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In case of a default, this LoC is encashed. On March 28, the Union Government approved a financial relief package for the power sector that provided for easing of payment security mechanism for three months and reduced payment security amount by half for future power purchases. … [Read more...] about Discoms obligated to pay for electricity within 45 days: Power Ministry

Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a meeting with chief ministers on April 3 said it is important to formulate a common exit strategy to ensure staggered re-emergence of the population once the lockdown ends. He had asked the states to send suggestions for the exit strategy and reiterated the importance of social distancing in preventing the spread of the deadly coronavirus. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus pandemic | Uttar Pradesh mulls extending lockdown beyond April 14

India spends less than 2 percent of its GDP on healthcare. The WHO states that the ideal doctor to population ratio should be 1:1000. According to the National Health Profile 2019, India has a doctor-population ratio of 1:1457. For those living in rural areas, this ratio plummets to 1:10926. Further, as the Centre for Policy Research’s Yamini Aiyar pointed out on 22 March “doctors in rural primary health centres see barely eight to 10 patients a day.” With the number of active COVID-19 cases in India growing rapidly, the pressure that this is going to put on an already understaffed system is unprecedented. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 | Importance of street-level bureaucracy to fight the pandemic

Notably, the ‘Meet Now’ feature offers other Skype features like recording the video call, blurring the background, screen sharing, etc. Skype notes that the video recordings are stored for up to 30 days, and shared media even longer. Moreover, the Skype video call link works on any device. … [Read more...] about Microsoft Skype rolls out ‘Meet now’, allows video calls without signing up or downloading the app

Adani Group - Rs 100 croreOn April 3, the company declared on LinkedIn that the Adani Foundation had contributed Rs. 100 Cr to the PM-CARES. Adani Foundation has contributed Rs. 5 crore to the Gujarat CM-Relief Fund and Rs 1 crore to the Maharashtra CM- Relief Fund as well.Bright Star Investments - Rs 100 croreOn April 4, Radhakrishan Damani - the promoter of Avenue Supermarts that owns D-Mart - donated Rs 100 crore to the PM-CARES Fund. It also contributed another Rs 55 crore towards various state relief funds. Damani made the donation through group company Bright Star Investments. … [Read more...] about PM-CARES Fund: Here are the biggest contributors as India fights coronavirus pandemic