Sunday, 12 April 2020

Current affairs on 12.04.2020

Today's Headlines from www:

*Economic Times*

πŸ“ Commerce ministry lists steps to support exporters as industry expresses fears of huge job losses

πŸ“ Apple, Google to create contact tracing technology to fight coronavirus spread

πŸ“ Government requests social media platforms to promote Aarogya Setu

πŸ“ Fino Payments Bank logs 80 per cent plunge in domestic remittances

πŸ“ Railways converts 5000 coaches into isolation wards for Covid-19 patients, awaits govt direction on deployment

πŸ“ Lenders invoke shares of Essel group firms Dish TV, Siti Cable, Zee Learn

*Business Standard*

πŸ“ PM hints at lockdown extension till Apr 30; industrial activity may begin

πŸ“ States want up to Rs 10-trn package from Centre, deficit financing from RBI

πŸ“ RBI should start buying corporate bonds to provide liquidity: Deepak Parekh

πŸ“ Plea in SC challenging RBI circular on 3-month moratorium on loan repayment

πŸ“ 586 hospitals to treat coronavirus patients, over 11000 ICU beds: Govt

πŸ“ China reports rise in coronavirus cases, most from foreign travellers

πŸ“ LIC gives 30-days extension for premiums due in March, April amid Covid-19

πŸ“ TRAI recommends making interoperability of set top boxes mandatory

πŸ“ Centre likely to lower tariff for discoms to ensure uninterrupted supply

πŸ“ Govt sets up control room to address worker issues during Covid-19 lockdown

*Financial Express*

πŸ“ India gets ready to send aid to 13 countries including neighbourhood

πŸ“ TRAI issues recommendations on reserve price for auction of FM radio channels

πŸ“ Cooking oil production down 40 per cent amid Coronavirus pandemic: Adani Wilmar

πŸ“ Banks offer no relief, NBFC might be unable to service ballooning debt of Rs 1.75 lakh crore

πŸ“ Garment firms begin to make masks, gloves, other PPEs

πŸ“ 30 crore poor gets Rs 28,256 crore financial assistance under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

πŸ“ India Posts extends insurance premium payment deadline till June 30

*Mint*

πŸ“ Talks to cut the world’s oil production drag on for a third day

πŸ“ In grim milestone, US logs world's highest coronavirus death toll

πŸ“ Covid-19: Govt allows PPF account holders to pay FY20 deposits till 30 June

πŸ“ MHA asks states, UTs to comply with SC order on health workers' security

πŸ“ Rs28,256 cr released for financially distressed under Garib Kalyan Yojana: Govt

πŸ“ Shipment of hydroxychloroquine to US likely to start next week: IPA

πŸ“ Without lockdown, India's Covid-19 cases would have been 8 lakh by 15 Apr: Govt.

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