Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi today interacted with Chief Ministers via video conferencing todiscuss the situation emerging post Unlock 1.0 and plan ahead for tackling the COVID-19pandemic.Prime Minister observed that timely decisions taken to combat the pandemic have beeneffective in containing its spread in the country. When we look back, people will remember that we havepresented an example for cooperative federalism to the world, he said.Prime Minister noted that with theefforts of the past few week, green shoots in the economy are visible. Prime Minister said there issignificant importance of agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and MSMEs in the participating States,provisions for which have been made under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan.

Today’s interaction was the first part of the two day interaction, and witnessed participation of States andUTs including Punjab, Assam, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, HimachalPradesh, Chandigarh, Goa, Manipur, Nagaland, Ladakh, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya,Mizoram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu, Sikkim and Lakshadweep.

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PM’s Opening Remarks during Interaction with Chief Ministers on Covid-19

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Centre asks States to engage with the private sector for augmenting healthcare infrastructure, andprovisioning of critical care at reasonable rates

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has addressed the States/UTs to engage with the private healthcareproviders to facilitate enhanced bed availability and critical care health facilities as well as to ensure fairand transparent charges for services provided.In order to ensure that patients receive prompt, goodquality and care at reasonable rates, it has been suggested to States to have consultations with the localprivate healthcare providers and arrive at reasonable rates, while factoring in cost elements for personal







safety equipment for healthcare providers. It has been suggested that the rates, once fixed, must bewidely publicized so that both the patients and service providers are fully aware and capacities are usedoptimally.

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Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah pays surprise visit to LokNayak Jay Prakash NarayanHospital to review arrangements related to COVID-19

Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah paid a surprise visit to LokNayak Jay Prakash Narayan Hospitalon Monday to review arrangements related to COVID-19. Shri Amit Shah directed the Delhi ChiefSecretary to install CCTV cameras in Corona wards of every Corona hospital, so that there is propermonitoring and problems of patients can also be resolved. He also directed that back-ups for canteenssupplying food should also be established, so that in case there is an infection in one canteen, patientscan continue to get food without disruption. Shri Amit Shah directed that psycho-social counselling ofdoctors and nurses engaged in service to humanity through the treatment of Corona patients should alsobe done.

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Coverage of PM Van DhanYojana proposed to be expanded from the current 18,000 SHGS to50,000 Van Dhan SHGS, coverage of tribal gathers to be increased Three fold to 10 lakh

Tackling an unprecedented crisis of the nature and combating the challenges thrown by the Covid-19Pandemic require different and innovative approaches. One segment that has been severely impactedduring the ongoing crisis has been the tribal population. In such a scenario, the Van Dhan Start-ups,established under the scheme initiated by TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has emerged as a source ofemployment generation for tribal gatherers and forest dwellers and also the home-bound labour andartisans.1205 Tribal Enterprises have been established to provide employment opportunities to 3.6lakh tribal gatherers and 18000 Self-help groups in 22 States.

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AYUSH Ministry gears up for International Day of Yoga 2020 with the “Yoga at Home, Yoga withFamily” campaign

In context of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, slowdown in daily activities and restrictions onthe movement of people, this year’s observance of International Day of Yoga will aim to highlight thehealth-building and stress-relieving aspects of Yoga. To facilitate this, the Ministry of AYUSH isorganising a trainer-led session which will be telecasted on Doordarshan on 21 June at 6:30AM forpeople to follow and practice in solidarity.

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Chandigarh: The Administrator, UT Chandigarh, has directed health officials to focus on visitorscoming from outside and also to take special care of co-morbidities cases. He also appealed tocitizens to maintain physical distance and wear masks in public places.Punjab: Pointing to the large-scale devastation and distress caused to the state due to the Covid-19pandemic, Punjab Chief Minister has sent a memorandum to the Prime Minister, seeking fiscal aid

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from the Government of India to the tune of Rs 80,845 crore, along with non-fiscal assistance onvarious counts, in order to save lives and secure livelihoods in the new normal.Haryana: Chief Minister in a review meeting on COVID-19 asked the officers to work with thespirit of service to mankind and to take steps to make public aware about ways to protectthemselves from the infection. The Chief Minister emphasized on the distribution of face masks tothe public to ensure protection from COVID-19 and further added that the amount collected fromthe fine imposed for not wearing masks should be used to make new masks and then distributethem among the needy people. He said that people should be motivated to increase their immunitylevels. He said that Ayurvedic and Homeopathy medicines have no side effects and there is noharm if people use these medicines in general.Maharashtra: 2,786 patients have been newly identified as positive, taking the state tally ofCOVID-19 cases to 1,10,744. Total number of active patients stands at 50,554. Hotspot Mumbaireported 1,066 new cases.Gujarat: There are 5,886 positive cases in the state now, while the total number of COVID-19infections stand at 24,055.Rajasthan: 115 new infections have been reported today, mostly from Bharatpur district.Thenumber of COVID-19 positive persons has gone up to 13,096, out of which 9794 people havebeen recovered and 302 persons have died till date due to the infection. The recovery rate ofCOVID patients has increased to 75 per cent in the state, which is the highest in the country. Astate-wide 10-day long special campaign will be launched in Rajasthan on June 21 to createawareness about COVID-19. Under the campaign, State Health Department teams will conductdoor-to-door active surveillance and make people aware of the precautions to be taken forprevention and control of COVID-19.Madhya Pradesh: The Corona virus case count in the state reached 10,935 with 133 new patientsbeing detected in the last 24 hours. Six COVID-19 patients died during this period, taking thedeath toll to 465. The doubling time of cases in the state has increased to 34.1 days while therecovery rate has gone up to 71.1 per cent. Madhya Pradesh stands second in the country in termsof recovery rate after Rajasthan.Chhattisgarh: 44 new cases have been identified, having the tally of COVID-19 positive cases to1,715, out of which 875 are active cases.Goa: 28 new positive cases have been identified on Monday, taking the state tally of COVID-19 to592; out of which 507 are active cases. The major locations of COVID-19 cases in Goa areMangor Hill, New Vaddem, Morlem, Baina, Chimbel and Sada.Arunachal Pradesh: In Arunachal Pradesh, trucks from Dhemaji, Assam to East Siang and otherdistricts start plying again with essential supplies. Movement was stopped a week ago due toissues concerning SoPs to be followed by truckers.Assam: 10 new COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Assam taking total cases to 4319,active cases 2103, recovered 2205 and deaths 8.Manipur: Manipur CM met representatives of Public Sector Bank officials on provision of creditfacilities to hundreds of street vendors of ImaKeithel and others under AatmaNirbhar BharatAbhiyan.Mizoram: In Mizoram, 8884 people currently placed under quarantine, State government is tryingto increase testing ratio, says State Health Minister.



Nagaland: Dimapur issues revised lockdown guidelines. Passenger vehicles to remain off the roadtill June 30, saloons to remain closed and markets/mall to re-open in phases. District Task Forceteam in Peren, Nagaland donates water storage tanks attached with basin & stand to COVIDhospital, CHC Jalukie& District Hospital Peren.Kerala: Kerala has asked the Centre to make Covid negative certificate compulsory for VandeBharat Mission. State Industry Minister E.P. Jayarajan said Covid affected expats should bebrought by special plane. The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia has directed expatriates going toKerala in chartered flights to produce Covid certificate from June 20 onwards. The state healthdepartment has come up with new guidelines for Covid primary testing Centers; only those withmild symptoms and asymptomatic to be admitted in the primary centers in the initial stage. Fourmore Keralites including a nun in Mexico died of the Covid-19 outside Kerala. The state hadreported one death, 82 positive cases and 73 recoveries. Currently, 1,348 are under treatment and atotal of 1,20,727 people are under surveillance in various districts.Tamil Nadu: Over 13 lakh differently-abled people in Tamil Nadu will get Rs 1,000 cash relief tohelp them during the ongoing lockdown phase; earlier the same relief was announced by the Statefor rice ration cardholders and workers of unorganised sector. JIPMER microbiologist among 14new Covid-19 cases in Puducherry; with this, the total number of cases in the UT has risen to216.1843 new cases, 797 recoveries & 44 deaths reported yesterday. 1257 cases from Chennai.Total cases: 46504, Active cases: 20678, Deaths: 479, Discharged: 24547, Active cases inChennai: 15385.Karnataka: To help the farmers during Covid crisis state government released 1000cr to help 50lakh farmers Rs 2000 each, said chief minister in Bangalore today. KSRTC's inter-state busservices to resume from tomorrow, initially bus to be operated to Andhra Pradesh. Karnataka highCourt declined to entertain plea challenging mandatory wearing of masks. IISc Bangalore hasdeveloped online self-assessment tool for workplaces that will help organisations to establishpandemic specific policies and practice. 213 new cases, 180 discharges & two deaths reportedyesterday. Total positive cases: 7213, Active cases: 2987, Deaths: 88, Discharges: 4135.Andhra Pradesh: For the FY: 2020-21, AP Finance Minister presenting the budget, proposed anexpenditure of Rs. 2,24,789.18 crore, with revenue expenditure estimated at Rs. 1,80,392.65 crore,capital expenditure including loan repayments and other capital disbursements estimated at aroundRs. 44,396.54 crore. The 2020-21 Budget Estimates entail an overall decrease of 1.4 per cent over the 2019-20 budget estimates on account of major economic slowdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. 193 new cases after testing 15,911 samples with two deaths reported during last 24hours, 81 discharged. Total cases: 5280, Active: 2341, Recovered: 2851, Deaths: 88.Telangana: Experts opine that Telangana govt should rework Covid-19 plan; there is a strong needto set up a committee of public health experts to evolve strategies even as Covid- 19 cases shootup in Telangana. As on 16th June 5,193 cases reported in the State. 2766 Recovered, 2240 Activeand 187 deaths reported.

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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare;:RECOVERY RATEIMPROVES TO 51.08%; CURRENTLY MORE THAN 900 DEDICATED LABS TESTING FORCOVID-19 IN INDIA

During the last 24 hrs, 7419 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of 1,69,797 patients, so far, havebeen cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate rises to 51.08%, which is indicative of the fact that morethan half of positive cases have recovered from the disease.Currently, 1,53,106 active cases are undermedical supervision.

ICMR‘s testing capacity for detecting the novel Coronavirus in infected persons is continuously beingramped up. The number of government labs has been increased to 653 and private labs has beenincreased to 248 (a total of 901). In the last 24 hours, 1,15,519 samples were tested. The total number ofsamples tested thus far is 57,74,133

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Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah chairs meeting of all political parties in Delhi on theCOVID-19 situation in the national capital

Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has said the Government of India will take all necessary steps tocheck the spread of COVID-19 in Delhi. Chairing a meeting of all political parties in Delhi on theCOVID-19 situation in the national capital, Shri Amit Shah said we all have to stand united under theleadership of the Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi in this fight against the pandemic.The Union HomeMinister informed the all-party meeting of key decisions taken during a meeting convened by himyesterday and appealed to all political parties to ensure that decisions are implemented in earnest at theground level. Shri Amit Shah called on the parties to mobilise their party workers to help implement thedecisions taken by the Central Government for the welfare of the people of Delhi. Shri Amit Shahappealed all parties to rise above political differences in the interest of the people.

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CBIC Begins Using e-Office in all CGST and Customs offices

Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) launched the e-Office application inover 500 CGST and Customs offices across India today.The launch of e-Office is one more measuretaken by the CBIC in leveraging technology for providing a ‘Faceless, Contactless and Paperless’indirect Tax administration.The use of e-Office by the rank and file of the CGST and Customs officers intheir day to day work would lead to speedier decision making, transparency, accountability, and positiveimpact on the environment by cutting down the use of paper and printing. Of particular relevance in thepresent-day challenging situation arising due to COVID-19 is that e-Office would help avoid contactwith physical files thereby preventing possible transmission of any virus. Also, e-Office ensuresenhanced security as no file or document can be altered or destroyed or backdated. An in-builtmonitoring mechanism would identify where the files are held up enabling quick disposal and fasterdecision making.

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Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches “Feedback Call Centres on COVID -19 PublicGrievances and Interacts Live with Citizens”

Union Minister of State for Personnel, PG and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh todaylaunched the “FeedbackCall Centres on Public Grievances” and interacted live with citizens whose grievances have beensuccessfully redressed on the COVID-19 National Monitor for Public Grievances. Dr. Jitendra Singhcomplimented DARPG on reaching the milestone of redressing One Lakh COVID-19 Public Grievancesso far.This is the first time that a Senior Minister of Government has interacted live with Citizens whohad filed grievances during COVID-19 and also paved way for other Ministries to take up citizengrievances in an effective manner along with a feedback mechanism.

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Employees Provident Fund Organisationlaunches multi location claim settlement to expeditemember claims

Taking a big leap towards ensuring uniform standards of service delivery across the country andoptimum utilisation of its workforce during COVID-19 Pandemic, EPFO has recently launched a multi-location claim settlement facility. This facility will bring a paradigm shift by allowing EPFO offices to






settle online claims from any of its regional offices, across the country. All types of online claims i.e.provident fund, pension, partial withdrawal and claims and transfer claims can be processed under thisnovel initiative.

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Mission Sagar: INS Kesari Returns to Port Louis, Mauritius

As part of Mission Sagar, Indian Naval Ship Kesari returned to Port Louis, Mauritius, on 14 June 2020,to embark the Indian Navy Medical Team, which was disembarked during its last visit to Port Louis on23 May 2020. The 14-member medical team comprising specialist doctors and paramedics wasdisembarked at Port Louis with an aim to assist in management of COVID-19 pandemic, share expertiseto help contain the spread of the disease and minimize risk to life.During their deployment at Port Louis,the team interacted with healthcare warriors at all levels and held meaningful discussions towardssharing best practices on COVID-19 management.

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First ever distribution of assistive aids & devices to divyangjan through virtual platform underADIP Scheme of M/O Social Justice & Empowerment in Firozpur, Punjab

Amidst the prevailing unprecedented situation faced by the society due to Pandemic COVID-19, specialmeasures have been taken by Government of India so that the benefit of welfare scheme for Persons withDisabilities (Divyangjan) continue uninterrupted. In this endeavor adopting all the preventive measures,a Virtual ADIP Camp for free distribution of assistive aids and devices at Block level for Divyangjansunder the ADIP scheme of Government of India was organized at TalwandiBhai Block of FirozpurDistrict in Punjab today. This is the first camp being organized by the ALIMCO under DEPwD, M/oSocial Justice and Empowerment under the ADIP Scheme of the Government of India after opening oflockdown with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) approved by the Government of India.

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SER RUNS 1739 TRIPS OF PARCEL EXPRESS TRAINS FOR UNINTERRUPTED SUPPLY OFESSENTIAL COMMODITIES DURING NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN

As a part of commitment to the nation to fight COVID-19, South Eastern Railway (SER) has alreadygeared up its entire network to runTime Tabled Parcel Express Trains towards different destinations inthe country. SER has already run 1739 trips of Time Tabled Parcel Express Trains carrying essentialcommodities viz., fooditems, groceries, medicines, medical equipment including PPE masks, sanitizerscoveralls, gloves, fish, fruits, cotton goods, gunny bags, vegetables, onion, ginger, garlic and other dailyneed items to different parts of the country from 2nd April to 13th June, 2020. SER during the aboveperiod, has already carried 26,335 tonnes of parcel traffic containing 9,97,145 number of packages todifferent places in the country.

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Punjab: Punjab Chief Minister has urged Prime Minister NarendraModi to extend the benefitsunder the Pradhan Mantri GaribKalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for another six months, in viewof the Covid crisis, to facilitate free wheat and pulses to the beneficiaries of National FoodSecurity Act.







Haryana: The state government has taken initiative to start calling the cases which are in homeisolation to take feedback from them on various issues like availability of regular health servicesto them, whether they are following all the instruction given to them during home isolation, anydifficult faced by them, any support required from the health department, whether they are takingmedicines, wearing masks, sanitizing as per instructions etc. For calling these cases, services ofHaryana Help line 1075 call centre are being utilized.By calling these cases not only feedback istaken from them but their issues are also being resolved. Further psychological counselling isbeing given by the calling agents to decrease their stress and anxiety related to COVID, which isthe need of the day during COVID pandemic. Haryana Govt. has also tied up with ePsyclinic (Aplatform of experienced and qualified Psychologists) to give counselling related to mental healththrough call centre 1075 for next 3 months.Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister has approved review meetings to be held in each district of theState to make an assessment of the arrangements made in the districts for containing the spread ofCOVID-19 as well as district plans towards re-starting the economic activities includingdevelopment works. These review meetings will be chaired by the Speaker, Ministers, DeputySpeaker, Deputy Chairman and Chief Whip. The agenda approved by the Chief Minister for thesemeetings at the District level include review of arrangements made for containment of COVID-19,review of implementation of all flagship programmes started by the central and state governments,utilization of unspent amount, status of Chief Minister's announcements, progress of schemes onwhich foundation stones were laid by the Chief Minister.Kerala: The state government has issued new guidelines for outsiders visiting Kerala. Thosearriving for short trips should not stay for more than 7 days. Earlier quarantine concession wasannounced for officials and other professionals arriving in the state. Now it also applies tocandidates coming to attend exams. They should directly go to their accommodation and shouldnot make any other travel without permission. Kerala High Court has sought an explanation fromthe State Electricity Board on the plea against the unprecedented hike in the electricity tariff fromconsumers during the lockdown. Film shooting has resumed in the state after lockdown. Policeresorted to lathi charge to disperse a group of migrant labourers gathered in Perumbavoor nearKochi following a fake news circulated that train tickets to return are being distributed. A total of54 positive cases and 56 recoveries were reported in the state yesterday. 1,340 people are stillunder treatment for the infection.Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu Government announces total lockdown again from 19th June to 30thJune in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram and Chengalpattu districts. Puducherry RTC bus driveramong the eight new cases of Covid-19 in the UT, tally reaches 202. As cases mount, T.N. govt.begins identifying places to set up Covid-19 care centres for moderately ill patients. State recordedhighest single day yesterday: 1,974 fresh cases & 38 deaths. 1415 cases from Chennai. Total cases:44661, Active cases: 19676, Deaths: 435, Active cases in Chennai: 14667.Karnataka: CM lays foundation for Rs 220 crore airport project in Shivamogga. State decides toconstitute 800 booth level taskforce to contain spread of corona and to oversee quarantinefacilities. State to organise mask day throughout the state on Thursday, involving celebrities andsports persons. So far 4,40,684 tests have been conducted and 2956 are active cases. 176 newcases, 312 discharges & five deaths recorded yesterday. Total positive cases: 7000, Deaths: 86,Discharges: 3955.



Andhra Pradesh: King George Hospital (KGH) Visakhapatnam closed its morgue temporarilyafter a PG doctor with the Forensic Medical Department tested positive for Covid-19.KanipakamVinayakaSwamy temple in Chittoor cancels darshans for two days after a home guardposted at the temple tests positive. 246 new cases after testing 15,173 samples with two deathsreported during last 24 hours, 47 discharged. Total cases: 5087, Active: 2231, Recovered: 2770,Deaths: 86.Telangana: State govt fixes ₹2,200 for Covid19 tests in private labs, ₹4,000 for normal isolation,₹7,500 per day for Covid treatment without ventilator & ₹9,000 per day with ventilator.Government to issue detailed guidelines on this later in the day. Total cases as of 15th June 4,974,of which 2,412 are active cases.Maharashtra: 3,390 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state, taking the tally ofcoronavirus infection to 1,07,958, out of which 53,030 are active cases. Hotspot Mumbai recorded1,395 new cases, which takes the total number of COVID-19 patients in the city to 58,135. Thenumber of patients testing positive for corona in Dharavi slums appears to be getting undercontrol, with only 13 patients testing positive while no death has been reported from the area in thelast 24 hours. In Mumbai, selected suburban services resumed early this morning, on up and downroutes over Western and Central Railways for essential staff of State Government only. Thesespecial suburban services will not be available for general passengers/public.Gujarat: The number of Covid-19 cases has gone up to 23,017 with 511 new cases reported duringthe last 24 hours. 29 patients have also lost their lives taking the death toll to 1,478. OnRajasthan: 78 new cases have been reported today, taking the state tally of positive cases to12,772. Out of this, 9631 patients have also been cured till date, whereas the number of activecases stands at 2847. Most of the new cases have been reported from Jaipur and Jhunjhunudistricts. Madhya Pradesh: The coronavirus case count reached 10,808 with 161 new patients and 4 deathscoming up in the last 24 hours. The number of cases in Indore, the worst-hit district in the state,rose to 4063.The state capital Bhopal has so far reported 2195 COVID-19 patients. The MadhyaPradesh health department has proposed to rope in volunteers as 'Covid Mitra' to help thegovernment in containing the spread of coronavirus in the state. The 'Covid Mitra' will beequipped with an oximeter to check the oxygen levels of people. Any healthy individual up to 45years of age, or a social/voluntary organisation in an urban area can be made Covid Mitra'.Chhattisgarh: 113 new positive cases have been reported on Sunday. Also, 84 patients weredischarged from various hospitals in the state after recovery on Sunday. The total number ofCOVID-19 cases in the state stand at 1662.Goa: 41 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Goa on Sunday, taking the total number of casesto 564 including 74 recoveries.

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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Recovery Rate more than50%; A Total of 1,62,378 Patients cured of COVID-19

With 8,049 COVID-19 patients cured in the last 24 hours, the recovery rate has become more than 50%.A total of 1,62,378 patients, so far, have been cured of COVID-19.Currently, the recovery rate is50.60%. This indicates that of all the cases of COVID-19, half of them have recovered from the disease.Timely case identification and proper clinical management has been the road to recovery.Currently,1,49,348 active cases are under medical supervision.

ICMR‘s testing capacity for detecting the novel Coronavirus in infected persons is continuously beingramped up. The number of government labs has been increased to 646 and private labs has beenincreased to 247 (A total of 893). In the last 24 hours, 1,51,432 samples were tested. The total number ofsamples tested thus far is 56,58,614.

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COVID-19 Updates:Status of Remdesivir

An updated Clinical Management Protocol for COVID-19 has been released by the Ministry of Healthand Family Welfare on 13th June, 2020 in which the drug Remdesivir has been included as an“investigational therapy” only for restricted emergency use purposes, along with off label use ofTocilizumab and Convalescent Plasma.The said protocol also clearly mentions that the use of thesetherapies is based on limited available evidence and limited availability at present. Use of Remdesivirunder emergency use may be considered in patients with moderate disease (those on oxygen) but with nospecified contraindications.Restricted Emergency Use of drugs in the country for treatment of suspectedor laboratory confirmed COVID-19 in adults and children hospitalised with severe disease is subject tocertain conditions.

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Prime Minister reviews India’s fight against Covid-19

Prime Minister NarendraModiyesterday held a detailed meeting with senior ministers and officials toreview India’s response to Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting reviewed the national level status andpreparation in the context of the pandemic. The meeting also took stock of situation in different statesand union territories including Delhi.The present and emerging scenario of the Covid 19 disease in thecapital was discussed and the projections for next 2 months were deliberated. Prime Minister suggestedthat Home Minister and Health Minister should convene an emergency meeting with Lt Governor, ChiefMinister of Government of NCT Delhi to plan a coordinated and comprehensive response to handle thechallenge posed by rising cases of Covid-19.

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Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah chairs meeting to review COVID-19 situation in Delhi

The meeting was attended by Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Delhi LG Shri Anil Baijal, CMShri ArvindKejriwal and AIIMS Director, besides other senior officers. Union Home Minister said theCentral Government is committed to check COVID-19 spread in Delhi and keep the national capitalsafe. He said the Modi Government to immediately provide 500 converted rail coaches to the DelhiGovernment, adding 8,000 beds for COVID-19 patients. He also said that COVID-19 testing to doublein 2 days and treble in 6 days. Shri Shah said a Committee has been constituted under the chairmanship





of Dr. VK Paul, Member NITI Aayog to ensure the availability of 60% of their Corona beds by privatehospitals at lower rates and fix the rate of Corona testing and treatment. The Committee will submit itsreport by tomorrow.

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Shri Narendra Singh Tomar stresses upon the need to increase private investment in theagriculture sector

Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has emphasized onincreasing private investment in the field of agriculture. He said that this will increase prosperity in theagriculture sector, which in turn will increase self-reliance and prosperity in the country. He also calledupon scientists to contribute in increasing agricultural production and mitigate difficulties.Shri Tomarsaid that in the Coronavirus crisis when the wheels of the world economy had slowed down, the Indianfarmers produced a bumper crop with the resources available in the rural areas, crop harvestingcontinued at normal pace during the lockdown, crop production was more than last year and sowing ofkharif crops has also been 45 percent more than last year. This shows the resilience of our villages andfarmers.

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High quality, cost-effective face mask developed at BARC: DrJitendra Singh

High quality Face mask has been developed at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Mumbaiwhich is affiliated to Department of Atomic Energy. The mask was developed using HEPA filter and isexpected to be cost-effective also.This was stated by Union Minister of State DrJitendra Singh whileciting some major achievements of the department during last one year.Hecomplimented the scientificfraternity for coming to the support of society in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to thehigh quality face mask, he informed that the Atomic/Nuclear scientists have also developed the protocolfor re-use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) subsequent to radiation sterilization. The SOP forthe same is under consideration by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, headded.Identification of new regions to develop RTPCR testing kits has also been accomplished, saidDrJitendra Singh.

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Kerala:Health Minister KK Shailaja said that the state government will decide on making Covid-19 negative certificate mandatory for expats returning on chartered flights after holding talks withPM on Tuesday. The Minister pointed out that Kerala prevented community transmission ofCovid-19 so far as only 10% people contracted the disease through community transmission afterthe relaxations in lockdown. She said that the Health department is actively working to reduce itby 5%. Six Keralites, five in the Gulf and one in Mumbai, have succumbed to the Covid-19. Withthis, the number of Keralites died in the Gulf countries rose to 225. Yesterday 85 new cases ofCovid-19 were confirmed in the state. 1,342 patients are presently undergoing treatment.Tamil Nadu:18 new Covid-19 cases in Puducherry, total tally rises to 194; death toll at 4. TN CMassures coronavirus-affected AIADMK MLA all medical aid. 18 people test positive for Covid-19in Coimbatore. 1989 new cases, 1362 recoveries & 30 deaths reported yesterday. 1484 cases from






Chennai. Total cases: 42687, Active cases: 18878, Deaths: 397, Discharged: 22047, Active casesin Chennai: 14180.Karnataka: Amid speculation, Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar says there is no lockdownproposal before the government. Govt intentions are bona fide in banning online classes, saysEducation Minister Suresh Kumar. 308 new cases, 209 discharges & three deaths reportedyesterday. Total positive cases: 6824, Active cases: 3092, Deaths: 81, Discharges: 3648.Andhra Pradesh: AP assembly secretary issue guidelines amid assembly sessions, deniespermission for MLA's staff. BJP leader SubramaniamSwamy tweets on TTD, says petition seekingto get rid the Tirumala Temple from the control of State government is in AP High Court in finalstages. 253 new cases reported after testing 15,633 samples with two deaths reported during last24 hours, 82 discharged. Total cases: 4841, Active: 2034, Recovered: 2723, Deaths: 84.Telangana: District hospitals face 60% doctor shortage amid Covid-19. To transport migrantworkers, stranded tourists and students, the South Central Railway has till now run 240 ShramikSpecial trains to various destinations from the zone. In addition to the originating Shramik trains,the zone is also said to be handling several pass through Shramik specials as well. The totalnumber of cases stands at 4,737, while the total deaths is now 182.Majority of these cases, as perofficial data, were recorded from within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.Maharashtra: The state has reported yet another high spike of 3,427 Covid 19 cases, taking thestate tally to 104,568.While Mumbai has been able to restrict the coronavirus spread to someextent, a spike in the caseload in rural parts of the state and districts like Solapur, Aurangabad,Yavatmal, Jalgaon remains a cause of concern for the administration.Gujarat: June has been a month of new peaks for Gujarat in terms of new Covid-19 cases. Itcrossed the 500- mark in a single day for the first time this month, continuing to rise even further.517 fresh cases on infection were reported across the state,taking the total number of reportedcases to 23,079, while the death toll reached 1,449 with 33 more succumbing to the infection. In13 days of June, the state has reported 6,285 cases.Rajasthan: The state registered 131 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday taking the tally to 12,532,while the death toll climbed to 286 with four new fatalities, according to State Health Officials. Among the fresh cases, 40 were reported from Dholpur, 34 from Bharatpur, 15 from Alwar, 12from Jaipur.MP: Bhopal Administration has given permission to open religious places for public fromMonday. Till date, Bhopal has reported 2,145 COVID-19 cases and 69 deaths. The number pfCOVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh has reached 10,641 after 198 new cases were detectedduring the last 24 hours.Chhattisgarh: The state has reported 105 new Covid cases taking the state total to 1,550. Thenumber of active cases in the state is 913.Assam: 43 new COVID19 positive cases in Assam. Total cases 3943, active cases 2127, recovered1805 and deaths 8.Manipur: To ensure fast testing of all returnees, Manipur Government plans to install a newCOVID19 testing equipment which can test 3000 to 4000 samples in a day. Manipur CM chairsCOVID19 State Consultative Committee meeting; discusses ways to ensure testing of all thereturnees as soon as possible.Mizoram: Mizoram police have booked six youths for supplying drugs and liquor to people inquarantine centres.



Nagaland: Mon district administration in Nagaland prohibits public movement within 1 km radiusof WangkhaoGovt College and ITI campus after six returnees test COVID19 positive. StateTobacco Control Cell continues identifying tobacco free villages and promoting ban on spitting inpublic places across the state.Sikkim: Five new cases of COVID19 positive in Sikkim. All of them are returnees, total activecases in the State are 63.

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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Recovery rate improvesto 49.95%

During the last 24 hours, a total of 7,135 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, atotal of 1,54,329 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 49.95% amongstCOVID-19 patients. Presently, there are 1,45,779 active cases and all are under active medicalsupervision. ICMR‘s testing capacity for detecting the novel Coronavirus in infected persons is



continuously being ramped up. The number of government labs has been increased to 642 andprivate labs has been increased to 243 (A total of 885). In the last 24 hours, 1,43,737 sampleswere tested. The total number of samples tested thus far is 55,07,182.

The Ministry has issued an updated clinical management protocol for COVID-19. The newprotocol provides for the management of COVID-19 cases based on the clinical severity ofmild, moderate or severe. Infection prevention and control practices have also been specifiedaccording to the three stages of severity. These guidelines also specify investigationaltherapies for a defined subgroup of patients.

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Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Dr. Thongloun Sisoulith,Prime Minister of Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on phone with His Excellency Dr. ThonglounSisoulith, Prime Minister of Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The two leaders exchangedviews on the health and economic challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic. ThePrime Minister commended the effective measures undertaken by the Government of Lao PDRto contain spread of the pandemic in Laos. Both leaders agreed on the need for internationalcooperation, and for sharing of best-practices and experiences, in order to prepare for the post-COVID world.


Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Dr. John Pombe JosephMagufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a phone call with His Excellency Dr. John PombeJoseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Prime Minister warmlyrecalled his July 2016 visit to Dar-es-Salaam and stressed on the importance that Indiaattaches to its traditionally friendly ties with Tanzania. He thanked President Dr. Magufuli for theassistance provided by the Tanzanian authorities for evacuation of Indian citizens fromTanzania in the wake of COVID-19.


Aarogyapath, a web-based solution for the healthcare supply chain that provides real-timeavailability of critical supplies launched

A CSIR National Healthcare Supply Chain Portal that aims to provide real-time availability ofcritical healthcare supplies https://www.aarogyapath.in has been launched. AarogyaPath wouldserve manufacturers, suppliers and customers. During the present national health emergency




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arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, wherein there is severe disruption in supply chain, theability to produce and deliver the critical items may be compromised due to a variety ofreasons. The information platform named AarogyaPath with a vision of “providing a pathwhich leads one on a journey towards Aarogya (healthy life)” was developed to address thesechallenges. This integrated public platform that provides single-point availability of keyhealthcare goods can be helpful to customers in tackling a number of routinely experiencedissues.


Submission Deadline for the ‘My Life, My Yoga’ Video Blogging Contest extended till 21st June,2020

The last date for submission of the entries for the video blogging contest ‘My Life, My Yoga’recently announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been extended till 21 June,2020. This global contest on digital platform is jointly organized by the Ministry of AYUSH andthe Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) on the occasion of 6 International Day ofYoga. Earlier, the last date for submission of the entries for the contest was slated to be 15June 2020. There had been demand from India and abroad for the extension of this date sothat the yoga fraternity get more time to prepare the videos. It has been therefore decided toextend the submission deadline to coincide with the IDY which is the 21 of June.



Chandigarh: After detailed discussions with senior officials and medical experts, theChandigarh Administration has decided that till 30/06/2020 i.e. the end of lockdown period: (a)CTU will not operate its inter-state buses; (b) Consent given to other states for operating inter-state buses to bring passengers to Chandigarh will be withdrawn; (c) The tri-city buses beingoperated by Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana will continue to ply; (d) All passengers comingby trains will be screened on arrival and advised self-quarantine of 14 days. They will downloadAarogya Setu applications mandatorily and will do self-monitoring. UT Administration will dorandom checking, as much as possible. (e) The same arrangements will be applicable forpassengers coming by domestic flights and by road. (f) It was also decided that personscoming to Chandigarh by road must carry self-generated document, which can be downloadedthrough mobile phones from the Administration’s website. This will help the Administration tokeep track of their travel and residence. It was clarified that this document is not a permit or apass. It will simply be a travel information document for official record. (g)Government/PSU/Private employees coming to attend office will be allowed on production ofidentity cards.Punjab: In a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at checking the community spread of COVID,Punjab Chief Minister has launched a mobile based app - ‘Ghar Ghar Nigrani’, to undertakehouse to house surveillance in the state, till the elimination of the pandemic. The entire ruraland urban population of Punjab above 30 years of age shall be surveyed as part of the drive,

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which will also cover persons below the age of 30 having co-morbidity or Influenza likeIllness/Severe Acute Respiratory Illness. The survey would capture full medical conditions of aperson for the previous one week and complete details of his/her co-morbidity which wouldhelp the state develop an extremely important database to further plan its COVID containmentstrategy and make targeted interventions for the community.Haryana: Haryana Chief Secretary said that the State is fully prepared to deal with anysituation arising due to the Corona virus crisis. She said that proactive strategies are made toeffectively combat the spread of this global Pandemic. The Chief Secretary has directed theDeputy Commissioners and Nodal Officers appointed for COVID-19 to further ramp up COVID-19 management preparations coupled with aggressive surveillance, stringent containment,swift contact tracing, focused clinical management along with proactive IEC activities. She saidthat Mask wearing and following the social distancing norms has to be made compulsory andenforced in the true spirit. Chief Secretary further directed the Deputy Commissioners, tometiculously carry out the surveillance for Severe Acute Respiratory Infections or Influenza-likeillnesses to detect any possible hidden infections at an early stage to ensure timelycontainment.Maharashtra: 3,493 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Friday, thereby breaching theone lakh mark of coronavirus infections with a total of 1,01,141 cases till date. Out of this,49,616 are positive cases. The death toll stands at 3,717. Mumbai city alone has reported55,451 Corona virus cases and 2,044 deaths. Meanwhile Maharashtra Government hascapped maximum price for COVID-19 tests (RT-PCR) at private labs Rs 2,200, the earlier pricewas Rs 4,400.Gujarat: The number of coronavirus positive patients rose to 22,562 after 495 new infectionswere reported in the last 24 hours. Six-member Economic Revival Committee headed byformer Union Finance Secretary Dr. Hasmukh Adhia has submitted its final report, in which asmany as 231 suggestions have been made, with a focus on the long-term and short-termstrategies for the economic revival of the state post-COVID-19 pandemic.Rajasthan: With the 118 new cases from the state till today morning, the COVID-19 tally ofRajasthan has gone up to 12,186. It includes 275 deaths, 9175 recovered & 8784 discharged. Most of these new cases have been reported from Bharatpur and Pali districts, followed byJaipur.Madhya Pradesh: The coronavirus case count grew to 10,443 with 202 new patients beingdetected in the last 24 hours. Nine COVID-19 patients died during this period, taking thenumber of fatalities to 440 in the state. Since the lockdown restrictions were eased on May 31,the number of patients has grown by 2,354 and 90 people have also died during this period.Chhattisgarh: 47 new positive cases have been reported in the state, taking the tally ofcoronavirus infections to 1445. Arunachal Pradesh: In Arunachal Pradesh, a meeting to discuss the District Domestic Product(DDP) performance of Tawang was organised to give impetus to 'Vocal for Local'. UnderAatmanirbhar Bharat 35 MT chana whole provided to Arunachal Pradesh for migrants for themonth of May and June.Assam: 25 new COVID19 positive cases in Assam. Total cases 3718, active cases 2123,recovered 1584 and deaths 8.



Manipur: CM while inspecting the new COVID19 Care Centre at UNACCO School in Meitramsays that lack of discipline is the main reason for spike of COVID19 cases in the State.Mizoram: Village Organisation under Mizoram State Rural Livelihood Mission of Chekawnvillage donated a variety of vegetables for quarantine centres across Serchhip District toDeputy Commissioner of Serchhip District.Nagaland: Nagaland Agriculture Department to adopt one model farming village each in alldistricts of the state to boost agriculture production post COVID19. Health & Family WelfareDepartment in Nagaland carrying out online survey to assess overall mental well-being ofcitizens of the State during the pandemic.Sikkim: The first two Covid19 patients in Sikkim who underwent treatment at STNM hospital,have fully recovered and discharged from the Hospital today.Kerala: In Kerala, relaxations have been announced for Sunday lockdown. The State is tomake Covid-19 certificates mandatory for expatriates returning via chartered flights from June20. The examination report should be done within 48 hours of the journey. MoS ExternalAffairs, V. Muraleedharan has termed the state government’s action is impractical. Eight moreKeralites, five in Gulf countries, two in New Delhi and one in Mumbai, died of COVID-19outside the state. With this, the number of Keralites who died in Gulf has risen to 220. Seventy-eight new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the state yesterday. A total of 1,303are undergoing treatment and 2,27,402 people are under observation in various districts of thestate.Tamil Nadu: Five workers of same company among 13 new COVID-19 cases in Puducherry.The total number of cases has risen to 176 with 91 active cases, 82 discharged after cure andthree deaths. Second Tamil Nadu MLA tests positive for Covid-19, this time from AIADMK;DMK's J Anbazhagan died of Covid-19 earlier this week. 1982 new cases, 1342 recoveries &18 deaths reported yesterday. 1477 cases from Chennai. Total cases till yesterday: 40698,Active cases: 18281, Deaths: 367, Active cases in Chennai: 13906.Karnataka: Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar says testing process has beenstreamlined in the state, testing has not been delayed and testing of suspected cases is doneas per ICMR protocol. At least three lakh people, who directly and indirectly depend on thetourism sector for their livelihood, could lose their jobs due to the impact of the Covid-19pandemic. 271 new cases, 464 discharges & seven deaths reported yesterday. Total positivecases: 6516, Active cases: 2995, Deaths: 79, Recovered: 3440.Andhra Pradesh: In Andhra Pradesh. 186 new cases, 42 discharged and two deaths reportedduring last 24 hours after testing 14,477 samples. Total cases: 4588. Active: 1865, Recovered:2641, Deaths: 82.Telangana: Even as uncertainty hovers over reopening of educational institutions in the State,several private schools have already launched virtual classes, while some are planning to startfrom Monday. Telangana Govt scotches total shutdown rumour as people of Telangana,especially in Hyderabad were worried over rumours that the state is heading towards acomplete lockdown once again. Overall cases in Telangana 4,484. A ruling party MLA fromWarangal district became the first legislator from the state to test positive for the virus. Activecases 2032; Deaths 174.

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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Recovery Rate increases to49.47%; A total of 1,47,194 individuals have been Cured

Recovery rate of COVID positive cases continues to increase and is currently at 49.47%. A total of1,47,194 individuals have been cured and recovered vis-a-vis 1,41,842 individuals who are under activemedical supervision. 6,166 individuals have recovered of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.The doublingrate/time continues to improve and has increased from 3.4 days at the beginning of lockdown to 17.4days currently.

Cabinet Secretary held a video conference with Chief Secretaries, Secretary Health and Secretary UrbanDevelopment of all the states. States were advised to focus on containment, testing and tracing, healthinfrastructure up-gradation, case clinical management and community engagement for effectivemanagement of COVID-19.



ICMR has further ramped up the testing capacity for detecting the novel Coronavirus in infected persons.A total of 877 labs are presently operational (637- government labs & 240- private labs) in the country.1,50,305 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. A total of 53,63,445 samples have been tested thus far.

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Measures to be taken by States/ UTs/ Cities/Metro Rail Companies in view of COVID-19 forproviding urban transport services

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, in an advisory issued to the States, Union Territories, Cities,and Metro Rail Companies has suggested a three-pronged strategy which may be adopted in a phasedmanner [Short (within 6 months), Medium (within 1 year) & Long term (1-3 years)].The advisory hasbeen issued in view of COVID-19 pandemic which has suddenly impacted our way of life and that ofour local, regional and global transport systems.COVID-19 has given us opportunity to visit differentPublic Transport options and come out with solutions, which are green, pollution-free, convenient andsustainable. Such a strategy has to give major focus on Non-Motorized Transport and Public Transportwith use of technology in a big way for making all kinds of payments before or during the transit andproviding information system to commuters.

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Recommendations of GST council related to Law & Procedure

The 40 GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs MinisterSmtNirmalaSitharaman through video conferencing today, and made certain recommendations on Law& Procedures changes.Measures for Trade facilitation include Reduction in Late Fee for past Returns;Further relief for small taxpayers for late filing of returns for February, March & April 2020 Tax periods;Relief for small taxpayers for subsequent tax periods (May, June & July 2020); One time extension inperiod for seeking revocation of cancellation of registration. It was also decided thatCertain clauses ofthe Finance Act, 2020 amending CGST Act 2017 and IGST Act, 2017 to be brought into force from30.06.2020.

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Shri PiyushGoyal reviews the Quality Council of India; Says Aatmanirbhar Bharat will grow onthe basis of quality products and services

Shri PiyushGoyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, has said that Quality is going to define India’sfuture. Reviewing the performance of the Quality Council of India today, Shri Goyal said thatAatmanirbhar Bharat will grow and prosper on the basis of quality indigenous products and services. Hesaid that quality consciousness will have to percolate to the level of the common man, and qualityculture imbibed and cultivated in all aspects of our life.He called upon the QCI to study the bestpractices evolving in other countries for the post-Covid era, and adopt them in India, after taking intoaccount various aspects and local situation. He also asked the QCI to do the Gap Analysis in skills in thecountry, and suggest means to fill the gap.

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MoD extends by four months capital acquisition deliveries of domestic manufactures due toCOVID-19 situation

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Ministry of Defence (MoD) has extended the delivery period for all existing capital acquisition contractswith the Indian vendors by four months due to supply chain disruptions arising out of COVID-19pandemic.An order issued today by the acquisition wing of the Ministry states, “Force Majeure shall beapplicable for a period of four months i.e. 25th March 2020 to 24th July 2020.”The order adds,“Duration of this Force Majeure will be excluded while calculating the delay in delivery of contractedequipment/service and imposition of Liquidated Damages charges.”This measure would bring a bigrelief to the domestic defence industry, whose production schedules have been adversely affected byCOVID-19 situation.

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Indian Railways to continue to give Shramik Special Trains to States as demanded

Indian Railways is committed to continue providing comfortable and safe movement of migrantsthrough Shramik Special Trains as required by States. As of now total 63 more Shramik Special Trainsrequisitioned by various states after Chairman Railway Board’s letter to the States. Total 7 states i.e.Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmirrequisitioned for Shramik Special Trains. In total 63 Shramik Special Trains, 3 trains requisitioned byAndhra Pradesh, 1 train by Gujarat, 9 trains by Jammu & Kashmir, 6 trains by Karnataka, 32 trains byKerala, 10 trains by Tamil Nadu and 2 trains by West Bengal. Uttar Pradesh Government will have togive their requirement.

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Under AatmaNirbhar Bharat Package, 22,812 MT of food grains distributed to 45.62 lakhbeneficiaries in May and June; 2,092 MT gram also distributed by States/UTs

FCI currently has 270.89 LMT rice and 540.80 LMT wheat. Hence, a total of 811.69 LMT food grainstock is available (excluding the ongoing purchase of wheat and paddy, which have not yet reached thegodown). About 55 LMT food grains is required for a month under NFSA and other welfare schemes.Under AatmaNirbhar Bharat package, the states and UTs have lifted 5.48 LMT of food grains anddistributed 22,812 MT of food grains to total 45.62 lakh (in the May 35.32 lakh and in June 10.30 lakh)beneficiaries.Under the PMGKAY, for the 3 months April-June a total of 104.3 LMT rice and 15.2 LMTwheat is required of which 94.71 LMT rice and 14.20 LMT wheat have been lifted by various States andUTs.

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RamagundamFertilizer Plant expected to start production by September 2020,whileGorakhpur,Barauni and Sindri by May 2021 despite Covid-19

Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri MansukhMandaviya held a review meetingwith officers of Department of Fertilizers on the progress of revival of 5 Fertilizers plants through videoconference . Shri Mandaviya was informed that the Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited hasalready achieved 99.53 % of physical progress and there has been some delay in completion of smallcomponent of physical work due to COVID-19. It is expected that urea production will commence bythe end of September, 2020. Gorakhpur, Sindri, Barauni fertilizer plants have achieved 77% , 70% and69% of physical progress respectively. It is expected that Gorakhpur, Barauni and Sindri plants will becompleted before May 2021.






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Tremors in NCR Region: “No Need for Panic”, says head of National Centre for Seismology

Director of the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), Dr. B K Bansal has said there is no need to panicwith respect to the recent seismic activities in Delhi-NCR region. But it is important to undertakepreparedness and mitigation measures to reduce the earthquake risk, he underlined.

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Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launches SahakarMitra: Scheme on Internship Programme

Launching the scheme, Shri Tomar said that the unique cooperative sector development financeorganization, National Cooperative Development Corporation, NCDC has embarked upon a series ofinitiatives in the cooperative sector entrepreneurship development ecosystem through capacitydevelopment, paid internship to youth and assured project loans on liberalized terms to youngcooperators on start-up mode.SahakarMitra scheme will help cooperative institutions access new andinnovative ideas of young professionals while the interns will gain experience of working in the field tobe self-reliant

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Maharashtra: 3607 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Thursday, taking the number ofcoronavirus positive cases to 97,648. The number of active cases stands at 47,968, while 152deaths have been reported on Thursday. Hotspot Mumbai reported 1540 positive cases onThursday, thereby taking the tally of cases in the city to 53,985. Considering the hardships facedby the Covid-19 patients in the allotment of beds in the hospitals in Mumbai, the BrihanmumbaiMunicipal Corporation has established a Decentralized Hospital Bed Management System andmade it operational in all the 24 wards.Gujarat: The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 22,032 with the addition of 513 freshcases in the last 24 hours. 366 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, takingthe number of recoveries to 15,109 in the state. With the death of 38 more patients in the last 24hours, the death toll in the state increased to 1,385.Reversing its earlier decision, the stategovernment has allowed testing by private laboratories from todaybased on the prescription of anyprivate physician who is an MD.Rajasthan:92 new COVID-19 cases have been reported till today morning. Most of these newcases have been reported from Sirohi followed by Jaipur. On a positive note, recovery rate of theCOVID 19 patients has improved to more than 74% in the state.8843 out of a total of 11,930patients have recovered in the state so far. The number of active patients of COVID-19 in the statenow stands at 2,818, while 269 persons died due to Corona infection till date.Madhya Pradesh: The coronavirus case count in the state reached 10,241 with192 new patientsbeing detected in the last 24 hours. Also, 4 deaths occurred on Thursday, taking the death toll to431. Since lockdown was eased on May 31, the state has added 2,152 new COVID-19 cases.Chhattisgarh: 46 new COVID-19 were detected on Thursday, taking the tally of coronavirusinfected patients to 1398, out of which 945 are active cases.






Goa: 30 new COVID-19 cases have been detected on Thursday, taking the state tally to 417, out ofwhich 350 are active cases.Punjab: Amid apprehensions of community spread of Covid and projections indicating that thepandemic peak in the state was still two months away, Punjab Chief Minister has ordered stricterlockdown on the weekends and public holidays, with movement to be restricted to e-pass holders.The Chief Minister said such tough measures were necessitated on account of the spiralling Covidcases across the world. Stringent curbs could help delay the peak for as long as possible, he added,pointing out that with no early vaccine or treatment in sight, strict protocols was the only way tofight the pandemic.Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister said that the State Government has decided to provide facilityof tests and treatment of corona under the Himcare and Ayushman Bharat Yojna. He said thatabout 5.69 lakh eligiblepeople of the State were provided social security pension in advance forthe period of three months so that this vulnerable section of the society does not face anyinconvenience due to corona pandemic. He said that 44000 new cases of social security pensionhave also been sanctioned.Kerala: Covid death toll in Kerala rose to 19 with the death of one more person in Kannur whowas under quarantine after returning from Mumbai on June 9. Meanwhile, authorities are mullingstringent restrictions in Thrissur where the number of Covid-19 cases through contact isincreasing. The division bench of Kerala High Court today stayed the order of a single judgebench allowing private bus operators to collect the increased fare from passengers, in view of theCovid-19 situation. Six more Keralites have succumbed to Covid-19 in the Gulf, taking thenumber of Keralites died in Gulf to 215. Nearly 300 Keralites have died of Covid-19 outside thestate. 83 new positive cases were reported in Kerala yesterday. 1,258 patients are now undertreatment.Tamil Nadu: SC allows Tamil Nadu government to devise method on selling of liquor via onlineor physical sale. Madras High Court issues notice to state and Centre over Tamils strandedabroad.Vehicle checks intensified on Chennai-Chengalpattu border, valid e-passes mandatory.Scotching rumours, Tamil Nadu govt says there will be no total lockdown in Chennai. 1875 newcases, 1372 recoveries & 23 deaths yesterday. 1406 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 38716,Active cases: 17659, Deaths: 349, Active cases in Chennai: 13310.Karnataka: Higher Education Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Aswath Narayan saidthat after complete unlock, State will conduct exams for under graduate and post graduatestudents. Meanwhile Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said ILI (Influenza LikeSymptoms) patients will be tested separately. 204 new cases, 114 discharges & three deathsreported yesterday. Total positive cases: 6245, Active cases: 3195, Deaths: 72, Recovered: 2976.Andhra Pradesh:ACB arrests former minister and TDP leader, K Atchannaidu in Srikakulamdistrict for alleged involvement in multi-crore ESIC scam. State decides to recruit doctors andparamedical staff amid spike in cases. Notification issued to fill 9,712 posts on regular, contractand outsourcing basis. Sri GovindarajaSwamy Temple in Tirupati shut after TTD employee testspositive for COVID-19. 141 new cases, 59 discharged and no death reported during last 24 hoursafter testing 11,775 samples. Total cases: 4402. Active: 1723, Recovered: 2599, Deaths: 80.Telangana: The junior doctors at Gandhi Hospital on Friday morning have conditionally called offtheir strike and have resumed their duties with immediate effect. All Telangana districts back incorona virus grip. Total no of cases mounts to 4,320, of which 2,162 are active cases.



Arunachal Pradesh: In Arunachal Pradesh, 13,479 number of COVID19 tests conducted so far.Total cases 67 and active cases 63.Total number of violations of lockdown in Arunachal Pradesh is12,272. Numbers of arrests 624 and 891 vehicles seized. Rs 27 lakh has been collected as fine.Manipur: Health Minister hands over two ambulances for Kamjong and Noneydistricts.Theambulances have been procured on PPP model for transportation of COVID19 patients andsuspects.Mizoram: Mizoram's Health Minister said that all returnees from Chennai will be tested forCOVID19. The decision has been taken in the wake of several Chennai returnees testing positivein the neighbouring states.Nagaland: Guwahati High Court, Kohima Bench grants 3 week time to Nagaland Govt to submitits response to a PIL filed against imposition of COVID19 cess on petroleum products. Traditionalhuts await Lotha returnees at Diphupar, Nagaland. The huts constructed in traditional Naga stylewill house around 15 persons from the Lotha community.Tripura: CM held a review meeting of Health & Family Welfare Department along with higherofficials to discuss about the ongoing COVID19 pandemic.



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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; ICMR’s sero-surveillancestudy reveals only 0.73% of the sample population infected with COVID-19

The sero-surveillance study conducted by ICMR has revealed that 0.73% of the population surveyedshowed evidence of past exposure to SARS-CoV-2. This was stated by Dr. Balram Bhargava, DirectorGeneral of ICMR, during the media briefing, here today. The study also clearly points out that themeasures taken during the lockdown have been successful in keeping the transmission low and inpreventing rapid spread of COVID-19. ICMR has calculated that compared to rural areas, risk of spreadis 1.09 times higher in urban areas and 1.89 times higher in urban slums. The infection fatality rate isvery low at 0.08%. This only means that a large portion of the population must continue followingCOVID appropriate behaviour suggested by from time to time.



During the last 24 hours, a total of 5,823 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of1,41,028 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate amongst COVID-19 patients is49.21%. India currently has 1,37,448 active cases which are all under active medical supervision. Atpresent, the number of patients recovered exceeds the number of active patients

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Dr. Harsh Vardhan reviews preparedness for Covid-19 management in Maharashtra throughvideo conferencing

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare held a high level meeting today (viaVideo Conferencing) with Shri Rajesh Tope, Health Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Amit Deshmukh,Medical Education Minister of Maharashtra and DMs of COVID-19 affected districts of Maharashtra. DrHarsh Vardhan highlighted the need for strengthening human resource for contact tracing; logisticsenhancement like including ICU beds with ventilators, beds with facility available for oxygensupplementation etc; ensuring transport for healthcare workers; and strengthening Behaviour ChangeCommunication (BCC) activities to reduce community resistance and counselling of high risk contacts.

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PM addresses Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Annual Plenary Session 2020

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered the inaugural address of the 95th annual plenary session ofthe Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) through video conferencing here today. Referring to the waragainst the COVID-19 Pandemic Prime Minister said India is putting up a brave front along with theentire world. He said the country is also facing various other problems arising out of disasters like locustattacks, hailstorms, Oil Rig Fires, series of mini earthquakes and two cyclones, but that the nation isfighting these problems in unison. Prime Minister said that such difficult times have made India moreresolute. He said that determination, will power and unity are the strength of the nation which makes thecountry to fight all the crises. He said that any crisis provides us with an opportunity to turn it into aturning point to build a self- reliant India (AatmaNirbhar Bharat).

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Telephone conversation between Prime Minister and His Excellency Benjamin Netanyahu, PrimeMinister of Israel


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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on phone with His Excellency Benjamin Netanyahu, PrimeMinister of Israel. The leaders discussed the potential areas in which India and Israel could expand theircooperation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, including research and development efforts inthe fields of vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. They agreed to maintain the ongoing exchangesbetween expert teams of both countries, and also concurred that the fruits of such collaboration should bemade available for the wider benefit of humanity.

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Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Samdech Akka Moha Sena PadeiTecho Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a phone call today with H.E. Samdech Akka Moha Sena PadeiTecho Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia. The two leaders discussed the Covid-19 pandemic. Theyagreed to continue the ongoing cooperation for helping each other’s expatriates and facilitating theirevacuation.

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Indian Railways geared up to provide COVID Care Centers to State Authorities.

As per guidelines of MoHFW, a few State Governments have sent the requisition to Indian Railways.Railways have allocated these coaches to the State/UTs. Trains with unit composition of 10 coaches,with patient capacity of 16 per coach have been made ready. A total of 5231 coaches were modified tobe used as Covid Care Center. UP has finalised 24 stations. Telangana has asked for coaches to bestationed in 3 locations- Secunderabad, Kachiguda and Adilabad. In Delhi, 10 coaches are stationed at 1Shakurbasti location .Indian Railways makes 360 degree attempt to supplement Government of India’sefforts against COVID

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Use Aarogya Setu Effectively: MoS Dhotre Asks District Collectors

Under the directions of the Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT, HRD and Communications,Shri Sanjay Dhotre an interaction between the Aarogya Setu App team of the Ministry of Electronics andIT (MeitY) Govt. of India, and all districts collectors and DIOs of NIC in the state of Maharashtra wasorganized through video conference. The objective of this interaction was to augment the awareness ofthe field level officials of the state regarding the different facets of the Aarogya Setu App and also toinvite field-level inputs from them. It was well brought out during the conference that the data analyticsavailable through the Aarogya Setu platform is quite useful in having both macro- and microscopic






understanding of the transmission dynamics of the disease in the state. Effective and timely use of thesedata can be of very crucial help in pre-empting the development of hotspots and also in allocation andtimely augmentation of required health infrastructure in a planned and targeted manner.

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Dr. Jitendra Singh advises DARPG to expedite Work From Home Guidelines in the wake of COVID-19.

Union Minister of State for Personnel, PG and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh has reviewed the on-goingactivities of DARPG and advised that the work from home policy guidelines should be expeditiouslyfirmed up by the Department. He advised that necessary consultations with Line Ministries/ Departmentsin this regard may be completed on a priority basis. Dr. Jitendra Singh said that timely issue of the WFHguidelines would benefit employees of the Central Secretariat in adhering to the Prime Minister’s call for“Do Gaz Doori” and social distancing.

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EPFO leverages CSC network to conduct Jeevan Pramaan for pensioners

In recognition of need to bring service delivery closer to the door steps of EPS pensioners, especiallyduring the challenging times of COVID -19 Pandemic, EPFO has proactively partnered with CommonService Centre (CSC) to provide facility to submit Digital Jeevan Pramaan. By leveraging the last milenetwork of over 3.65 lakh Common Services Centers, EPFO provides its 65 lakh pensioners facility tosubmit Digital Jeevan Pramaan closer to their residence. EPS pensioners are required to submit JeevanPramaan /Life certificate each year to continue to draw pension.

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MoS C&F Shri Mandaviya holds review meeting with directors of NIPERs

A meeting of the Directors of National Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education and Research (NIPERs) –Mohali, Raebareli, Hajipur and Guwahati through video conferencing was held under the chairmanshipof Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, MoS Chemicals and Fertilizers today to review their performance inresearch & innovation activities, especially with regard to the ways in which NIPERs have and cancontribute in country’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister suggested also that all NIPERsshould try to establish the National level testing labs for the pharma products as a source of revenuegenerations. Government and Private Sector Pharmaceutical Companies and Agencies can approachNIPERs for use of the Testing Lab on commercial basis.

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HRD Minister virtually releases “India Rankings 2020” for Higher Educational Institutions

Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, today released“India Rankings 2020” of Institutions of Higher Education in various categories on the basis of theirperformance on five broad categories of parameters. The Minister released India Rankings 2020 virtuallyin 10 categories. Shri Pokhriyal said that the Ministry of HRD has taken this important initiative ofcreating a National Institutional Ranking Framework, which is being used for past five years for rankingof institutions of higher education in different categories and domains of knowledge. Shri Nishank saidthat in order to provide facility of online practicing in the difficult time of COVID-19, NTA recentlylaunched National Test Abhyas app for JEE and NEET students and around 65 lakhs students havealready downloaded the app for practicing online test.

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Anti-microbial multilayer face mask to annihilate pathogenic microorganisms

As of now there is no vaccine or drug available to combat novel coronavirus. Mask, physical distancingand frequent handwashing are the only ways that can save lives. The World Health Organisation has alsogiven recommendations on the kind of mask that is most suitable for protection against coronavirus. Butwearing mask for a long time may cause suffocation and proper handling of mask is tricky too. Toaddress a few of such issues, a team at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute ofTechnology (IIT-BHU), have developed an anti-microbial five-layered face mask. This face mask canannihilate pathogenic microorganisms that are stuck to its outer surface and thereby limit the spread ofsecondary infections.

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Common Yoga Protocol Sessions on DD Bharati for IDY 2020

The Ministry of AYUSH in association with Prasar Bharati is organizing a daily telecast of the CommonYoga Protocol on DD Bharati from the11 of June 2020. The CYP sessions will be telecasted daily inthe morning from 08:00 a.m. to 08:30 a.m. The sessions will also be simultaneously available on thesocial media handles of the Ministry. This half an hour session will cover all the major aspects of theCommon Yoga Protocol. This telecast is being organized with an objective to familiarize the masses withthe Common Yoga Protocol by providing them an audio-visual demonstration of the same through thedistance mode. Prior acquaintance with the Common Yoga Protocol will help the people to be fullyprepared and ready for active participation in IDY 2020.

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SER manufactures 1,15,081 face masks & 9,001 litres of hand sanitizer to combat covid-19 pandemic

In view of increasing COVID-19 pandemic, South Eastern Railway (SER) has come forward to producereusable Face Masks and Hand Sanitiser in its four divisions viz. Kharagpur, Adra, Ranchi andChakradharpur, as well as at its Kharagpur Workshop. In-house production of Personal ProtectiveEquipment (PPE) Kits e going on at Kharagpur Workshop and Kharagpur Divisional Unit of SER forsupporting the Doctors, Nurses and other Healthcare personnel for treating the COVID-19 infectedpersons. SER’s in-house production will not only ensure timely supply of the masks, sanitiser and PPEsto the frontline staff and Healthcare personnel, it will also result in substantial cost savings.

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New low-cost novel coronavirus test developed

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended only reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) test for novel coronavirus testing. Researchers at the Centre forCellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have developed a new low-cost and low-tech required test forSARS-CoV-2 testing. This test is known as reverse transcription nested PCR (RT-nPCR) test. This testdoes not require real-time quantitative RT-qPCR.

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Chandigarh: The Administrator, UT, Chandigarh stated that with the opening of state borders andmovement of persons through roads, trains and flights, the spread of infection could increasesubstantially. He directed Principal Secretary Health to coordinate with the neighbouring states, so that acommon strategy could be formed to screen the persons coming from outside into the tri-city.Punjab: To disseminate the plethora of the information about #COVID_19 in a structured manner, astrategy was evolved by the State Government with the guidance of Professor K.K. Talwar, the Advisorto the State Government on Health and Medical Education. Working on the stratagem, 19 online sessionswere organized by the State Government during the lockdown period falling between 27th March to 4thJune. The sessions were held with 1914 medical professionals involved in COVID care servicesincluding medical specialists and anaesthetists looking after mild to moderately sick COVID-19 patients;and with faculty of Medical Colleges and other critical career experts looking after critical COVID-19patients.Haryana: Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister said that the people of the state have bravely facedevery calamity due to which Haryana’s progress has neither stalled in the past not will it slow down inthe future. The State Government has taken various decisions in the public interest during the COVID-19pandemic which includes a financial package of Rs. 1200 crore and the creation of Haryana CoronaRelief Fund to help the needy.





Kerala: In Kerala, devotees will not be allowed for the monthly poojas in Sabarimala temple; annualfestival which was scheduled to begin from Monday also cancelled. Health Minister K K Shailajareprimanded the hospital authorities in connection with two Covid-19 patients committing suicide atisolation wards in Thiruvananthapuram medical college hospital. Health Department AdditionalPrincipal Secretary has been directed to submit a report immediately in this regard. Private hospitalmanagements in the state in a video conference with Health Minister offered full cooperation in thetreatment of Covid cases. Five more Keralites died of COVID-19 outside the state today. Three of themsuccumbed to the virus in the Gulf and two in Mumbai.Tamil Nadu: One more Covid-19 death in Puducherry, 12 fresh cases as tally rises to 157. SupremeCourt takes note of 35 children testing positive for Covid-19 in a government-run shelter home in TamilNadu; seeks status report from the state government. CM says that the government did not benefit byhiding Covid deaths, and was being transparent with all details. State govt. offices to remain shut onsecond Saturdays for disinfection and fumigation. 1927 new cases, 1008 recoveries & 19 deaths reportedyesterday. 1390 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 36841, Active cases: 17179, Deaths: 326, Active casesin Chennai: 13085.Karnataka: State government decided to ban live virtual classes for pre-primary and lower primary up to5th standard students; the State has taken this decision based on suggestions from doctors of NIMHANS.State government released 40cr to the transport department towards Covid-19 relief for autorickshaw andcab drivers. Social Welfare Department to reopen its residential schools and colleges after gettingpermission from the Ministry of Home Affairs. 120 new cases, 257 discharges & three deaths reportedyesterday. Total positive cases: 6041, Active cases: 3108, Deaths: 69, Recovered: 2862.Andhra Pradesh: 114 Telugu people stranded in Kuwait arrived in Visakhapatnam airport. CM urgesCentre for more flights to bring stranded people home from abroad as many appeals for evacuation.Darshan commences at Tirumala temple after three days of trial run. TTD put 3,000 tickets online and alittle over 3,000 offline for devotees for slots beginning 8 AM. 135 new cases, 65 discharged and twodeaths reported during last 24 hours after testing 11,602 samples. Total cases: 4261. Active: 1641,Recovered: 2540, Deaths: 80. Returnees from other states who tested positive is 971, with 564 of themactive and 31 discharged in the last 24 hours, while 176 of the 197 cases from abroad remain active.Telangana: Gandhi Hospital medicos continue protests; medicos organised protests inside the hospitalcampus and boycotted their elective and regular duties at all the Covid in patient wards at GandhiHospital. Telangana Cabinet to decide on private testing for Covid-19 says Industries and IT MinisterKT Rama Rao. Total cases as of 11th June 4111; as on date 448 migrants and foreign returnees testedpositive.Maharashtra: The state reported 3254 new cases on Wednesday, taking the state tally of positive cases to94,041. While there are 46,074 active cases in the state, 44,517 patients have recovered from theinfection. Also, 149 deaths were also reported on Wednesday, which happens to be the highest toll in asingle day in the state so far. Hotspot Mumbai reported 1567 new cases and 97 deaths on Wednesday.Though the number of Covid-19 cases has shown a rising trend in the state, the recovery rate has alsoimproved and the death rate has almost equalled the National Average at the same time. The improvedrecovery rate of the state and the improved situation in the hotspots like Dharavi, Mahim and Dadar inMumbai has given some relief to the state government.Gujarat: The total number of COVID-19 patients has gone up to 21,554 with the addition of 510 newcases from 21 districts on Wednesday. As many as 370 patients have also recovered in the state on



Wednesday, taking the number of people discharged so far from hospitals to 14,743.Presently, there are5,464 active cases. Rajasthan: With 51 new COVID-19 cases reported today till morning hours, the state tally of coronaviruscases has reached 11,368. Recovery of total 8502 patients has also been reported till date. HealthMinister Dr. Raghu Sharma said that COVID cases have increased rapidly in the last 8 days and theaverage of 268 cases has increased daily.Madhya Pradesh: With the report of 200 new cases from the state on Wednesday, the tally ofcoronavirus patients rose to 10,049; while 427 patients have died so far. Most of these new infectionshave been reported from hotspots Indore and Bhopal, followed by Ratlam district. 6892 people haverecovered from the infection so far while the number of active cases is 2,730. More than 2 lakh 28thousand samples have been tested in the state till now. The coronavirus recovery rate in MadhyaPradesh has gone up to 68.6 per cent, which is the second best in the country after Rajasthan.Chhattisgarh – 114 new coronavirus positive cases have been reported from the state on Wednesday,taking the state tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,359. The number of active cases is 958, while 402 patientshave recovered and 6 deaths have happened in the state so far.Goa – 28 COVID-19 positive cases have been identified on Wednesday, which took the state tally ofcoronavirus cases to 387. The number of active cases in the state stands at 320.

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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Number of recoveredpatients exceeds the number of active patients; More than 50 lakh samples tested by ICMR;Central teams deployed in 6 cities to assist States in COVID-19 management

As many as 5,991 patients were cured of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. This takes the total number ofpatients recovered to 1,35,205, while the total number of active cases is now 1,33,632. For the first time,the total number of recovered patients has exceeded the active cases. The recovery rate now stands at48.88%.Also, the number of tests conducted by ICMR has exceeded 50 lakhs; it stands at 50,61,332today. In the last 24 hours, ICMR has tested 1,45,216 samples. ICMR has continued to ramp up thetesting capacity for detecting the Novel Coronavirus in the infected persons. The number of governmentlabs has been increased to 590 and private labs has been increased to 233 (a total of 823).



Central Teams are being deputed to provide technical support and handhold the State HealthDepartments and Municipal Health Officials to review public health measures being undertaken forCOVID-19 in six cities of Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Bengaluru.

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All CGHS empanelled hospitals, notified as COVID-Hospitals by State Governments, to providetreatment facilities to CGHS beneficiaries

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an order to all Health Care Organizations (HCOs)empanelled under CGHS. All CGHS empanelled hospitals, which are notified as COVID-Hospitals byState Governments, shall provide treatment facilities to CGHS beneficiaries as per the CGHS norms, forall COVID related treatments. Similarly, it is directed that all the CGHS empanelled hospitals, which arenot notified as COVID Hospitals shall not deny treatment facilities / admission to CGHS beneficiariesand shall charge as per CGHS norms, for all other treatments. Action shall be taken in case of violationof the guidelines.

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Railways Freight shows forward movement again as lockdown is getting lifted

Indian Railways continues in its endeavour to ensure availability of essential commodities through itsfreight and parcel services during the nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19 and after that. In order toensure the timely delivery of essential commodities for citizens and goods vital for energy &infrastructure sector, Indian Railways has maintained its freight corridors fully functional and has beensuccessful in meeting the needs of both the households sector and industry. In the month of May, IndianRailways has transported 82.27 million tonnes of essential commodities compared to 65.14 milliontonnesin April 2020, which is more than 25% higher. From 1st April 2020 to 9th June 2020, IndianRailways has transported 175.46 million tonnes of essential commodities through its uninterrupted 24X7freight trains operations across the country.

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Prime Minister conducts review of Kedarnath Reconstruction project

Prime Minister today conducted a review of the KedarnathDham development and reconstruction projectwith the Uttarakhand state government via video conferencing.Laying out his vision for thereconstruction of the shrine, Prime Minister said that the state Government should envision and designdevelopment projects for holy sites like Kedarnath and Badrinath in a way and manner that stands thetest of time and is yet eco-friendly and in harmony with nature and its surroundings.Keeping in mind thepresent situation and comparatively lean pressure in terms of tourists and pilgrims to the holy sites,Prime Minister suggested that the present construction season could be utilized for completing pendingworks by proper distribution of labour pools, keeping in mind the norms of social distancing. This willhelp to create facilities and infrastructure to better sustain tourism flows in the years to come.

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Private sector will be allowed to use ISRO facilities and other relevant assets to improve theircapacities: DrJitendra Singh







Briefing about India's achievement in the field of Space Technology during the first year of the 2nd termof the Modi Government, Dr Jitendra Singh stated that the Modi Government’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’roadmap towards self-relied India, as spelt out by Finance Minister, envisages the initiative to boostprivate participation in Space activities. Indian private sector will be a co-traveller in India's Space sectorjourney.Even during the Corona pandemic, ISRO scientists have been engaged in search of the bestmethods to provide essential medical devices, protective kits and other equipment.

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Telephone conversation between Prime Minister and President of Philippines

Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi spoke on telephone with President of Philippines, His ExcellencyRodrigo Duterte, and discussed the steps being taken by the two Governments to address the challengesarising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both leaders expressed appreciation for the cooperationextended to ensure the welfare of their citizens in each other's territory, as also for their repatriationhome, during the ongoing health crisis. The Philippines President also appreciated the steps taken byIndia to maintain supply of essential pharmaceutical products to the Philippines.

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Chandigarh: The Administrator, UT, Chandigarh thanked the doctors, health workers, municipal,police and administrative officials for working hard in fighting corona, resulting in reduction ofactive cases. He, however, stressed that the district authorities should keep a watch on personscoming from other states, so that infection is detected at the earliest and can be contained. TheAdministrator directed Principal Secretary Health to keep all hospitals and health centres inreadiness for accommodating patients, in case there is a second surge, as the borders are open.Haryana: Haryana Government has deputed senior officers to visit the districts for a minimum oftwo days and two consecutive nights to supervise and review the current arrangements and to planout the future arrangements required to be put in place based on the analysis of the rate of spreadof COVID-19 in the State. The concerned officers will ensure that all officials of Police, ULB,Health and Medical Education and Research Departments in the district are galvanized into actionand are motivated to carry on the fight against COVID-19.Maharashtra: With addition of 2,259 new cases, Maharashtra’s COVID-19 tally has surged to90,787. According to the state health department, the state has reported 120 deaths with the tollnow standing at 3289. The number of patients who have recovered stands at 42,638 with 1663discharges in the last 24 hours. Mumbai, on the other hand, recorded 1,015 new cases with thetotal rising to 50,878. The city recorded 58 deaths more leading to a toll of 1,758.The number ofreported cases in Mumbai has now crossed that of Wuhan in China, where the Corona Virusoutbreak began. Silver lining is that the doubling rate in Mumbai has increased to 23 days and inAsia’s largest slum, the doubling rate has increased to 48 days. Moreover, no deaths have beenreported from Dharavi during the last seven days.Gujarat: 470 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronaviruspositive cases to 21044, out of which 5336 are active cases. Hotspot Ahmedabad has reported 331of these new cases. The death toll in the state rose to 1, 313, with 33 COVID-19 patients dying on





Tuesday. On the other hand, 409 patients were discharged from hospitals, raising the number ofrecovered patients to 14,373. Also, in Ahmedabad, renowned critical care specialist Dr Raj Rawalhas formed a group of expert doctors and started Covid home care service for patients with mildsymptoms. Under the home care service, the patients are provided with assistant nurse, oxygen,and monitoring in cases if it is required.Rajasthan: 123 new COVID-19 cases have been reported till today morning, while 369 new casesin all were reported on Tuesday, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 11,368. Tilldate, 8502 patients have recovered in the state which has the highest recovery rate in the country.The Rajasthan Government has sealed all its inter-state borders today in the wake of continuousincrease in Corona cases. In addition, the government has decided to regulate and control intra-state traffic.Madhya Pradesh: 211 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally ofcoronavirus positive cases to 9849. While the number of active cases is 2700, a total of 6,729people have recovered from the infection and 420 patients have died so far. The growth rate ofCorona infection in MP is now much lower at 2.74 per cent, as against the national average of 5.4per cent.Chhattisgarh: 43 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in all on Tuesday, taking the state tallyof coronavirus positive cases to 1251, while the number of active cases is 859.Goa: 29 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Tuesday, taking the state tally of coronaviruspositive cases to 359, out of which 292 are active cases and 67 patients have recovered in the stateso far. Mangor area in the state continues to have the maximum cases, with 22 of these new casesbeing linked to that area.Arunachal Pradesh: State Health Secretary says more than 11,500 stranded people have returned tothe state so far. He said more stranded people are reaching the state and SoPs are being followedfor their checkups and quarantine.Assam: 42 new COVID19 positive cases in Assam. Total cases 3092, active cases 1987, recovered1097 and deaths 5.Manipur: Five more persons tested COVID19 positive taking the overall total to 309, allreturnees.19,854 tests have been done so far in the State.Mizoram: In partial modification of Lockdown Guidelines issued, Lengpui Airport in Mizoramwill continue to remain operational until further orders.Nagaland: Nagaland Civil Society Orgaizations have planned a 'prayer from homes' at 7 pm today.People have been urged to light candles or flash mobile phone lights and pray for safety of allincluding frontline workers. 4732 samples tested so far in Nagaland. Results of 3518 have beenreceived and 5922 persons are currently under quarantine.Kerala: A Covid-19 patient who escaped from the Trivandrum Medical College the other day,committed suicide inside isolation ward today after he was taken back to the hospital. His secondtest had shown negative. 40 of his friends and close family members have been put in quarantine.The state Cabinet has decided to strengthen containment measures to avoid community spread ofCovid-19. The Chief priest of Sabarimala hill shrine has written to Devaswom Board not to allowdevotees in the temple during the monthly Pooja to begin from next Monday and has also askedfor postponing the festival. Four Keralites succumbed to the virus in the Gulf region. A total of207 Malayalis have succumbed to the virus in the Gulf. Two died in Mumbai and one in Delhi. 91



new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Kerala in the second consecutive day yesterday. Numberof People in quarantine in the state has crossed 2 lakh.Tamil Nadu: State govt acknowledges that it might be underreporting Covid-19 deaths; a nine-member committee to audit all the Covid-19 deaths in Chennai. Retired teacher found positive forCovid-19 after dying in Puducherry, cases in the UT rise to 145. Following TN, the Puducherryadministration on Tuesday cancelled the Standard X public examination in the Puducherry andKaraikal regions. DMK MLA J Anbazhagan succumbs to Covid-19 at a private hospital inChennai. 1685 new cases, 798 recoveries & 21 deaths reported yesterday. 1242 cases fromChennai. Total cases: 34914, Active cases: 16279, Deaths: 307. Active cases in Chennai are12570.Karnataka: Health department announced that, state is continuing to do Covid test among deathswith history of ILI or SARI symptoms- swab to be taken within 6 hours of death for testing.Medical Education Minister Dr Sudhakar K said that the State crossed 4 lakh tests mark onTuesday. With 2605 discharges & 5921 cumulative cases, Karnataka's recovery rate remains at44%. Health Minister B Sriramulu said that Maharashtra returnees will not be subjected toinstitutional quarantine henceforth and will be directly sent to 14 days of home quarantine. 161new cases, 164 discharges & two deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 5921, Activecases: 3248, Deaths: 66.Andhra Pradesh: Supreme Court denies staying AP High Court's verdict in State EC N RameshKumar’s reinstatement case, over AP government’s petition. Tenth Std examinations will be heldaccording to previously announced schedule in Andhra, says Minister Adimulapu Suresh. CMlaunches ‘JaganannaChedhodu’ scheme to provide an annual cash incentive of Rs 10,000 each to2,47,040 beneficiaries who are washermen, barbers and tailors in the state. TTD all set to resumedarshan at Tirumala for devotees from Thursday. 136 new cases, 72 discharged and one deathreported during last 24 hours after testing 15,384 samples. Total cases: 4126. Active: 1573,Recovered: 2475, Deaths: 78.Telangana: Protests erupt across Telangana as doctors stand in solidarity with those protesting atGandhi Hospital after the attack on a doctor yesterday. Telangana government issues ordersdeclaring promotion of all 10th students based on performance in internal assessments. Close to 7lakh students have been promoted following the orders. As on date 448 migrants, foreign returneestested positive.

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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; GOM reviews containmentmeasures of COVID-19

The 16th meeting of the high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was chaired by Dr. HarshVardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare today.The GOM was briefed about the lateststatus, response and management of COVID-19 in the country. GoM was also apprised about thegrowing medical infrastructure in the country. As of 9th June 2020, the COVID related healthinfrastructure has been strengthened with the availability of 958 dedicated COVID Hospitals with1,67,883 isolation beds, 21,614 ICU beds and 73,469 oxygen supported beds. 2,313 dedicated COVIDHealth Centres with 1,33,037 Isolation beds; 10,748 ICU beds and 46,635 oxygen supported beds havealso been operationalised. Moreover, 7,525 COVID Care Centres with 7,10,642 beds are now availableto combat COVID-19 in the country. The ventilators available for COVID beds are 21,494.The Centre



has further placed an order of 60,848 ventilators. ICMR’s testing capacity has increased through 553government and 231 private laboratories (total of 784 labs). More than 49 lakh cumulative tests havebeen conducted in the country, as on date. Also, 1,41,682 samples have been tested in the last 24 hrs.

So far, a total of 1,29,214 people has been cured. 4,785 patients were cured in the last 24 hours. Thistakes the total recovery rate to 48.47%. The total number of active cases is now 1,29,917 .

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Central teams deployed to over 50 municipal bodies facing high COVID-19 case load

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has deployed high level multi-disciplinary Central teams to 15States/UTs, with more than 50 districts/municipal bodies that are witnessing high case load and highspurt of cases. They will assist the State Governments by providing technical support for containmentand facilitate management of COVID-19 outbreak. These States/UTs are: Maharashtra (7districts/municipalities), Telangana (4), Tamil Nadu (7), Rajasthan (5), Assam (6), Haryana (4), Gujarat(3), Karnataka (4), Uttarakhand (3), Madhya Pradesh (5), West Bengal (3), Delhi (3), Bihar (4), UttarPradesh (4), and Odisha (5). These teams are working in the field and visiting health care facilities tosupport the State health department in implementation of containment measures and efficienttreatment/clinical management of cases within the districts/cities.

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COVID Emergency Credit Facility covers all companies and not just MSMEs: Finance Minister

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs SmtNirmalaSitharamanhas said that the COVIDEmergency Credit Facility covers all companies, and not just MSMEs. Addressing the FICCI NationalExecutive Committee members, SmtSitharaman assured the industry of all possible Government supportwith the intent of supporting Indian business and reviving the economy, and said, “We are committed tosupport/intervene if any of your members have a problem”.She also said that every Governmentdepartment has been told to clear dues and if there is any issue with any department, the government willlook into it.The Finance Minister also said that the Government will consider an extension in thedeadline for availing the 15% corporate tax rate on new investments.

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Highest ever allocation of Rs. 1,01,500 crore made under MGNREGS during financial year 2020-2021; a sum of Rs. 31,493 crore has already been released

A provision of Rs. 1,01,500 crore has been made under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural EmploymentGuarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the current financial year 2020-2021. It is the highest ever provisionof funds under the programme.A sum of Rs. 31,493 crore has already been released in 2020-2021. Atotal of 60.80 crore person days has been generated so far and work has been offered to 6.69 crorepersons. Average number of persons to whom work offered in May 2020 has been 2.51 crore per day.Atotal of 10 lakh works have been completed so far during the current Financial Year 2020-21. Asustained focus is on taking up works related to water conservation and irrigation, plantation,horticulture and Individual Beneficiary works for livelihood promotion.

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Indian Railways to continue to give Shramik Special Trains to States as demanded

So far, more than 4347 Shramik Special services have been operated by Indian Railways to transportapproximately 60 lakh persons to their destination states. Shramik trains are being run since 1st May2020.Indian Railways has informed the State governments that it shall continue to provide ShramikSpecial Train within 24 hours after the demand is received from the States. Railway Ministry hasrequested State Governments to indicate their requirements about Shramik Special Trains and see thatprojected demand for movement of residual persons by rail mode is well chalked out and determined.

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EPFO settles 36.02 lakh claims during lockdown

Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), a statutory body under Union Ministry of Labour&Employment, despite the lockdown restrictions, settled a staggering 36.02 lakh claims thereby disbursingRs. 11,540 crore to its members during the months of April and May 2020. Out of this, 15.54 lakhclaims, disbursing Rs. 4580 crore to claimants, were related to the recently introduced COVID-19advance under Pradhan Mantri GaribKalyanYojana.A look at wage slab-wise data points out that morethan 74 % of total claimants during the lockdown period belonged to slab of less than Rs.15,000 wage.

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Validity of motor vehicle documents further extended till 30th September, 2020

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Shri NitinGadkari today announced further extension ofthe validity date of motor vehicle documents till September this year. Accordingly, the Ministry of RTHhas issued an advisory to all States and UTs to this effect.The State/UTs have also been requested toconsider provisions available under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 or other such provisions availableunder other Acts, for considering relaxation in requirement of permit, or fees or taxes for renewal /penalty for permits etc to provide relief during these extra ordinary circumstances of COVID-19.

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Government rolls out facility of filing of NIL GST Return through SMS

In a significant move towards taxpayer facilitation, the Government has today onwards allowed filing ofNIL GST monthly return in FORM GSTR-3B through SMS. This would substantially improve ease ofGST compliance for over 22 lakh registered taxpayers who had to otherwise log into their account onthe common portal and then file their returns every month. Now, these taxpayers with NIL liability neednot log on to the GST Portal and may file their NIL returns through a SMS.

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Shri Ram Vilas Paswan reviews sugar sector related issues

The Union Minister for Food & Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan helda review meeting with senior officials of the Department of Food & Public Distribution. In the reviewmeeting, issues like sugar production, outstanding payments arrears of sugarcane farmers, ethanolproduction and other related issues were discussed. Shri Paswan directed officials to issue necessaryguidelines for timely payments of outstanding arrears of sugarcane farmers. The Minister was informed







that this year sugar production is expected to reach 270 LT.Several measures have been taken forproviding assistance to sugar industry in current sugar season by the GovernmentFor details :

Income generation activities for tribals pick up as states take up MFP procurement at revisedMSP in right earnest

There has been an encouragingly positive response from the States as the government continues itsefforts to help the poor and marginalized people find their feet in the aftermath of the Covid-19pandemic.17 states have initiated procurement and MFP worth approximately Rs. 50 Cr. have beenprocured by the states under the scheme. Moreover due to these efforts, private agencies in 7 States haveprocured MFP at prices above the MSP to tune of over Rs.400 Cr.The timely announcement of the MSPmeasures and the revisions in the MSPs by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and these concerted efforts ofTRIFED have resulted in the tribals getting a higher value realization in the market, at rates which areeven higher than MSP.

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Curtain Raiser of IDY 2020 to be telecast on DD News on 10th June

Ministry of AYUSH in association with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga will host a televisionevent as curtain raiser of the International Day of Yoga 2020 which will be telecasted on DD News on10 June, 2020 from 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM. This will also be streamed live on Ministry of AYUSH’sFacebook page.The curtain raiser would mark out a 10-day official countdown to IDY 2020.

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Chandigarh: The Administrator appealed to the residents not to stigmatize the residents ofBapuDham Colony and to give them full opportunities for integrating into the society. He directedLabour Department to take up the matter with the private employers, so that their pending wagescould be paid and job opportunities increased.Punjab: To cope up with the problem of labour scarcity amid COVID-19, the Punjab farmers arenow enthusiastically switching over to Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) instead of traditionaltransplantation of paddy this year and nearly 25% of total area under paddy sowing is expected tocome under this innovative technology which will help to slash cultivation cost, in terms of bothlabour and water. To promote the technology of DSR and motivate the farmers to adopt it in a bigway, the State Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department has sanctioned 4000 DSR machinesand 800 paddy transplanting machines to farmers on subsidy ranging from 40% to 50%.Haryana: Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister has said that during Unlock-1, the StateGovernment has allowed the reopening of sports stadiums with certain conditions, during whichfocus will be on personal fitness and social distancing norms will be followed. He said that playersand coaches in Haryana State have again fully immersed themselves in their games and all effortswill be made to cover the loss that has been incurred in the past.Maharashtra: 2,553 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Monday, taking the state tally ofcoronavirus positive cases to 88,528, out of which 44,374 are active cases. Hotspot Mumbaireported 1,314 new infections which took the total cases in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to

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49,863. There are 3,510 active containment zones in the state where 17,895 squads havecompleted surveillance of 66.84 lakh people.Gujarat: 477 new COVID-19 cases have been reported from 19 districts, taking the state tally of positive cases to 20,574, out of which 5,309 are active cases. 31 patients have lost their livesduring the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 1280.Rajasthan:144 new COVID-19 cases have been reported today, taking the state tally ofcoronavirus positive cases to 10,876, out of which 8,117 patients have been cured and 246 havedied. The Health Department has achieved the target of conducting 25 thousand COVID 19 testsevery day. A total of 5,18,000 samples have been tested in the state so far. Currently, COVIDsamples are being tested at 25 places in 15 districts of the state. Soon, this facility will be extendedto 10 more districts, stated the State Health Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma. The recovery rate ofCOVID 19 in the state has also increased to 74.6 percent.Madhya Pradesh: 237 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally ofcoronavirus positive cases to 9638, out of which 2688 are active cases and 414 patients have diedso far. Out of the total 52 districts of Madhya Pradesh, coronavirus cases have been found in 51districts so far but no new COVID 19 case was found in 27 districts.Chhattisgarh: 104 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in all on Monday, taking the statetally of coronavirus positive cases to 1197, while the number of active cases are 885. A total of92,598 tests have been performed in the state till Monday.Goa: 30 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Goa the state tally of coronavirus positivecases to 330, out of which 263 are active cases and 67 patients have recovered in the state so far.Kerala: Malls, restaurants and places of worship opened in Kerala this morning after over two-andhalf months of lockdown. Various temples, including the Lord Krishna temple at Guruvayoor, afew churches and mosques opened for the devotees. MoS External Affairs V. Muraledharan hascome down heavily on Chief Minister PinarayiVijayan over the decision to reopen temples in thestate. He demanded that the government should withdraw the decision to reopen temples underDevaswom Board. However, Devaswom Minister KadakampallySurendran said temples wereopened after discussions with religious leaders and apart from following the Central governmentdirections, all security measures are strictly followed in the worship centers. Three more Keraliteshave died due to COVID-19 in the Gulf taking the toll past 200. 91 new cases and one death werereported in the state yesterday taking the toll to 16 and total number of active cases to 1,174.Tamil Nadu: Convalescent plasma trial begins at Madurai's Government Rajaji Hospital. Statecancels Class 10 exams in Tamil Nadu in the wake of Covid situation, opposition welcomes move.Health Minister puts an end to rumours on bed shortage in the State; Minister said that therecovery rate is 56 per cent and currently, only six patients are there on ventilators in the State.1562 new cases, 528 recoveries & 17 deaths reported yesterday. 1149 cases from Chennai. Totalcases: 33229, Active cases: 15413, Deaths: 286, Discharged: 17527. Active cases in Chennai are11817.Karnataka: Department of Health and Family welfare issued protocol for inter-state travellers toKarnataka during phased re-opening of unlock one. Self-registration on SevaSindhu portal for alltravellers before entering Karnataka and health screening of all incoming persons at entry pointshave been made mandatory. Meanwhile it has also issued guidelines for Resident welfareAssociations to be followed during Covid. 308 new cases, 387 discharges & three deaths were



reported yesterday. Total positive cases till yesterday: 5760, Active cases: 3175, Deaths: 64,Recovered: 2519.Andhra Pradesh:CM assures of providing government schemes to people within time. CM reviewsSpandana programme, directs officials to open sand reaches. Tollywood delegation to arrive inVijayawada to meet CM YS Jagan shortly to discuss over shooting of films. 125 new cases and 34discharges reported yesterday. Total cases till yesterday: 3843. Active: 1381, Recovered: 2387,Deaths: 75.Telangana: The state government has decided to move the Supreme Court against the Telanganahigh court order to conduct tests for coronavirus on dead people. A few days ago, the high courthad directed the state government to conduct tests on all dead. Total confirmed Covid19 cases ason 8th June are 3742. As of now 448 migrants and foreign returnees tested positive.

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Ms Preeti Sudan, Union Health Secretary held a review meeting with the District Collectors, MunicipalCommissioners, Chief Medical Officers, Superintendent of District Hospitals and Principles of MedicalColleges from 45 municipalities/municipal corporations across 38 districts in ten states, that arewitnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases.These districts are from the following States/UTs: Maharashtra,Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Uttarakhand&Madhya Pradesh.Main issues discussed were the widespread infection in densely populated urban areas,with areas that shared public amenities; importance of house-to-house surveys; prompt testing followedby prompt isolation and clinical management of cases and containment strategy to be implemented.

Areas that need constant attention included active house-to-house survey for timely detection;augmentation of the survey teams; efficient ambulance management; efficient triaging of patients at thehospitals and bed management; clinical management of the hospitalised cases through rotational 24*7teams to ensure reduction in the fatality rates. They were also advised to ensure that the testing results



were returned by the labs in time for ensuring early identification and timely treatment. So far, a total of1,24,430 people has been cured of COVID-19. 5,137 patients were cured in the last 24 hours. This takesthe total recovery rate to 48.49%. The total number of active cases is now 1,24,981.

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About 111.02 LMT food grains lifted through 3965 rail rakes during lockdown

Since the lockdown was announced on March 24, 2020 about 111.02 LMT food grains have been liftedand transported through 3965 rail rakes. Apart from the rail route, transportation was also done throughroads and waterways. A total of 234.51 LMT has been transported. 15,500 MT grains was transportedthrough 13 ships. Total 11.30 LMT food grains have been transported to the North-Eastern States. UnderAatmaNirbhar Bharat package, Government of India has decided that 8 LMT food grains will beprovided to about 8 Crore migrant labourers, stranded and needy families, who are not covered underNFSA or State scheme PDS cards. 5 Kg of food grain per person is being distributed free of cost for themonths of May and June to all migrants. The states and UTs have lifted 4.42 LMT of food grains anddistributed 10,131 MT of food grains to 20.26 lakh beneficiaries. The Government of India alsoapproved 39,000 MT pulses for 1.96 crore migrant families.

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Indian Navy Commences evacuation of citizens from Islamic Republic of Iran - “SAMUDRASETU”

Indian Navy had launched Operation SamudraSetu to repatriate Indian citizens commencing 08 May2020. Indian Naval ships Jalashwa and Magar have already evacuated 2874 personnel from Maldivesand Sri Lanka to ports of Kochi and Tuticorin.In the next phase of SamudraSetu, Indian Naval ShipShardul will evacuate Indian citizens on 08 June 2020 from the port of Bandar Abbas, Islamic Republicof Iran, to Porbandar, Gujarat. The Indian Mission in Islamic Republic of Iran is preparing a list ofIndian citizens to be evacuated and will facilitate their embarkation after requisite medical screening.

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Mission Sagar - INS Kesari at Port Victoria, Seychelles

As part of Mission Sagar, Indian Naval Ship Kesari entered Port Victoria, Seychelles, on 07 June 2020.The Government of India in these difficult times is providing assistance to Friendly Foreign Countries indealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and towards the same INS Kesari is carrying a consignment ofCOVID related essential medicines for the people of Seychelles.

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OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU - INS JALASHWA ARRIVES AT TUTICORIN WITH 700INDIAN CITIZENS EMBARKED FROM MALDIVES







INS Jalashwa, deployed by the Indian Navy for “Operation SamudraSetu", entered Tuticorinharbourwith 700 Indian nationals evacuated from Male, Maldvies on 07 June 2020. Thus far INS Jalashwa hasevacuated 2672 Indian citizens from Maldives and Sri Lanka to India as part of Vande Bharat Mission.

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DST releases information brochure on health & risk communication programme focusing onCOVID-19

National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC), Department of Science &Technology (DST) has released an information brochure for a recently launched programme on healthand risk communication ‘Year of Awareness on Science & Health (YASH) with focus on COVID-19’.The brochure carries information on the genesis and need of such a mega programme in the country toaddress the issues of risks, crises, disasters, and uncertainties especially posed by the COVID-19pandemic. The programme focuses on enhancing public understanding and awareness on science andhealth for better preparedness to cope up with the present and future challenges.

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Indian Air Force Designs and Develops Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT)

Indian Air Force has designed, developed and manufactured an Airborne Rescue Pod for IsolatedTransportation (ARPIT). This pod will be utilised for evacuation of critical patients with infectiousdiseases including COVID-19 from high altitude area, isolated and remote places.Requirement of an airevacuation system with facility to prevent spread of infectious aerosol from a COVID-19 patient duringair travel was felt by IAF when COVID-19 was declared as a pandemic. The first prototype wasdeveloped at3 BRD AF and has undergone various modifications. Supporting the “Atmanirbhar Bharat” call byHon’ble Prime Minister, only indigenous materials have been used to fabricate this pod. Thisindigenously designed system has been developed at a cost of Rs Sixty Thousand only, which is veryless as compared to the imported systems costing up to Rs Sixty Lakh.

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MOU entered between NIPER Guwahati and Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd for large scale industrialgrade manufacturing and commercialization of 3D antimicrobial face-shields to control spread ofCovid-19

National Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati, under the Departmentof Pharmaceuticals, is committed to providing a useful contribution cum solution in terms of developingPersonal Protective Equipment’s (PPEs) to avoid the fatal spread of COVID-19 transmission. It hassigned MoU with the Hindustan Antibiotic Limited (HAL, a PSU under Dept. of Pharmaceuticals),Pimpri, Pune for large scale industrial-grade manufacturing and commercialization of their 3D printedantimicrobial face-shields.NIPER-Guwahati has also filed both an Indian design patent and provisionalpatent at Indian Patent Office, New Delhi on their 3D printed antimicrobial face-shields.

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Ministry of Tourism presents a virtual safari of the Wild Wonders of Madhya Pradesh through29th webinar under DekhoApnaDesh series







The webinar provided an immersive virtual safari experience to one of the most biodiversity richhotspots in the world: The State of Madhya Pradesh, which is also known as the heart of IncredibleIndia.Considering the impact of COVID-19 on tourism, Madhya Pradesh tourism has initiated a conceptof rental caravan vehicles comprising of all the facilities such as beds, refrigerator and other essentials sothat people doesn’t need to stay in hotels for their trips in view of social distancing and can rent thesevehicles.

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Kerala: Kerala reported its 17th Covid-19 death with a 43-year-old woman undergoing treatmentin Thrissur Medical College passing away this afternoon. Meanwhile, State Health Minister KKShailaja has said that preventing community spread of COVID-19 is the top priority of thegovernment. Cooperation of people and strict adherence to government guidelines are crucial inthis endeavour. She also pointed out that the disease transmission in the state at present throughcontact is between 10 and 15 percent. Two persons who were under quarantine in Kozhikode andPathanamthitta died. Their samples have been collected for Covid test. A Keralite who reachedDubai succumbed to the virus in UAE today. One Covid death and 107 positive cases werereported yesterday in the state. 1,095 patients are still under treatment.Tamil Nadu:CM says ‘T.N. has highest recovery rate in India, lowest number of deaths in theworld’. Tamil Nadu temples continue to remain shut as Covid-19 cases surge. State caps testingfee in private sector at Rs 3,000; Rs 500 to be charged extra for home visit; laboratories will bechecked for quality. New containment strategy for three districts around Chennai; plan involvesmicro-management of cases in urban, rural areas. Close to 70% of the cases reported in TamilNadu are from Chennai. 1515 new cases, 604 recoveries & 18 deaths reported yesterday. 1155cases from Chennai. Total cases: 31667, Active cases: 14396, Deaths: 269, Discharged: 16999.Active cases in Chennai are 10982.Karnataka: From today, temples, mosques and churches opened for prayers, but government laysdown strict guidelines to prevent big congregations. Markets, malls, hotels also opened up.Meanwhile BBMP has issued SOPs for home quarantine, to keep special eye on those whorecommended for home quarantine 460 teams have been formed. 239 new cases, 143 dischargesand two deaths were reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 5452, Active cases: 3257, Deaths: 61Recovered: 2132.Andhra Pradesh:Darshan for devotees in Tirumala temple on trial basis resumed after a gap ofnearly 80 days, prior to its permanent resumption. Cultivation target for all crops in Kharif seasonhas been set at 39.59 lakh hectares as against the normal crop acreage of 37.54 lakh hectares. Pre-survey process for district-wise ‘skill gap’ to identify industrial needs and search for manpowerwith needed skill sets, hit by large-scale exodus of skilled migrants, likely to commence in mid-June. 125 new cases, 34 discharged and no death reported during last 24 hours after testing 14,246samples. Total cases: 3843. Active: 1381, Recovered: 2387, Deaths: 75.Telangana: Temples open their doors for devotees from today. Guidelines being followed attemples across the State. Telangana Governor TamilisaiSoundararajan on Monday visited Nizam'sInstitute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) to convey her support to the healthcare workers affected byCovid-19 while discharging their duties. Total cases as of 7th June are 3650. As on date 448migrants, foreign returnees tested positive for Covid19.




Maharashtra: 3,007 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of positivecases to 85,975, out of which 43,591 are active cases. Hotspot Mumbai reported 1,421 newinfections on Sunday which took the total cases in the city to 48,549. Private offices inMaharashtra started their operations with up to 10% strength as per requirement with remainingpersons working from home. In lockdown 5.0, the state government has announced phase wiseeasing of lockdown, depending upon clear demarcations for the containment and non-containmentzones.Gujarat: 480 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronaviruspositive cases to 20,070, out of which 5186 are active cases. 30 patients have lost their lives duringthe last 24 hours taking the total death toll to 1249. Lord Dwarikadheesh and Shri SomnathTemple in Gujarat reopened today for Darshan. However, the devotees have been advised to visitthe Somnath Temple after 12th June after online booking in available slots.As part of OperationSamudraSetu, INS Shardul will evacuate Indian citizens today from the port of Bandar Abbas inIran to Porbandar, Gujarat. The Indian Mission in Iran is preparing a list of Indian citizens to beevacuated and will facilitate their embarkation after requisite medical screening.Rajasthan: 97 new COVID-19 cases have been reported till now, taking the state tally of positivecases to 10, 696, out of which 7814 patients have recovered. Hotels, restaurants, clubs, shoppingmalls and all wildlife sanctuaries have opened in Rajasthan today. The ASI owned historicalmonuments also opened for tourists today.Madhya Pradesh:173 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally ofcoronavirus positive cases to 9,401, out of which 2658 are active cases. Most of the new caseshave again been reported from Bhopal, followed by Indore.Chhattisgarh: 76 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Sunday and 31 more positive caseshave been reported till today morning , taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 1,073,while the number of active cases are 834. Religious places have opened up in the state from today.Goa: 33 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Sunday, taking the state tally of positivecases to 300, out of which 235 are active cases. In the wake of rising cases, the state has maderequisition for 200 ventilators from the Centre, of which, 100 are expected to be delivered bytomorrow, stated the State Health Minister.Manipur: 37 more people have tested COVID19 positive in Manipur. They have been shifted toCOVID Care Facility in Imphal.Total cases 209 with 157 active cases.Mizoram: CM convened a consultative meeting on COVID19 with representatives from Memberof Legislatures, Government Officials, Non-Govt. Hospital Association, Church Leaders, Villageand Local Councils members, Task Forces and NGOs to discuss the State's way forward.InMizoram, lockdown extended for 21 more days starting from midnight tonight. Home quarantineoption will be limited to only extreme unavoidable circumstances, said CM Zoramthanga.Nagaland: State Govt disbursed Rs.24 crore as financial assistance to citizens stranded in otherStates so far. 238 Quarantines Centres are in place with bed capacity of 13 thousand persons inNagaland. The State ranks 5th in the country in terms of strict quarantine norms.



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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

During the last 24 hours, a total of 5,220 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of1,19,293 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.37% amongst COVID-19patients. Presently, there are 1,20,406active cases and all are under active medical supervision.



ICMR has further ramped up the testing capacity for detecting the novel coronavirus in infected persons.The number of government labs has been increased to 531 and private labs has been increased to 228 (Atotal of 759).1,42,069 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of samples tested thusfar is 46,66,386.

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Moving ahead resolutely through collective action

There are some reports in a section of the media expressing concern about the Government’s effortstowards containment and management of COVID-19 to have excluded the larger wisdom of technicalexperts.

These apprehensions and allegations are unfounded and baseless. The Government is constantly inconsultation with experts for technical and strategic inputs, scientific ideas and domain-specific guidanceto address the COVID-19 pandemic. A National Task Force (NTF) for COVID-19 is constituted bySecretary DHR-cum-DG-ICMR with Member (Health) NITI Aayog as Chairperson and Secretary(DoHFW) and Secretary (DHR) as Co-Chairs. The NTF comprises of 21 members includingtechnical/domain experts from the government and outside the government. Predominant expertise in theTask Force is from public health and/or epidemiology. Given the complexity and implications of theCOVID-19 pandemic, the group has experts from medicine, virology, pharmacology and programmeimplementation domains, as well.

The Government has already shared the information on the impact of lockdown and other restrictions onaverting lakhs of infections and thousands of deaths, as also enormous gains in health system andpeople’s preparedness. Compared to countries that have eased lockdown such as UK, Italy, Spain andGermany, India has reported the lowest numbers of cases/lakh population, at 17.23 cases/lakh populationand 0.49 deaths/lakh population (as per WHO Situation Report dated 6 June 2020).

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Growth Trajectory of Direct Tax Collection & Recent Direct Tax Reforms

There are reports in a certain section of media that the growth of direct taxes collection for the FY 2019-20 has fallen drastically and buoyancy of the direct tax collection as compared to the GDP growth hasreached negative. These reports do not portray the correct picture regarding the growth of direct taxes. Itis a fact that the net direct tax collection for the FY 2019-20 was less than the net direct tax collection forthe FY 2018-19. But this fall in the collection of direct taxes is on expected lines and is temporary innature due to the historic tax reforms undertaken and much higher refunds issued during the FY 2019-20.

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This fact becomes more apparent if we compare the gross collection (which removes anomalies createdby the variation in the amount of refund given in a year) after taking into account the revenue foregoneestimated for the bold tax reforms undertaken, which have a direct impact on the direct taxes collectionfor FY 2019-20. It may also be noted that in FY 2019-20, amount of total refunds given was Rs. 1.84lakh crore as compared to Rs. 1.61 lakh crore in FY 2018-19 which is a 14% increase year-on-year.

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Awareness and not Anxiety is the key to fighting COVID-19: DrJitendra Singh

Union Minister Dr.Jitendra Singh said here today that awareness and not anxiety, is the key to fightCovid pandemic. Launching COVID BEEP (Continuous Oxygenation & Vital Information DetectionBiomed ECIL ESIC Pod), India’s first indigenous, cost effective, wireless physiological parametersmonitoring system for COVID-19 patients, developed by ESIC Medical College Hyderabad incollaboration with IIT Hyderabad and Department Of Atomic Energy, he stressed on the importance ofprevention and awareness in dealing with this pandemic effectively, now that the process of unlock hasstarted in a phased manner after an effective and timely lockdown for close to two months.

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National Gallery of Modern Art to run ONLINE NAIMISHA 2020- Summer Art Program from8th June to 3rd July 2020

During this pandemic situation and lockdown, museums and cultural institutions cannot serve visitorsand audiences as usual. It led NGMA to explore new areas and platforms to reach to its audiences. In thelast two month or so NGMA has organised many programs and exhibitions virtually. The technologicaldevelopment provides an opportunity to organise such programs digitally. So, NGMA is making anendeavour to host its most popular summer art program NAIMISHA digitally.The month-long ONLINEsummer program by NGMA, New Delhi is an initiative to provide a chance to its participants to createand learn from practicing artists without compromising their health.

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Punjab: In a bid to provide much needed respite to the citizens of the state to travel from one placeto other to discharge their duties, the Punjab Government has allowed all private (non–transport)and public service vehicles to operate from 5 AM to 9 PM, except in the containment zonesdeclared by competent authority, subject to strict riders to prevent the spread of deadlycoronavirus.Haryana: Haryana Government has decided to allow the reopening of religious places, places ofworship for public, and Shopping Malls in a regulated and restricted manner across the state witheffect from June 8, 2020 except in the districts of Gurugram and Faridabad in view of largenumber of positive cases being found on daily basis during last ten days in these districts. Apartfrom this, hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services will be reopened with genericpreventive measures across the state. The timing of opening for all will remain between 9 am to 8pm so as to ensure the compliance of night curfew between 9 PM to 5 AM. The Chief Ministerdirected to regulate and restrict these activities by following the guidelines and instructions as






issued by Ministry of Home Affairs in letter and spirit keeping in view the prevailing conditionsdue to COVID-19 pandemic in Haryana.Kerala: The youngest baby, a five-day old, who was confirmed with Covid-19 in the staterecovered from the disease and returned to home from Parippally Medical College in Kollam. Thebaby's mother is still under treatment. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology inThiruvananthapuram has been approved as Centre for examining the accuracy of Covid treatmentequipment and testing kits. Covid certificate will be mandatory for devotees from other statesvisiting Sabarimala shrine. Virtual queue has been made mandatory for all devotees in Sabarimalaand Guruvayoor temples. Hotels in Kozhikode will be opening only after July 15 due to theincrease in positive cases in the district. One more Malayali, an X-Ray technician, died in NewDelhi today. Kerala had confirmed 108 new Covid positive cases yesterday and 1029 patientsunder treatment in various hospitals.Tamil Nadu: Five JIPMER doctors, technician among 12 people who tested positive inPuducherry; with this the total Covid-19 positive cases has risen to 119 in the UT while activecases are 71. Indian Navy Ship ‘Jalashwa’ made a second call to Thoothukudi VO ChidambaranarPort Trust with 700 Indian expats from Maldives as a part of the ongoing 'SamudraSetu' mission.State framesSoP for restaurants; will be out of bounds for people above 65 years of age and thosewith co-morbidities, pregnant women and children below 10 years of age. CM says that approvalsfor industries will be made simpler. 1458 new cases & 19 deaths yesterday in TN. 1146 cases fromChennai. Total cases till now : 30152, Active cases: 13503, Deaths: 251. Active cases in Chennaiis 10223.Karnataka: Health department issues revised guidelines with effect from 8 June 2020 for healthscreening, quarantine and interstate travellers in unlock 1 period. Hotels, restaurants and lodgesand temples will open with strict adherence to guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs. 378new cases, 280 discharges & two deaths reported yesterday; of the 378 new cases, 333 are inter-state cases. Total positive cases till now : 5213, Active cases: 3184, Deaths: 59, Recovered: 1968.Andhra Pradesh: Budget session of AP Assembly and Council scheduled to start from June 16.RTC which resumed operations from May 21 garner an income of Rs. 29.44 crore till date. Statetransfers Forest Service officers in large numbers. 130 new cases, 30 discharged and two deathsreported during last 24 hours after testing 17,695 samples. Total cases: 3718. Active: 1290,Recovered: 2353, Deaths: 75. Total number of migrants who tested positive is 810, with 508 ofthem active and 28 discharged in the last 24 hours, while 126 of the 131 cases from abroad remainactive with one discharge today.Telangana: Chief Minister’s Office sealed as official’s personal secretary tests positive for Covid-19. Homeguard, constables among six cops in Telangana who tested positive for Covid-19. Fearand uncertainty, fuelled by the unyielding Covid-19 pandemic, is mounting among parents ofschoolchildren as ambiguity continues over whether schools will reopen physically before thevirus is reined in completely. As on 6th June number of cases in Telangana is 3496; As on date448 migrants, foreign returnees tested positive.Maharashtra: With 2,739 new Covid-19 cases found in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, the state'svirus case count reached 82,698.The state's death toll stands at 2,969 after 120 more deaths werereported in the last 24 hours. So far, 37,390 people have been discharged after getting cured ofCovid-19, the Maharashtra Health Department said. 2,234 patients got discharged in the last 24hours.To curb malpractices and resolve complaints against private hospitals in Mumbai, the



Maharashtra government has appointed five IAS officers who can be reached via email in case ofcomplaints. A total of 35 hospitals will be under the ambit of these officials.Gujarat: Gujarat reported 498 new coronavirus positive cases and 29 deaths, including 26 inAhmedabad district, taking the total case count to 19,617, and fatalities to 1,219. The number ofrecovered cases also rose to 13,324 with 313 more patients getting discharged from hospitals. Thestate has so far tested 2,45,606 samples.Rajasthan: Rajasthan reported 247 in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health andFamily Welfare. With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in the state has increased to10,331. As many as 231 people have died in the state due to Covid-19 infection.There are 2599active cases in the state while at least 7,501 people have been recovered from the infection.Madhya Pradesh: With 232 fresh cases being reported over the past 24 hours, the total COVID-19positive count in Madhya Pradesh crossed the 9,000-mark on Saturday with total 9228 cases.Bhopal reported 51 cases, followed by 35 in Indore, 20 in Shajapur, 18 in Neemuch, 15 inBurhanpur, 14 in Bhind, 12 in Ujjain and 10 in Gwalior.Chhattisgarh: As many as 44 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Chhattisgarh in the past24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The total number of Covid-19cases in the state has increased to 923. The death toll has climbed to 4.Goa: Goa reported 71 new COVID-19 cases, taking the State count of positive cases to 267. Ofthese 202 are active cases while 65 people have recovered from the disease.



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During the last 24 hours, a total of 4,611 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of1,14,073 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.20% amongst COVID-19patients. Presently, there are 1,15,942 active cases and all are under active medical supervision. ICMRhas further ramped up the testing capacity for detecting the novel Coronavirus in infected persons. The



number of government labs has been increased to 520 and private labs has been increased to 222 (A totalof 742).1,37,938 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of samples tested thus far is45,24,317.

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OP SamudraSetu - INS Jalashwa departs Male for Tuticorin with 700 Indians embarked

Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa, which reached Male, Maldives on 04 Jun 20 for her third trip under OpSamudraSetu - Indian Navy's contribution to India's national effort to bring home our citizens fromforeign shores by sea, embarked 700 Indian nationals on 05 Jun 20 and departed for India late in theevening. The ship will observe strict COVID protocols onboard and is expected to reach Tuticorin on 07Jun 20.

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Phone call between Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi and H.E. Paul Kagame, President ofRwanda

Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi had a phone call with H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda. Theleaders discussed the challenges posed to their healthcare systems and economies by the COVID-19pandemic. They shared information about the steps taken in the respective country to manage the crisisand ensure well-being of citizens. The leaders agreed to extend all possible support to each other’sexpatriate citizens during the present crisis.The Prime Minister assured the Rwandan President of India’ssteadfast support to Rwanda’s efforts to combat the Coronavirus, including through medical assistance.

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President promulgates two Ordinances with the aim of giving a boost to rural India andagriculture

After the announcement of the landmark decisions by the Government of India for reforms in theagricultural sector for raising the income of the farmers as part of the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, thePresident of India has promulgated the following Ordinances with the aim of giving a boost to ruralIndia for farmers engaged in agriculture and allied activities: The Farmers’ Produce Trade andCommerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Ordinance 2020; and The Farmers (Empowerment andProtection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance 2020.

When the whole ecosystem of agriculture and its allied activities was tested during the COVID-19 crises,it reconfirmed the necessity for the Central Government to speed up the reform process and to come upwith a national legal facilitative ecosystem to improve intra-state and interstate trade of agricultureproduce. The Government of India also recognized the need for the farmer to sell agriculture produce at






a place of his choice at a better price by increasing the number of prospective buyers. A facilitativeframework was also considered necessary for farming agreements. Thus the two ordinances have beenpromulgated.

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HRD Minister chairs Meeting to review the progress of works sanctioned under Institute ofEminence Scheme

Union Minister for HRD Shri Ramesh Pokhariyal ‘Nishank’ chaired a review meeting on the progress ofworks sanctioned under the Institute of Eminence Scheme (IoE). During the meeting the Ministersaidthat a Project Management Unit should be established in MHRD for monitoring the works of the IOEsand HEFA in 15 days. Shri Nishank assured that a commitment letter from MHRD will be issued tovarious public institutions of IoEs that funds will be released for expenditure done as per the MOU ofIoE. He also desired that construction activities have been open now and work may be expedited in IoEswhich have stopped due to Covid-19.

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Research proposals invited for COVID-19 for bilateral collaboration in science between India &Australia

Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi and the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison MP, jointlyannounced a Special COVID-19 Collaboration in 2020 during an India-Australia Leaders’ VirtualSummit on 04 June 2020.Accordingly, Department of Science & Technology,GOI and Department ofIndustry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER), Australia have invited joint research projects onCOVID-19 from interested scientists and researchers under the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund(AISRF), a platform for bilateral collaboration in science, jointly managed and funded by thegovernments of India and Australia.

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Dr. Jitendra Singh launches Booklet and its e-version on one year achievements of Ministry ofDoNER under Modi Government 2.0

Union MinisterDr.Jitendra Singh has said that North Eastern Region has emerged as a role model inmore than one way. After emerging as a successful model for development in the last six years, theregion has also become a role model in Corona management and again by reverting back to normalworking conditions, it has presented a model for the entire country to emulate the same. Dr Singh saidthat this has become possible due to priority and patronage, the North Eastern Region received by PrimeMinister NarendraModi Government in the last six years.

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Arunchal Pradesh:Total 10,790 samples have been collected for COVID19 tests. Active cases 46,recovered one. Results for more than 1700 tests are awaited.







Assam: 38 patients have been discharged as they tested negative for COVID19 twice in Assam.Total discharged patients 547, active patients 1770.Manipur: 11 more persons test COVID19 positive taking total number of cases to 143 in Manipur.Recovered cases is 52 with a recovery rate of 36 percent.Mizoram: Mizoram has received RT-PCR testing machine for COVID19. It will be installed atZoram Medical College, AizawlNagaland: In Nagaland, 12 more stranded citizens arrived by Air India flight from Guwahati.Returnees taken to Agri Expo for mandatory screening & segregation. Mokokchung Chamber ofCommerce & Industry donates Rs 3 lakh to District Task Force on COVID19 for purchase ofTRUE-NAT Machine accessories in Nagaland.Kerala: State recorded one more Covid-19 death, taking the disease toll to 15. Former footballerand Santhosh Trophy player Hamsakkoya (63) who had been under treatment at Manjeri MC inMalappuram, died today. He is the first person in the state to undergo plasma therapy for Covid.His 5 family members are also being treated for Covid. Among the 190 health workers who werequarantined after having close contact with a Covid-19 patient in Kozhikode MC, samples of 118people tested negative. Six more Keralites have succumbed to the virus in the Gulf with the tollcrossing 170. The number of Covid cases in the state rose to three-digit yesterday, with 111 morepeople testing positive. 973 patients are still under treatment.Tamil Nadu: Indira Gandhi MC in Puducherry to open for non-Covid patients from June 8.Meanwhile, five more persons tested positive in Puducherry taking the total number of cases to104 in the UT. Tamil Nadu fixes per day rates for Covid-19 treatment at private hospitals:maximum of Rs 15,000 for ICU; for general ward, maximum of Rs 7500 in Grade 1 & 2 hospitalsand Rs 5000 in Grade 3 & 4 hospitals. CM urges industries to use Tamil Nadu workers in place ofmigrants. Govt. hospitals in Chennai facing severe staff shortage because of surge in cases. 1438new cases & 12 deaths reported yesterday with 1116 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 28694,Active cases: 12697, Deaths: 232, Discharged: 15762. Active cases in Chennai are 9437.Karnataka: State government permits to open hotels and restaurants with necessary precautionarymeasures and following union government guidelines. State issues new SOP for Maharashtrareturnees: 21-day home quarantine with negative report. Chikkamagalur district becomes covidfree after 16 confirmed cases get cured. State sets a new, single-day record of Covid-19 cases with515 positives on Friday, and in a continuing trend, 482 of them have come from other states. Totalpositive cases: 4835, Active cases: 3088, Deaths: 57, Recovered: 1688.Andhra Pradesh: All set to conduct Darshan trial run in Tirumala temple from June 8; AlipriCheck Post gets transformed as foolproof COVID-19 checkpoint. State tested a total number4,36,335 samples with a positive rate of 1.02 per cent.161 new cases, 29 discharged and no deathreported during last 24 hours after testing 12,771 samples. Total cases: 3588. Active: 1192,Recovered: 2323, Deaths: 73. Total number of migrants who tested positive is 741, with 467 ofthem active. 127 of the 131 cases from abroad remain active.Telangana: Dialysis patients and their primary contacts are falling prey to novel corona virus, withfour such cases reported on Friday. Telangana tops the secondary infection rate charts in the South,while it stands sixth across India amid growing fears over a rapid surge in Covid-19 cases. Totalcases as on 4th June are 3290. As on date 448 migrants and foreign returnees tested positive.Maharashtra: 2,436 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronaviruspositive cases to 80,229; while the number of active cases stand at 42,215. Hotspot Mumbai has



reported 1,150 new infections, taking the total number of positive cases in the city to 45,854, outof which 25,539 patients have recovered so far. The recovery rate of Maharashtra stands at43.81%, while case fatality rate is 3.55%.Gujarat: 510 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronaviruspositive cases to more than 19,000. While 35 patients died due to COVID-19 on Friday, as manyas 344 persons also recovered during the day. The recovery rate of the state is improving and itnow stands at 68.05 per cent from 44.3 per cent in the last week of May.Madhya Pradesh: 234 new COVID-19 cases were reported, taking the state tally of coronaviruspositive cases to 8996, while the number of active cases stands at 2734. Most of the new caseshave been reported from hotspots Indore and Bhopal, followed by Neemuch district. So far, 384people have diedRajasthan: 44 new COVID-19 cases have been reported today, taking the state tally of coronaviruspositive cases to 10,128.Most of the new cases were reported from Pali and Churu districts. Thedoubling rate of cases has gone up to 20 days in the state. Recovery rate also has improved tomore than 70%.Chhattisgarh: 127 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Friday and 18 new cases have beenreported today, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 894. It is the biggest spike ina single day in the state ever since the first case was detected on 18th of March. In last three days,300 new cases were reported in the state.Goa: 30 new COVID-19 cases reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 196.415 travellers to the state have been put in quarantine facilities.



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As India is easing its lockdown requirements through a graded, pre-emptive and pro-active approach, theMinistry of Health and Family Welfare has uploaded standard operating procedures for operation ofpublic and semi-public environments where COVID has a higher chance to spread. The new guidelinesaim to instill COVID appropriate behaviour to contain the chain of transmission while allowing socialand economic activity to resume.

During the last 24 hours, a total of 5,355 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of1,09,462 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.27% amongst COVID-19patients. Presently, there are 1,10,960 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.



The number of government labs now stands increased to 507 and that of private labs stands increased to217 (a total of 727 labs). 1,43,661 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The total number ofcumulative samples tested thus far is 43,86,379. As of 5th June 2020, the COVID related healthinfrastructure has been strengthened with the availability of 957 dedicated COVID hospitals with1,66,460 Isolation beds, 21,473 ICU beds and 72,497 Oxygen supported beds. 2,362 dedicated COVIDHealth Centres with 1,32,593 Isolation beds; 10,903 ICU beds and 45,562 Oxygen supported beds havealso been operationalised. 11,210 quarantine centres and 7,529 COVID Care Centres with 7,03,786 bedsare now available to combat COVID-19 in the country.

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Prime Minister Addresses the virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020;India pledges 15 Million US Dollars to Gavi, the international vaccine alliance

Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi addressed the virtual Global Vaccine Summit hosted by UK PrimeMinister Boris Johnson yesterday, in which over 50 countries - business leaders, UN agencies, civilsociety, government ministers, Heads of State and country leaders participated.In his address the PrimeMinister said India stands in solidarity with the World in these challenging times. India has pledged 15Million US Dollars to Gavi, the international vaccine alliance.Prime Minister said the COVID19pandemic, in someways, has exposed the limitations of global cooperation and that for the first time inrecent history, the human kind faces a clear common enemy. Prime Minister reiterated that India standsin solidarity with the world along with its proven capacity to produce quality medicines and vaccines atlow cost, its own domestic experience in rapidly expanding immunization and its considerable scientificresearch talent.

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Centre Releases Rs.36,400 Crore as GST Compensation to States

The Central Government has released the GST Compensation of Rs36,400 crore to the States/UTswith Legislature for the period from December, 2019 to February, 2020, yesterday. Governmentreleased the compensation after taking stock of the current situation due to COVID-19 where StateGovernments need to undertake expenditure while their resources are adversely hit.

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Global celebration of IYD2020 through digital platforms

In the light of the prevailing health emergency in the country due to COVID-19, this year’s InternationalYoga Day is set to go digital internationally. This was stated by Dr. VinaySahasrabuddhe, President,Indian Council for Cultural Relation in the joint press conference held today along with M/o AYUSH.This year, the event will highlight the utility of Yoga for individuals, to develop immunity to combat theglobal pandemic and strengthen the community in managing some of the significant aspects of this






crisis, Dr. Sahasrabuddhe added. Also present at the joint press conference were Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha,Secretary AYUSH.In view of the highly infectious nature of the virus causing COVID-19, there shall beno mass gatherings.

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Minister for HRD Shri Ramesh PokhriyalNishank launches information booklet “Safe onlinelearning in the times of COVID-19” to raise awareness

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and UNESCO New Delhi Officedeveloped this booklet. The booklet will be instrumental in keeping children, young people safe onlinethrough basic do’s, and don’ts that will help parents and educators teach their children how to use theinternet safely.

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176 Indian Citizens from Bahrain & Oman Complete Quarantine at Naval Base, Kochi176 Indians from Bahrain and Oman completed their mandated Quarantine period at Naval Base Kochiyesterday. The residents of the Southern Naval Command Covid Care Centre (CCC) would now travelback to various parts of the country.All residents underwent the RT-PCR tests during their stay and havetested negative prior to discharge.49 Indians from Oman were the last to depart the CCC yesterday,whilst 127 from Bahrain left the Indian Navy Facility between 1 &2 June.

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Van DhanVikas Kendras in Maharashtra lead in innovative initiatives to help tribal gatherersduring ongoing Covid crisis

Van Dhan Kendras, established under the scheme initiated by TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs areleading the way in helping tribals generate their livelihood in these distressed times. One segment thathas been impacted during the ongoing crisis has been the tribal population as most of their incomecomes from Minor Forest Produce activities such as gathering, which usually is at the peak between themonths of April – June.The success story of Van Dhan scheme in Maharashtra inspite of the state facingthe brunt of Covid 19 is worth enumerating

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Personality tests for the remaining candidates of Civil Services Examination 2019 to be held from20th July, 2020

The Union Public Service Commission held a special meeting today to review the prevailing situationdue to COVID-19. Taking notice of the opening of lockdown and progressive relaxations beingannounced by the Central Government and various States, the Commission decided to issue a revisedschedule of Examinations/ Recruitment Tests (RTs). Details of the revised calendar of Examinations/RTs have been published on the UPSC website.The Commission also decided to resume personalitytests for the remaining candidates of Civil Services Examination 2019 from 20 July, 2020. Candidateswill be informed individually.

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Union Minister of State (I/C) for Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of State in PrimeMinister’s office, Dr.Jitendra Singh said here today that North Eastern Region of the country is slowlybut firmly coming up as new business destination of India. New paradigms will emerge post-COVID,with a potential for new breakthroughs in economy, trade, scientific research and several other diverseareas, catapulting North East as the economic hub of the country and a preferred destination for Startups.

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Dr. Jitendra Singh launches e-Booklet on one year achievements of DoPPW under ModiGovernment 2.0

Union Minister DrJitendra Singh launched an e-Booklet on one year achievements of the Department ofPension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW)” through Video Conferencing yesterday.Addressing all theofficers of the department, Dr..Jitendra Singh stated that the department went outside its call of duty toorganize a webinar on Covid-19 by bringing in leading doctors to address the anxiety and fears of thePensioners. He stated that the Department is blessed with the unique opportunity of being able to servethe elderly and retired which no other department has.

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CSIR lab to organize nationwide summer research training programme

The North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST) is working towards ameliorating thestagnancy created in the academic scenario of the nation due to COVID-19 pandemic. Jorhat-basedCSIR-NEIST will organize and coordinate a country-wide CSIR-Summer Research Training Program(CSIR-SRTP-2020).An online program (CSIR-SRTP-2020) is going to be discharged through thefaculties and mentors from 38 CSIR laboratories spread across the length and breadth of the country.

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DST building resilience of SC & STs against COVID 19 through S&T interventions

Science for Equity Empowerment and Development (SEED) division of the Department of Science andTechnology (DST) is providing grant-in-aid support to several Knowledge Institutions (KIs), andScience and Technology (S&T) based Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) for the holisticdevelopment of SC and ST communities to help them tide over the nationwide lockdown that affectedlivelihood and economic condition of the communities.

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Punjab: In order to strengthen the screening of the population for timely detection of COVID-19patients to contain the spread of pandemic, the Punjab Government has decided to conduct free ofcost RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 samples sent by empanelled private hospitals/clinics andprivate Labs. The private hospital shall arrange the required logistics and collect samples, packthem and send to the nearest Government Health facility as per protocol.Haryana: To support various organizations in minimizing the adverse impacts on business amidchallenging period of COVID-19 crisis, Haryana Government has come up with Virtual







Mentorship Workshop Series in collaboration with Startup India. The Virtual MentorshipWorkshop Series is an effort aimed at broadening the perspectives of the Startups and help them inbuilding their confidence especially in the wake of the global crisis. It is a three-month immersiveprogram that provides early stage startups with the opportunity to interact with industry experts,learn from their knowledge and expertise to develop strategies to get started/ accelerate theirbusinesses. The program consists of a combination of group sessions and one-to-one sessions.Kerala: IMA has warned the State government against opening of religious places of worship andmalls in the state as part of Unlock1.0, pointing out that this may increase the number of caseswith unknown sources and may even lead to community transmission. The state govt. is to comeup today with its guidelines for Unlock 1.0 on the basis of the new SOPs issued by the Centre. InKozhikode after a pregnant woman was tested Covid positive, several staff including doctors havebeen put under quarantine. The Kozhikode Collector has issued an order declaringMavoorpanchayat as containment zone after many persons in the panchayat were confirmed withCovid-19. 94 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the state yesterday. The total number ofconfirmed cases is 1,588 and 884 patients are under treatment in different hospitals. Tamil Nadu: Five Tamil Nadu Ministers to oversee 15 zones in Chennai to contain Covid-19. Statebrings treatment for Covid-19 at private hospitals under the Chief Minister’s ComprehensiveHealth Insurance Scheme and caps rates for treatment. Tamil Nadu reported 1,384 cases and 12deaths yesterday; Chennai accounted for 1,072 of the positive cases. Total cases till yesterday:27256, Active cases: 12132, Deaths: 220, Discharged: 14901. Active cases in Chennai were 9066.Karnataka: Rural Development Minister says State ready to provide jobs for migrant labourerswho returned from Maharashtra under MGNREGA. Health Minister said second Covid-19 patienttreated with plasma therapy has 'recovered' and shifted out of ICU. 257 new cases, 106 discharges& four deaths were reported yesterday. Total positive cases till yesterday: 4320, Active cases:2651, Deaths: 57, Recovered: 1610.Andhra Pradesh:State issues SOP to be followed by hotels and restaurants, including APTDChotels, when they resume operations on June 8. Tirumaladarshan to resume from June 11, only6000 devotees allowed per day. CM launches an online platform for transfer of waste to the stategovernment under the aegis of AP Environmental Management Agency on the occasion of WorldEnvironment Day. 50 new cases, 21 discharged and two deaths reported during last 24 hours aftertesting 9831 samples. Total cases: 3427. Active: 1060, Recovered: 2294, Deaths: 73. Total numberof migrants who tested positive is 700, with 442 of them active. 119 of the 123 cases from abroadremain active. Total number of samples tested so far: 4,23,564.Telangana: As the government prepares to launch phase 3 of the ongoing Vande Bharat Mission,hundreds of people, waiting to return to the city, have reached out to the authorities for help.Taking a serious view of 37 doctors working in state-run hospitals testing Covid-19 positive, theTelangana High Court wondered how they could contract the coronavirus when the governmentwas claiming to be supplying personal protecting equipment (PPE) and other safety material forthe benefit of its doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and other health workers. Total cases as on 3rdJune are 3147. As on date 448 migrants, foreign returnees tested positive.



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During the last 24 hours, a total of 3,804 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of1,04,107 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 47.99% amongst COVID-19patients. Presently, there are 1,06,737 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.ICMRhas further ramped up the testing capacity for detecting the novel coronavirus in infected persons. Thenumber of government labs has been increased to 498 and private labs has been increased to212.1,39,485 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of samples tested thus far is42,42,718.The Ministry has issued fresh guidelines regarding safe ENT practices to be followed in theCOVID-19 pandemic.



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Dr. Harsh Vardhan reviews status and preparations for COVID-19 management with Lt.Governor & Health Minister of Delhi

“As the number of cases and fatality rises in Delhi, it needs to ramp up testing coupled with aggressivesurveillance, contact tracing and stringent containment and perimeter control activities”. This was statedby Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare as he chaired a high-level meetingthrough video conferencing (VC) to review the preparedness for prevention and control of COVID-19.He underscored the immediate need and importance of scaling up of testing with health infrastructureenhancements along with better clinical management of the COVID-19 cases for effective casemanagement and reduction of fatality rate. He also pointed that bed availability was to be rapidlyincreased in view of current rapid rise of cases along with avoiding unnecessary delay in admission ofcases.

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PM’s Opening Remarks at India-Australia virtual summit

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Telephone conversation between PM and H.E. Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of Mozambique

Prime Minister spoke on phone with His Excellency Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of Mozambique. Thetwo leaders discussed the challenges posed in both countries by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.Prime Minister conveyed India's willingness to support Mozambique's efforts during the health crisis,including through provision of essential medicines and equipment. President Nyusi expressed hisappreciation for the close cooperation between both countries in the field of healthcare andpharmaceutical supplies.

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President of India receives telephone call from President of Georgia

The President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind had a telephone conversation with H.E. Ms SalomeZourabichvili, the President of Georgia. The two leaders discussed bilateral ties.Taking note of thechallenges faced by the world from the Covid-19 pandemic and the disruption of life across the globe,President noted that Georgia’s national efforts have been remarkable in containing the spread of Covid-19. The President informed the Georgian President that India has made strenuous efforts to contain thespread of COVID-19 and we have been successful to a large extent. India has also been at the forefrontin mobilizing international efforts against the Covid-19 pandemic and extended medical supplies supportto over 150 countries.

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Call of duty and spirit of RPF official warms the hearts of all

Minister of Railways Shri PiyushGoyal praised the commendable deed of RPF Constable Shri InderSingh Yadav and announced a cash award to honorarium. Shri Yadav demonstrated an exemplary senseof duty when he ran behind a train to deliver milk for a 4 monthsold child.Smt Sharif Hashmi was








traveling along with her 4 months old child in Shramik Special train from Belgaum to Gorakhpur. Herbaby was crying for milk, as she didn’t get to feed milk for her child at any previous station and askedhelp from the constable Shri Yadav at Bhopal Station. Shri Inder Singh Yadav immediately raced andbrought a packet of milk from a shop outside Bhopal Station but the train started moving. The constableshowed his humanity and courage by running behind a moving train and provided the packet of milk tothe lady in the coach.

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TULIP - Urban Learning Internship Program for providing opportunities to fresh Graduates inall ULBs & Smart Cities launched

Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal `Nishank’, Minister, Human Resource Development, Shri Hardeep S. Puri, MoS(I/C), Housing & Urban Affairs, and All India Council for Technical Education have jointly launched anonline portal for `The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP)’ - A program for providinginternship opportunities to fresh graduates in all Urban Local Bodies and Smart Cities across the country.TULIP is a program for providing fresh graduates experiential learning opportunities in the urbansector.Smart Cities have been at the forefront in leveraging technology to manage COVID crisis, with 47of them using their smart command and control centres as crisis management war rooms and 34 citiesworking to complete them at the earliest.

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DrJitendra Singh holds a video conference meeting to discuss COVID prevention measures withrepresentatives of Jammu & Kashmir Municipal bodies

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh held a video conference meeting to discuss COVID preventionmeasures with representatives of Jammu & Kashmir Municipal bodies. In his opening remarks, DrJitendra Singh said that in the earlier two phases of COVID pandemic, the main consideration was toarrange for the essential supplies for people held up in different parts of the country and in the laterphase, the main responsibility was to ensure free movement of the people returning home from differentparts of the country. However, in the current phase, the focus is on two issues, namely prevention andawareness, and for fulfilling these two objectives, the role of the local bodies and their representatives aswell as civil society will gain an unusual importance.

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NCVTC to develop of host-directed antivirals for COVID 19

The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has approved support for a study by the NationalCentre for Veterinary Type Cultures (NCVTC), ICAR-NRC from Hisar in Haryana, which will screentheir library of 94 small molecule chemical inhibitors for antivirals against coronaviruses.

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Kerala: One more Covid-19 death has been reported in Palakkad district, taking the death toll inthe State to 12. The 73 year old female died while in quarantine after returning from Chennai.Meanwhile, CM is holding day long discussions with religious leaders regarding opening of places







of worship from Monday. MoS External Affairs V.Muraleedharan says though Centre hadinformed about 24 international flights to the state, permission was granted only for 12 flights. Hesaid that Kerala should consider the situation in Gulf countries and should not impose any criteriaon expats return. Kerala has stated in a report submitted to Supreme Court that the moves bypublic & private sector companies to curb salary and terminate employees during the lockdownperiod will adversely affect their mental strength to resist Covid. 82 new cases of Covid-19 wereconfirmed in the State yesterday. There are 832 active cases now and total tally reached 1,494.Tamil Nadu: Six JIPMER security personnel among nine fresh COVID-19 cases in Puducherry;the number of active cases in the UT is now 63. TN Chief Secretary gets three-month extension toconcentrate on Covid control measures. In a meeting convened by Chief Secretary, religiousleaders expressed differing opinions on reopening places of worship from June 8, as the Centre hasallowed it. Record rise of 1286 Covid cases yesterday took Tamil Nadu tally past 25,000-mark.Chennai also recorded 1000 plus cases in a single day for first time; 1012 cases from Chennai.Total cases till now : 25872, Active cases: 11345, Deaths: 208, Discharged: 14316. Active cases inChennai are 8405.Karnataka: Contract employees in the state health department call of strike after CM agrees toconsider demands. Media reports that Private hospital associations have proposed to State govt aCovid-19 treatment cost of around Rs 10,000 per day for general ward and Rs 20,000 for specialward with ICU and ventilator facilities. CM holds review meeting with home department andappreciates police work during the present situation. Karnataka hit the 4,000- mark on Wednesdayas the number of Covid cases recorded on a single day went up by 267, with one death. Totalpositive cases till now : 4063, Active cases: 2494, Deaths: 53, Recovered: 1514. Andhra Pradesh: CM launches YSR VahanaMitra program, disburses Rs.10,000 to a total of 2,62,493 beneficiariesof auto and taxi owners. 116 Covid cases reported in GollalaMamidada village ofPeddapudiMandal of East Godavari district is reported to have spread from a single person inKakinada. 98 new cases, 29 discharged and three deaths reported during last 24 hours after testing9986 samples. Total cases: 3377. Active: 1033, Recovered: 2273, Deaths: 71.Telangana: The Telangana-Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) has said that 32 doctors havetested positive for Covid-19 in Osmania Medical College affiliated hospitals. With weavers andartisans across the state struggling to make ends meet, activists have raised the demand forgovernment to come to their rescue and establish a ‘Corona Relief Fund’. Total number of positivecases as on 3rd June is 3020. As on date 448 migrants and foreign returnees have tested positive.Maharashtra: 2,560 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronavirusinfection to 74,860; out of which 39,935 are active cases. Hotspot Mumbai has reported 1,276 newcases, which takes the tally of cases in the city to 43,492. Out of the 122 deaths that were reportedon Wednesday, 49 took place in Mumbai. Looking at the rising number of coronavirus cases inMaharashtra and Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal hasissued instructions that citizens temporarily evacuated due to Cyclone Nisarga be screened forCOVID19 and kept under observation for 2 days, before being allowed to go home. BMC hadevacuated people living in low lying areas and those residing near coasts and lodged them innearby schools.Gujarat: 485 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of positive cases to18,100, out of which 4766 are active cases. Out of the new cases, 290 are reported fromAhmedabad alone. 30 new deaths were also reported on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 1,122.



Madhya Pradesh: With 168 new cases of COVID-19 infection, the state tally of coronavirus caseshas gone up to 8,588. So far 371 people have died, while 224 patients have recovered in the last 24hours. The State Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Narottam Mishra reviewed the situationand measures to control COVID-19 in Indore, Ujjain and Bhopal – three cities which havereported maximum number of coronavirus infections, with senior officials of Health Department.Rajasthan: 68 new COVID-19 infections have been reported today, taking the state tally ofCOVID-19 positive cases to 9,720, out of which 6,819 patients have been cured so far. Most ofthese new cases have been reported from Bharatpur district, followed by Jaipur, Jodhpur andChuru districts.Chhattisgarh: 86 new COVID-19 infections have been reported till Wednesday night, taking thetally of coronavirus positive cases in the state to 668, while there are 489 active cases in the stateas of now. 19 patients have been discharged after full recovery from various hospitals in Mungeli,Bemetara, Balod and Bilaspur on Wednesday night, while 40 patients were discharged onWednesday morning.Goa: In the state’s single largest spike in cases so far, 47 new COVID-19 infections have beenreported, taking the state tally of COVID-19 positive cases to 126, out of which 69 are activecases. These new patients are mostly (42 of them) from Mangor Hill area in Vasco, while 5patients have a travel history to Corona affected places.Arunachal Pradesh: Around 9500 stranded people of Arunachal Pradesh have returned to the Stateand about 2000 people of different states have departed for their home states from Arunachal.Assam: 29 patients have been discharged after they tested COVID19 negative twice. Totaldischarged patients 442 and active patients 1428.Manipur: 13 more persons test COVID19 positive in Manipur taking the number of cases to 121.Among the COVID19 patients detected yesterday, one is a nurse with no travel history, while therest are returnees.Mizoram: Tentative date for reopening of schools in Mizoram is 15 July, 2020, as decided by theState Education Minister.Nagaland: Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima (NHAK) functional as COVID19 hospital. FourCOVID19 patients admitted so far. In Nagaland, more than 20,000 students participate in onlineevaluation test conducted by Department of School Education for high school & higher secondarysections as part of its education initiatives during COVID19 pandemic.Tripura: TIDC & West Tripura District Administration set up COVID Care Centre in missionmode at Hapania Exhibition Hall in Tripura. It can accommodate 400 beds. 5 patients have alreadybeen shifted.

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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare-Recovery rate improves to48.31%; Fatality rate drops to 2.80%

During the last 24 hours, a total of 4,776 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of1,00,303 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.31% amongst COVID-19patients. Presently, there are 1,01,497 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.The



fatality rate is 2.80%. The testing capacity has increased in the country through 480 Government and 208private laboratories (total 688 laboratories). Cumulatively, 41,03,233 samples have been tested so far forCOVID-19, whereas, 1,37,158 samples were tested yesterday.

As of now, 952 dedicated COVID hospitals with 1,66,332 Isolation beds, 21,393 ICU beds and 72,762Oxygen supported beds are available. 2,391 dedicated COVID Health Centres with 1,34,945 Isolationbeds; 11,027 ICU beds and 46,875 Oxygen supported beds have been operationalised. The Centre hasalso provided 125.28 lakh N95 masks and 101.54 lakh Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to theStates/ UTs / Central Institutions.

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PM chairs Cabinet Meeting to give historic boost to Rural India

The Cabinet today approved historic amendment to the Essential Commodities Act. This is a visionarystep towards transformation of agriculture and raising farmers’ income. With the amendment to EssentialCommodities Act, commodities like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes will beremoved from list of essential commodities. This will remove fears of private investors of excessiveregulatory interference. The freedom to produce, hold, move, distribute and supply will lead toharnessing of economies of scale and attract private sector/foreign direct investment into agriculturesector. It will help drive up investment in cold storages and modernization of food supplychain.Landmark decisions will benefit farmers and transform the agriculture sector. Ordinance topromote barrier-free inter-state and intra-state trade in agriculture produce has been approved. Farmersempowered to engage with processors, aggregators, wholesalers, large retailers, exporters

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Government approves setting up of an “Empowered Group of Secretaries and ProjectDevelopment Cells” in Ministries/Departments for attracting investments

The Cabinet has given its approval for setting up of an “Empowered Group of Secretaries and ProjectDevelopment Cells in Ministries/Departments of Government of Indiafor attracting investments inIndia”. This new mechanism will reinforce India’s vision of becoming a US$ 5 trillion economy by2024-25.In the midst of current ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, India is presented with an opportunity toattract FDI inflows into the country especially from large companies which seek to diversify theirinvestments into new geographies and mitigate risks.In order to provide support and facilitation toinvestors for investing in India and to boost growth in key sectors of the economy, an Empowered Groupof Secretaries (EGoS) is approved.A ‘Project Development Cell’ (PDC) is also approved for thedevelopment of investible projects in coordination between the Central Government and StateGovernments and thereby grow the pipeline of investible projects in India and in turn increase FDIinflows.

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PRIME MINISTER GARIB KALYAN PACKAGE-PROGRESS SO FAR

As part of the Rs 1.70 lakh crore Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, the Government announcedfree food grains and cash payment to women and poor senior citizens and farmers. The swiftimplementation of the package is being continuously monitored by central and state governments.Around 42crore poor people received financial assistance of Rs53,248 crore under the PradhanMantri Garib Kalyan Package(PMGKP). Rs16394 crore front loaded towards payment of the firstinstalment ofPM-KISAN to 8.19 crore beneficiaries.Rs 10029 crore credited to 20.05crore(98.33%)women Jan Dhan account holders as first installment.

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Relaxation in Visa and Travel restrictions to permit certain categories of Foreign Nationals tocome to India

Government of India has considered the matter regarding relaxation of the visa & travel restrictions forcertain categories of foreign nationals who need to come to India. It has been decided to permit certaincategories of foreign nationals to come to India- Foreign businessmen; Foreign Healthcare professionals,health researchers, engineers and technicians; Foreign Engineering, Managerial, Design or otherSpecialists; Foreign Technical specialists and engineers.The above categories of foreign nationals wouldhave to obtain a fresh Business visa or Employment visa, as applicable, from the Indian Missions/ Postsabroad.

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Telephone conversation between PM and President of USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation on Tuesday with His Excellency DonaldTrump, President of the United States of America.President Trump spoke about the US Presidency of theGroup of Seven, and conveyed his desire to expand the ambit of the grouping beyond the existingmembership, to include other important countries including India. In this context, he extended aninvitation to Prime Minister Modi to attend the next G-7 Summit to be held in USA.Prime Minister Modicommended President Trump for his creative and far-sighted approach, acknowledging the fact that suchan expanded forum would be in keeping with the emerging realities of the post-COVID world.

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Government to conduct skill mapping of citizens returning from overseas

With the aim of making the best of our skilled workforce returning to the country due to the ongoingpandemic, the Government of India has launched a new initiative SWADES (Skilled Workers ArrivalDatabase for Employment Support) to conduct a skill mapping exercise of the returning citizens underthe Vande Bharat Mission. This is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development &Entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of External Affairs which aims tocreate a database of qualified citizens based on their skillsets and experience to tap into and fulfildemand of Indian and foreign companies.The initiative aims at empowering the returning citizens withrelevant employment opportunities. Envisioned to share collected information and enable discussionswith key stakeholders including State Governments, Industry Associations and Employers

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Union HRD Minister releases Alternative Academic calendar for higher secondary stage (ClassesXI and XII)







Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriya'Nishank' released the alternativeacademic calendar for higher secondary stage (Classes XI and XII) in New Delhi today. The calendar hasbeen developed by the NCERT to engage students meaningfully during their stay at home due toCOVID-19 through educational activities with the help of their parents and teachers.Speaking on theoccasion, the HRD Minister said the calendar provides guidelines to teachers on the use of varioustechnological tools and social media tools available for imparting education in fun-filled, interestingways, which can be used by learner, parents and teachers even while at home. However, it has taken intoaccount the varying levels of access of students to different tools and platforms-Mobile, Radio,Television, SMS and various social media.

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Operation SamudraSetu - INS Jalashwa Arrives at Tuticorin with Indian Citizens Embarked fromSri Lanka

INS Jalashwa, deployed by the Indian Navy for “Operation SamudraSetu", entered Tuticorin harbour on02 June 2020 with 685 Indian nationals evacuated from Colombo, Sri Lanka.Embarkation of Indiannationals was facilitated by the Indian Mission in Sri Lanka. Personnel were embarked onboard aftercarrying out requisite medical screening. COVID related safety protocols were also strictly adhered toduring the sea-passage.With this evacuation, Indian Navy has now repatriated 2173 Indian nationalsfrom Maldives (1488) and Sri Lanka (685) during the ongoing pandemic.

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Ministry of MSME gears up to implement the New Norms of classification of MSMEs

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterpriseshas issued Gazette notification to pave way forimplementation of the upward revision in the definition and criteria of MSMEs in the country. The newdefinition and criterion will come into effect from 1st July, 2020.A revision in MSME definition wasannounced in the Aatmnirbhar Bharat package on 13th May, 2020. As per this announcement, thedefinition of Micro manufacturing and services units was increased to Rs. 1 Crore of investment and Rs.





5 Crore of turnover. The limit of small unit was increased to Rs. 10 Crore of investment and Rs 50 Croreof turnover. Similarly, the limit of medium unit was increased to Rs. 20 Crore of investment and Rs. 100Crore of turnover. The Government of India on 01.06.2020 decided for further upward revision of theMSME Definition. For medium Enterprises, now it will be Rs. 50 Crore of investment and Rs. 250 Croreof turnover.

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EPFO updates KYC for 52.62 lakh subscribers since 1st April, 2020

To extend the availability and reach of online services, which have become crucial in the wake of theCOVID-19 pandemic, EPFO updated Know your Customer (KYC) data for its 52.62 lakh subscribers inthe month of April and May 2020. This includes Aadhaar seeding for 39.97 lakh subscribers, mobileseeding (UAN activation) for 9.87 lakh subscribers and bank account seeding for 11.11 lakh subscribers.KYC is a one-time process which helps in identity verification of subscribers through linking ofUniversal Account Number (UAN) with KYC details.

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Union Minister holds meeting with Association of Film Producers, Cinema Exhibitioners and FilmIndustry representatives

The Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri PrakashJavadekar held a meeting over videoconference with the Association of Film Producers, Cinema Exhibitioners and Film Industryrepresentatives. The meeting was convened by the Minister to discuss the problems being faced by theindustry due to COVID19, representations on which had been sent to the Minister by these parties. Onthe issue of restarting production related activities, the Minister said that standard operating proceduresare being issued by Government. With regard to the demand of opening of cinema halls the Ministerinformed the representatives that it will be examined after looking at the status of COVID-19 pandemicin the month of June.

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Make in India gets a big boost; MoD places indent for supply of 156 upgraded BMP InfantryCombat Vehicles of value Rs 1,094 Cr on OFB

In a major boost to ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government, Acquisition Wing of Ministry ofDefence (MoD) with the approval of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, has placed an Indent onOrdnance Factory Board for supply of 156 BMP 2/2k Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICV) with upgradedfeatures for use of the Mechanised Forces of the Indian Army.

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Indian Railways operationalizes 4197 “Shramik Special” trains till 3rd June, 2020 (0900hrs) andtransports more than 58 lacs passengers to their home states

As on 3rd June 2020, a total of 4197 “Shramik Special” trains have been operationalized from variousstates across the country. 81 trains were on the run till 09.00 am in the morning.Till now, more than 58lacs migrants have been transported through Shramik Special Trains in 34 days.These 4197 trains wereoriginated from various states. The top five States/UTs from where maximum trains originated are







Gujarat(1026 Trains), Maharashtra(802 Trains), Punjab(416 Trains), Uttar Pradesh (294 Trains) andBihar (294 Trains).In addition to Shramik specials, Railways are running 15 pairs of special Rajdhanitype trains connecting New Delhi and started 200 more time tabled trains on 1st June.

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Cabinet approves establishment of Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine &Homoeopathy as Subordinate Office under Ministry of AYUSHUnion Cabinet has given its approval to re-establish Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine &Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) as Subordinate Office under Ministry of AYUSH by merging into itPharmacopoeia Laboratory for Indian Medicineand Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory, the twocentral laboratories.Presently, PCIM&H is an autonomous body. The merger is aimed at optimizing theuse of infrastructural facilities, technical manpower and financial resources of the three organizations forenhancing the standardization outcomes of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs towardstheir effective regulation and quality control.

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Shri Narendra Singh Tomar chairs the 21st meeting of Central Employment Guarantee Council

The 21 Meeting of the Central Employment Guarantee Council, was held on 02.06.2020 under theChairmanship of Union Minister of Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare andPanchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar through Video-Conferencing. With a view to achievingtransparency and accountability, the Government has been taking all steps to achieve 100% payment ofwages in the bank account of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers and accordingly emphasis on socialaudit of works. For the Financial Year 2020-21, Rs.61,500 crore has been allocated which is an all-timehigh. Additional provision of Rs.40,000 crore has been made for this programme under AatmanirbharBharat Abhiyan to provide employment to the needy workers during this difficult period arising ofCOVID-19. Under the programme, a sum of Rs.28,000 core has already been released to the States/UTs.

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Chandigarh: The UT Administrator directed Director General of Police to ensure that randomscreening at inter-state borders continues. All visitors should be advised to download AarogyaSetuApplications and do self-monitoring. The Administrator advised the Chiefs of three medicalinstitutions to enhance OPD facilities, so that the patients, who have been waiting for last severalweeks get their treatment on time.Punjab: Chief Minister has welcomed the decision of the Punjab State Electricity RegulatoryCommission to reduce the domestic power tariff in spite of the revenue gap resulting from theCovid Lockdown, and expressed the hope that the rates would be further rationalised, goingforward, in the interest of the people. Faced with a huge revenue losses resulting from theCoronavirus pandemic and the prolonged lockdown in the state, Punjab Chief Minister gave thego-ahead to the imposition of Covid Cess on liquor with effect from June 1. The move will helpthe state mop additional revenue of Rs 145 crore in the current fiscal.Haryana: Haryana Government has issued guidelines regarding taxi, cab aggregators, maxi caband auto rickshaw drivers for convenience of public transport. The Transport Department said thattaxi and cab aggregator will be allowed to ply with a maximum of two passengers in addition to

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the driver. This means that there will be a maximum of three persons in the vehicle. The MaxiCabs can ply with a maximum of half of their seating capacity. Auto Rickshaws and E-Richshawsare allowed to ply with two persons in addition to the driver. Likewise, the one pillion rider will beallowed on the Two Wheelers and it shall be mandatory for both the persons to wear helmets,masks and gloves. The manually driven rickshaws shall carry not more than two passengers. Alldrivers and passengers should cover their face with mask or cloth at all times. Motor vehiclesshould be regularly sanitized and the drivers & passengers should regularly use sanitizers. Socialdistancing shall be followed by all persons at all times.Arunachal Pradesh: 67,998 farmers received extra Rs 1000 as topup from state governmentbesides Rs 2000 under PMKSY.Total active cases of COVID-19 in the State are 28.Assam: 51 new cases of COVID19 found in Assam. 28 from Dhubri, 13 from Darrang, 5 fromKarimganj, 3 from Sonitpur and 2 from Lakhimpur taking total cases to 1672, said State HealthMinister.Manipur: Recovery rate in Manipur improves to 25 pecent with discharge of 13 patients. Totalcases 102 in the state with 76 active cases.Meghalaya: One returnee from Tamil Nadu who tested COVID19 positive from West Garo Hillsdistrict in Meghalaya on 19th May has recovered and tested negative. He is under quarantine.Active cases stand at 16 and recovered 13.Mizoram: Chief Secretary said no changes in lockdown 5.0 guidelines issued on 31st May, 2020 asof now. 13 new cases of COVID19 have been detected in the State recently.Nagaland: 27 doctors have been appointed to ease shortage of health care professionals in the fightagainst COVID19. Dimapur traders appeal to the Govt to lift sealing on normal business activities.Sikkim: Chairman, Sikkim Economic Revival Committee claims that the State incurred Rs 500 crloss because of COVID19 lockdown in tourism sector.Tripura: Out of 821 samples tested today, 49 people found COVID-19 positive. Most of them havetravel history and contacts.Kerala: About 15 health personnel in the capital have been kept under observation following thedeath of a Christian priest whose sample tested positive. A complaint has been lodged in Kochiagainst a female pilot of Air India - who reached the Nedumbassery airport from Dubai- forviolating quarantine rules. State Cabinet decides to extend the trial run of online classes for schoolstudents for a week. Bus service to neighbouring districts began today. Marriages to be permittedin Guruvayoor temple from tomorrow. Seven Keralites died of Covid in the Gulf taking the toll tocross 210. One Malayali nurse died in New Delhi today. 86 people were tested positive in the stateyesterday. 774 patients are under treatment. Tamil Nadu: Six healthcare workers in JIPMER, Puducherry tested positive for Covid19; totalcases touch 90 in the UT. INS Jalashwa repatriates 686 stranded in Sri Lanka under 'OperationSamudraSetu'; the ship arrived at V O Chidambaranar Port, Thoothikudi today morning. The Stategovernment promulgates Ordinance allowing farmers to sell their produce across the State, towhoever offers a good price. Covid numbers stays high in Tamil Nadu with 1,091 fresh casesyesterday. 806 cases from Chennai. Total cases till now: 24586, Active cases: 10680, Deaths: 197,Discharged: 13,706. Active cases in Chennai are 7880.Karnataka: Cyclone Nisarga makes landfall in Uttara Kannada coast; all coastal districts on highalert. No more paper files in CM's office; all files clearances to be on e-office software. State



Government mulls reopening schools from July 1; admission process can begin by June 8. StatePUC exam: Tentative list of revised exam centres and student details out. CM directs official tofile FIRs against those violating home quarantine guidelines. 388 new cases reported of which 367are inter-state cases. Total positive cases: 3796, Active cases: 2339, Deaths: 52, Recovered: 1403.Andhra Pradesh: Striking down the petition filed by the state government, the Supreme Court hasordered for the removal of party colours on government buildings within four weeks of stipulatedtime and warned of filing contempt of court. State gives nod for resurvey of lands; to allocateBhudhaar number. 79 new cases, 35 discharges and four deaths reported during last 24 hours aftertesting 8,066 samples. Total cases: 3279. Active: 967, Recovered: 2244, Deaths: 68. Total numberof migrants who tested positive are 573, with 362 of them active. 118 of the 119 cases from abroadremain active.Telangana: After ICMR issued instructions to the states that mild patients can be treated at home,the health department said if members of a single family are infected they would be treated in theirhome. Telangana High Court directs State government to evolve policy to deal with migrantworkers issue. Five more PG doctors of Osmania Medical College tested positive for Covid19;total tally in the medical college now stands at 12. State recorded 99 new Covid-19 casesyesterday of 87 of which were local transmissions and 12 cases among migrant workers fromother states. The total number of positive cases in Telangana as on 2nd June is 2,891 of which 446are migrants and foreign returnees.Maharashtra: 2287 new COVID-19 infections have been reported, taking the state tally of positivecases to 72,300, out of which 38,493 are active cases. Hotspot Mumbai reported 1109 newCOVID-19 infections on Tuesday.Gujarat: With 415 new COVID-19 infections reported on Tuesday, the state tally of coronaviruspositive patients stand at 17,632. The death toll in the state has climbed to 1092 with 29 morepatients succumbing to the virus on Tuesday. State Health Department said as many as 1,014patients were discharged from hospital after full recovery.Rajasthan: With 102 new COVID-19 infections reported till today morning, the state tally ofcoronavirus positive cases now stand at 9475, out of which 6506 patients have recovered and 5977patients have been discharged from various hospitals in the state till date. Most of the newinfections have been reported at Jaipur today.Madhya Pradesh: 137 new cases of COVID-19 infections have been reported, taking the state tallyof coronavirus positive cases to 8420, out of which 2835 are active cases. Most of these newinfections have been reported from Indore, followed byNeemuch district. Today 23 recoverieshave been reported from Neemuch, 35 from Bhopal and 6 from Jabalpur. Chhattisgarh: 9 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, as per the latest update. This takes thestate tally of coronavirus positive cases to 564, out of which 433 are active cases. The new caseshave been reported from Balodabaazar, Korba and Balod. Presently, 51,588 persons have beenkept under home quarantine in the state.Goa: 6 new cases of COVID-19 infection have been reported, taking the state tally of coronaviruspositive patients to 79, out of which 22 are active cases. 13 patients have been reported to haverecovered on Tuesday.



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UPDATES ON COVID-19 FROM THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE-Atotal of 95,526 patients have been cured of COVID-19

Presently, there are 97,581 active cases and all are under active medical supervision. A total of 3708COVID-19 patients have been cured during the last 24 hours. So far, a total of 95,526 patients havebeen cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.07% amongst COVID-19 patients. India’s recoveryrate continues to increase and the fatality rate is one amongst the lowest in the world. As on today, thefatality rate is 2.82%.



The population of India & the total population of 14 most affected countries are almost the same.Despite a similar population, as on 1st June 2020, the total cases in those 14 most affected countries is22.5 times that in India. The total deaths occurred due to COVID-19 in those 14 most affected countriesis 55.2 times that of India.In these circumstances, the focus is to minimize the fatalities as much aspossible through timely case identification and clinical management of the cases. The relatively lowdeath figures can be attributed to the two pronged strategy - timely case identification and clinicalmanagement of the cases.

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PM delivers inaugural address at the Annual Session of CII;Intent, Inclusion, Investment,Infrastructure and Innovation important to build an Aatmanirbhar Bharat: PM

Pime Minister said Corona may have slowed down the speed of the growth, but today the biggest fact isthat India has overtaken the lockdown phase and entered in the Un-Lock Phase one. A large part ofEconomy has opened in Un-Lock Phase one.Prime Minister listed 5 things which are very important tobuild aAatmanirbhar Bharat and to bring India back on the path of rapid development, viz. Intent,Inclusion, Investment, Infrastructure and Innovation. These are reflected in the bold decisions taken bythe Government recently, he added. He also said that many sectors have been made ready for thefuture.The Prime Minister urged the industry to take full advantage of opening up investment andpartnership with farmers in the rural economy. Now necessary infrastructure is being prepared forclusters of local agro products near the village. He said that the government considers the private sectoras a partner for the country's development journey.

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PM addresses SPIC MACAY’s International Convention

Prime Minister appreciated the fact that even under these trying circumstances, the spirits of themusicians remained undeterred and that the theme of the convention is focusing on how to alleviate thestress amongst the youth owing to the COVID -19 pandemic.He recalled how historically music playedan inspiring role and a cohesive role in times of war and crisis.He said poets, singers and artists alwaysscripted songs and music to bring out the valour out of the people in such times.Prime Minister said thateven now, in such trying times when the World is fighting an invisible enemy, the singers, lyricists, andartists are scripting lines and singing songs that would increase confidence of the people.

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OP SAMUDRA SETU - INS JALASHWA DEPARTS COLOMBO TO BRING INDIANNATIONALS TO TUTICORIN

Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa departed Colombo, Sri Lanka today (01Jun 20) evening after havingembarked 685 Indian nationals and set course for the port of Tuticorin in Tamilnadu.The ship, on herthird trip as part of Indian Navy's Operation SamudraSetu under the aegis of Mission Vande Bharatlaunched by the Government of India; has been engaged in bringing Indian nationals home from foreignshores by the sea route.

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Raksha Mantri speaks with French Minister of Armed Forces

Shri Rajnath Singh had a telephonic conversation with French Minister of Armed Forces, Ms FlorenceParly today. They discussed matters of mutual concern including COVID-19 situation, regional securityand agreed to strengthen the Bilateral Defence Cooperation between India and France. Both Ministersappreciated the efforts made by Armed Forces of India and France in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.France reaffirmed its commitment to ensure timely delivery of Rafale Aircraft despite the challengesposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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TRIFED Extends All Out Support to Tribal Artisans in Distress Due to Circumstances ArisingOut of Covid-19

TRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched all out efforts to support the tribal artisans indistress due to circumstances arising out of Covid-19. It has announced an aggressive plan through itsTRIBES India retail and e-Com platforms (www.tribesindia.com) to help artisanskickstart theirproduction and sales operations. Accordingly, TRIFED has re-opened all its outlets and e-Commerceportals to support tribal commerce.TRIFED has also decided to market these products through bulk salesvia its extensive retail network across the country and through e-com portals, with attractive discounts.Keeping in mind the difficulties faced by tribal master craftsmen and women, it has been decided totransfer 100% of the sales proceeds to the tribal artisans.

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After seventy days of lockdown, the unlock 1.0 is put into action. Officially designated lockdown 5.0,from June 1, 2020, the economy and ordinary life are returning to normalcy in a controlled and phasedmanner. This is the beginning of a new normal. It is going to be a long haul. Experts and officials aresuggesting that ‘we must learn to live with the virus’. With vaccine still months away, we need to live ina new normal. Speaking to India Science Wire, Prof. K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor tothe Government of India, gave five tips to ‘living with the virus’.

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COVID-19 testing laboratory inaugurated in CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat

A COVID-19 testing laboratory has been established in the Jorhat campus of the North East Institute ofScience and Technology (NEIST).

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Punjab: Taking the state’s battle against Covid to the grassroots, Punjab Chief Minister launched amonth-long drive, as part of `Mission Fateh’, to spread mass awareness about the pandemic. Thecampaign, which will broaden the ambit of Mission Fateh beyond the frontline workers, will bringthe people of Punjab into its fold to make the fight against Covid a battle of the people, by thepeople and for the people, said the Chief Minister. Emphasis would be on recognising the threat ofthe virus, which continues to pose serious dangers to the people. People would be encouraged tolead by example and advise others about the precautions to be taken and report violations thatcome to their notices.Haryana: State Home Minister said that permission to open all the shops from 9 am to 7 pm in thestate has been given while adhering to social distancing norms. He said the odd-even or left-rightformula will not be followed; instead the administration will issue instructions to maintain socialdistancing norms in congested markets after assessing local conditions. He said that in accordancewith the instructions of the Central Government, a curfew would be imposed from 9.00 pm to 5.00am and no activity will be allowed during this time.Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister launched Skill Register developed by Information TechnologyDepartment to create a sound data base of migrants, who have entered Himachal Pradesh duringthe lockdown in the wake of Corona pandemic. He said that interested persons can registerthrough skillregister.hp.gov.in. He said various companies and industrial houses can also registertheir requirements on this portal. He said that this would ensure the uploading of educationalqualification, skills and job requirement of the people who have returned to the State. He said thatthis would also help in identifying skill available in the State and in analysis of skill upgradationrequirements. He said that this would help the industries in getting information regarding skilledmanpower at a click of the button.Arunachal:Under PMKSY, about 68 thousand farmers have been given Rs. 2000 by Central govtand state government has also provided extra Rs. 1000 to them.Assam: Defence Research and Development Organisation has approved Defence ResearchLaboratory,Tezpur in Assam as an authorized testing centre for COVID19. 28 new COVID19positive cases in Assam. Total cases 1513, recovered 284, active cases 1222 and 4 deaths.





Manipur: Two more COVID19 positive cases in Manipur. Total positive case in the state is 85 with74 active cases.Mizoram: Governor Shri SreedharanPillai commits 30% of his gross salary to the CM's ReliefFund for a period of 6 months starting from May, 2020. CM donated 60% of his basic pay to theCM's Relief Fund to mitigate COVID19. This is in conjunction with a decision made at a meetingheld with legislators under the chairmanship of Speaker.Nagaland: Govt notifies that existing lockdown guidelines will remain in force, while DimapurTask Force makes slight modifications in view of increasing number of returnees. Nagaland Govtdecides to covert Govt run tourist lodge in Dimapur into COVID19 Hospital.Sikkim: Centre for Computers and Communication Technology, Chisopani which is a DiplomaCollege has been converted into a Free Institutional Quarantine Centre for the returnees belongingto South Sikkim.Maharashtra: 2,361 new COVID-19 cases and 76 deaths have occurred in the last 24 hours, takingthe overall case count to 70,013, and the number of fatalities to 2,362. The number of active casesin the state now stands at 37,543. Maharashtra has till date conducted 4,71,473 tests, highest forany state in India. Even as the Western metropolis is fighting the Coronavirus pandemic, it has tobrace for Cyclone Nisarg, which is likely to cross Alibag in Maharashtra on June 3rd afternoon,with sustained wind speed of 100 -110 kmph. As a precautionary measure, state authorities havedecided to shift nearly 150 asymptomatic Covid patients from the make-shift set up in BKC areato a facility in Worli, which has a covered rooftop.Gujarat: The number of Covid 19 cases has risen to 17,217 after addition of 423 new infections inthe last 24 hours. 25 fresh deaths were reported in the state taking the toll to 1,063. A record 861COVID-19 patients were discharged from various hospitals in the state. With this, the number ofrecoveries in the state crossed the 10,000 mark. The State Administration has geared up to tacklethe possible cyclonic storm Nisarga that is likely to hit the south Gujarat coast by tomorrow. ChiefMinister Vijay Rupani today instructed all the concerned District Collectors to complete theshifting of people from low lying areas to safer places by tomorrow afternoon. To prevent thespread of COVID-19, the Collectors have been asked to ensure social distancing, use of masks andPPE suits during the evacuation process.Madhya Pradesh: 194 new cases have been reported in last 24 hours. The state has reported 8,283COVID-19 cases and 358 deaths due to the disease so far. Thus far, the virus has affected 51 out ofthe total 52 districts in the state. While, more than 5 thousand recovered from the infection.Rajasthan: In all, 171 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 today taking the totalnumber of reported cases to 8,980. However, the active cases in the state are only 2,742 as 6,040people have been cured and discharged.Chhattisgarh: 45 new COVID-19 infections have been reported in the latest update, taking thenumber of reported cases to 547. The state government has notified 16 districts, including Raipuras red zone, while 17 districts are in orange zone.

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UPDATES ON COVID-19 FROM THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE-RECOVERY RATE INCREASES TO 48.19%

During the last 24 hours 4,835 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus so far, a total of 91,818patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate in the country is progressively increasing andhas reached 48.19% amongst COVID-19 patients. The recovery rate on 18 May was 38.29 %. On 3May it was 26.59 %. On 15 April it was 11.42 %.

Presently there are 93,322 active cases in the country which are under active medical supervision. Thecase fatality rate is 2.83%. On 18th May, the case fatality rate was 3.15%. On 3rd May, it was 3.25 %.On 15th April it was 3.30 %. A steady decline can be seen in the case fatality rate in the country. Therelatively low death rate is attributed to the continued focus on surveillance, timely case identificationand clinical management of the cases.

The testing capacity has increased in the country through 472 Government and 204 private laboratories(total 676 laboratories). Cumulatively, 38,37,207 samples have been tested so far for COVID-19,whereas, 1,00,180 samples were tested yesterday.

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Prime Minister Addresses the 25th Foundation Day of the Rajiv Gandhi University of HealthSciences; Hails the role of Doctors and Health Care Workers as the invincible in the Fight againstCOVID-19

Shri Modi said the World is facing one of the biggest crisis since the two World Wars. Like the worldchanged pre and post-World Wars, the same way the pre and post Covid world will be different, hesaid.Shri Modi said at the root of India's brave fight against Covid-19 is the hard-work of the medicalcommunity and our Corona warriors. He likened the doctors and medical workers as soldiers but withoutthe soldiers’ uniform.

Prime Minister said the virus may be invisible enemy but our corona warriors are invincible and in thebattle against the invisible vs invincible our med workers are sure to win. He expressed concern atviolent incidents, owing to mob mentality, against the front-line workers and said several steps have beentaken by the Government to curb them. He said that the Government also provided an insurance cover ofRs. 50 Lakhs to those on the front-line.He said, advancements nations make in the health sector willmatter more than ever before and that the Government had taken many initiativesin health-care andmedical education, in the last 6 years.Prime Minister called for a four pillared strategy to improve thehealth care, its infrastructure and its access to one and all.

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Text of Prime Minister’s Address on the 25th Foundation Day of Rajiv Gandhi University ofHealth Sciences

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PM chairs first Cabinet Meeting of second year in office; Historic decisions for MSME sector,street vendors and farmers taken

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi met on Monday, 1st June 2020. Thiswas the first meeting of the Union Cabinet after the Central Government entered into its second year inoffice.During the meeting, historic decisions were taken that will have a transformative impact on thelives of India’s hardworking farmers, MSME sector and those working as street vendors. These included:MSME definition revised for the first time after 14 years; Definition of medium units enhanced furtherto Rs 50 crore investment and Rs 250 crore turnover; Special Micro Credit Facility Scheme 'PMSVANidhi' for providing affordable loans to street vendors launched; For Kharif season 2020-21,government keeps its promise of fixing MSP at a level of at least 1.5 times of the cost of production;Repayment dates for short-term loans for agriculture and allied activities extended; farmers to also getbenefit of interest subvention and prompt repayment incentive.

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Cabinet approves extension of repayment date for short term loans for agriculture and alliedactivities by banks which have become due or shall become due between 1st March, 2020 and 31stAugust, 2020

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to extend repayment date upto 31.08.2020 for Standard Short-Term loans upto Rs.3 lakh advanced for agriculture and allied activities by banks, which have becomedue or shall become due between 1st March, 2020 and 31st August, 2020 with continued benefit of 2%







Interest Subvention (IS) to Banks and 3% Prompt Repayment Incentive (PRI) to farmers.

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Cabinet approves Upward revision of MSME definition and modalities/ road map forimplementing remaining two Packages for MSMEs (a)Rs 20000 crore package for DistressedMSMEs and (b) Rs 50,000 crore equity infusion through Fund of Funds

In line with Government of India's top focus on energising MSMEs in the country, a special meeting ofCabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) convened under the Chairmanship of Prime MinisterShri NarendraModi today approved the upward revision of MSME definition and modalities/ road mapfor laying down effective implementation mechanism for the remaining two announcements under theAtmanirbhar Bharat Package.It fully paves way for Energising the MSME Sector through entire gamutof 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Package'

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Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Kharif Crops for marketing season 2020-21

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the increase in the MinimumSupport Prices (MSPs) for all mandated Kharif crops for marketing season 2020-21.Government hasincreased the MSP of Kharif crops for marketing season 2020-21, to ensure remunerative prices to thegrowers for their produce. The highest increase in MSP is proposed for nigerseed (Rs 755 per quintal)followed by sesamum (Rs 370 per quintal), urad (Rs 300 per quintal) and cotton (long staple) (Rs 275per quintal). The differential remuneration is aimed at encouraging crop diversification.

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PM Modi Launches CHAMPIONS: Technology Platform to empower MSMEs

Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi today launched the technology platform CHAMPIONS whichstands for Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the Output andNational Strength. The portal is basically for making the smaller units big by solving their grievances,encouraging, supporting, helping and handholding.It is a real one-stop-shop solution of MSMEMinistry.This ICT based system is set up to help the MSMEs in present difficult situation and also tohandhold them to become national and international champions.

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MISSION SAGAR: INS KESARI AT PORT OF MORONI, COMOROS

As part of Mission Sagar, Indian Naval Ship Kesari entered Port of Moroni in Comoros on 31 May 2020.The Government of India in these difficult times is providing assistance to Friendly Foreign Countries indealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic and towards the same INS Kesari is carrying a consignment ofCOVID related essential medicines for the people of Comoros.

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Train services on Indian Railways have been further partially restored w.e.f. from 01st June 2020. Morethan 1.45 lac passengers will travel on Day 1 of 200 trains starting on June 1. Indian Railways startsoperations of 200 passenger services.These trains are on the pattern of Regular Trains. These are fullyreserved trains having both AC & Non AC classes. General (GS) coaches have reserved sittingaccommodation.

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PMBJKs achieves impressive sales of over Rs 100 crore in first two months of 2020-21 comparedto about Rs 40 crore in same period of 2019-20

Pradhan Mantri BhartiyaJanaushdhi Kendra's -PMBJKs has achieved an impressive sales of Rs 100.40Crore in first two months of 2020-21 as compared to Rs 44.60 Crore in same period of 2019-20.Kendra's have sold approx. Rs 144 Crore worth of affordable & quality medicines in the month ofMarch, April & May 2020 which saved around Rs 800 Crore of citizens during the period when COVID-19 pandemic has affected the country.

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Three more States included in One Nation One Card scheme

The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan todayannounced the inclusion of three more states namely - Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram in the scheme on‘Integrated Management of Public Distribution System’ (IM-PDS).Under this system nation-wideportability of the benefits under NFSA through “One Nation One Ration Card” plan is implemented toenable the NFSA ration card holders to lift their entitled quota of subsidisedfoodgrains from any ePoSenabled FPS of their choice anywhere in the country, by using the existing/same ration card afterAadhaar authentication on ePoS device.The facility so far is enabled in 17 States/UTs.

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DRDO develops Ultra Swachh for disinfection of PPEs and other materials

Defence Research and Development Organisation has developed a disinfection unit named Ultra Swachhto disinfect a wide range of materials, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), electronicsitems, fabrics, etc.The system developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS),uses an advanced oxidative process comprising of multiple barrier disruption approach using OzonatedSpace Technology for disinfection.

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NTPC accelerates Learning & Development Opportunities for 19000 Employees and their familymembers during the Lockdown period

NTPC has offered learning opportunities to its 19,000-plus employees and their family members. Tomeet the requirements of the lockdown imposed due to COVID 19 pandemic, NTPC Learning andDevelopment (L&D) strategy has been customised for enriching employees through intensivedigitisation and online training, enabling them to avail these services from anywhere.

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Punjab: Chief Minister said that strict action will be taken against those who don't follow properprecautions. Between 17 May to 28 May, 36,820 people have been fined for not wearing masks,4,032 for spitting on roads, and 503 FIRs have been filed.Haryana: Chief Minister said that various steps are being taken by the State Government in itsfight against on-going global Pandemic COVID-19. However, while fighting this battle, providingration to every needy has remained the top most priority of the State Government so that no oneremains hungry in this hour of crisis. The ration card cardholders as well as those who do not haveany card, have been provided ration through ‘Distress Tokens’. This facility was provided toaround 486000 people in the State. The Chief Minister said that as no vaccine is available for thetreatment of this infection till now, therefore each one of us has to ensure that precautions likewearing masks, adhering to social distancing norms are incorporated in our lifestyle.Himachal Pradesh: The State Government has decided to give relaxation in the curfew from 6 amto 8 pm, to facilitate the common people. Chief Minister said that since inter district buses wouldstart plying from 1st June, it must be ensured that there was proper social distancing in the busesand also at the bus stands. He said that the District Magistrates and Superintendents of Policewould provide adequate police force for crowd management and law and order maintenance at allthe bus stands. He said that the buses would be allowed to ply with not more than 60percentoccupancy and the drivers, conductors and passengers would follow all the safety protocolsof the Health Department. Chief Minister said that inter-district movement of the people of theState would be allowed without any pass, but passes would be required for interstate movement.He said that the people coming from other parts of the country would be quarantined. He said thatpeople coming from red zones would be kept in institutional quarantine and those from other areaswould be kept in home quarantine. He said that the persons in institutional quarantine would beallowed to go home only after their test for COVID-19 was negative.Maharashtra: With 2,487 new cases, Maharashtra’s Covid-19 tally has reached 67,655 confirmedcases. Of these, 29,329 have fully recovered, while 2,286 died. In the meantime, 93 moreMaharashtra Police personnel, including 8 officers have tested positive for Covid-19. The totalnumber of police personnel who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the State so far stands at2,509. Out of this 27 police personnel have succumbed to coronavirus in Maharashtra so far.Inter-state travel by road, air and trains from Maharashtra will remain prohibited in the latest phase ofthe lockdown until June 30 with exceptions being made for migrant workers, stranded people and'Shramik' special trains, as per the latest guidelines issued by the state government.Gujarat: State has reported 438 new coronavirus cases and 31 deaths, including 20 in worst-hitAhmedabad, taking the total case count to 16,794 and the number of fatalities to 1,038.Rajasthan: The number ofnovel coronavirus cases in Rajasthan increased to 8,980 after 149 peopletested positive for the infection. Of the fresh 149 positive cases, the highest of 44 cases are fromBharatpur, 32 from Jaipur, 27 from Baran and 21 from Pali. While all religious places, shoppingmalls and hotels will remain closed, Rajasthan Government has permitted all government andprivate offices to work with capacity. MP: The COVID-19 positive cases count in Madhya Pradesh crossed the 8000-mark on Sundaywith 198 new cases being reported during the past 24 hours. The state tally now stands at 8,089.But in a positive development, 398 patients were discharged after turning negative for the deadly



viral infection. This is the maximum number of patients recovered/discharged from hospitalsacross the state in any single day.Chhattisgarh: Five more COVID-19 cases have been reported in Chhattisgarh taking the totalnumber of Covid Positive cases to 503. The number of active cases is 388, while the state hasrecorded a single death thus far.Kerala: Inter-district bus services in Kerala will resume from tomorrow; no permission has beengranted for inter-state travel as of now. Hotels and restaurants will be allowed to function with in-dine facilities from June 8. Decision on re-opening of places of worship, will be taken afterconsulting with religious leaders. A total of 41 lakh students, of Class I to XII, in about 12,000schools in the state switched to virtual classes - via the state run Education channel Victers - as thenew academic year began today. Four more persons have tested positive for Covid19 inThiruvananthapuram; three of them are returnees from Kuwait and the other is a painter whoreturned from Tamil Nadu. A total of 12 Keralites succumbed to the virus yesterday and today inthe Gulf taking the toll of those died in Gulf to 150. One death and 61 positive cases were reportedin the state yesterday. 670 are still under treatment.Tamil Nadu: One person at Puducherry legislative assembly complex contracts COVID-19, CM'soffice disinfected; three others also tested positive in the UT; at present, there are 49 active casesin Puducherry. Buses back on roads in Tamil Nadu after more than two months. All personstravelling from Chennai to be tested; those arriving in T.N. from hotspot States will also bescreened. State’s daily count of Covid cases tops 1,000 for the first time yesterday; 1149 new casesyesterday, 804 cases from Chennai. Total cases till now: 22,333 Active cases: 9400, Deaths: 173,Discharged: 12,757. Active cases in Chennai are 6781.Karnataka: Temples across Karnataka to open on June 8. Seven-day institutional quarantine mustfor those coming from Maharashtra only. RTO to start issuing driving licences in orange and redzones. In a relief to poultry industry chicken prices go up as consumption increases in Karnataka.299 new cases reported in the State yesterday; of 299 new cases, 255 are interstate passengers & 7from abroad. Total positive cases till now: 3221, Active cases: 1950, Deaths: 51, Recovered: 1218.Andhra Pradesh: Travel by train within Andhra Pradesh is restricted “until further advice”.Passengers arriving from other states in railway stations to be tested and to undergo 14 days homequarantine. Passengers who arrive from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhiand Chennai will have to spend seven days in institutional quarantine followed by seven days ofbeing home quarantine. 76 new cases, two deaths reported with 34 discharged during last 24 hoursafter testing 10,567 samples. Total cases: 3118. Active: 885, Recovered: 2169, Deaths: 64. Totalnumber of migrants to the state who tested +ve are 446, with 249 active cases. Tally of +ve casescame from abroad is 112.Telangana: Long queues at Secunderabad railway station as Ministry of Railways resumespassenger train services from today. At least 10,000 to 12,000 passengers are set to travel to theirdestinations today in 7 trains of which 4 will depart from Secunderabad& 3 from Nampally. FreshCovid-19 cases have been detected in areas of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, whichdid not have any case for the past month, after relaxation of lockdown norms. The total number ofpositive cases in Telangana as on 31st May is 2,698. As on date 434 migrants, foreign evacuees/Deportees tested positive.Arunachal Pradesh: Around 8000 returnees have arrived in the state so far. SOPs are beingfollowed strictly for quarantine and health check ups. Arunachal Pradesh CM says that State is still



in lockdown and any new relaxation will be decided after all people of the state staying outsidewill return.Assam : CM said that a roadmap for implementation of the suggestions given by AdvisoryCommittee on revitalisation State's economy due to COVID19 will be prepared by three membercommittee led by Health Minister, HimantaBiswaSarma, Industry & Commerce Minister, C MPatowary and Agriculture Minister, Atul Bora.6 new COVID19 positive cases in Assam. Totalcases rise to 1390, active cases 1198, recovered 185 and death 4.Manipur: With 7 new COVID19 positive cases in Manipur, total positive cases in the State is 78.Active cases 67, and recovered 11. All are mostly returnees from other States.Mizoram: Stranded passengers who arrived in Bairabi, Mizoram from Goa pooled together theirsavings and contributed Rs.54140 to community organisations of Bairabi. These organisationshave been working selflessly in providing all necessary help to stranded arrivals at the station.Nagaland: Dimapur COVID19 Task Force in-charge visits quarantine center at LivingstoneInternational Foundation managed by civil voluntary organizations.Volunteers of Naga Task Force,Bengaluru assist local authorities in Bengaluru in distributing rations to migrant workers and slumdwellers.

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