Floriculturists in the cities of Karnataka are facing losses due to Coronavirus followed by the nationwide lockdown; dumping the flowers instead of selling them. By Apoorva GS Shimoga: Tejesh, a florist in Shimoga, has resorted to going from door to door, giving away his expensive harvest of flowers for free. He said he loves what […]
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With the increasing number of homeless laborers and workers, the city falls short in providing shelter homes to them while the nation fights the COVID-19 outbreak. By Batchu Rushali Each year the number of workers and labourers coming to Bangalore for work from different parts of Karnataka keeps increasing. The trouble is when the workers […]
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Jaipur runs low on the anti-malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine, that also speeds up recovery from COVID-19. By Nikita Gupta Date: April 16, 2020 Various medical shops in the city complain of a shortage of hydroxychloroquine, anti-malaria drug, that apart from speeding up the coronavirus recovery process, also helps patients of other medical issues such as arthritis, […]
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Although the government is stressing on maintaining social distance, people who go out for buying groceries have to deal in cash. By Shalu Chowrasia Howrah: At 7’oclock in the morning, when Shambhu leaves his house to buy groceries, he makes sure he is wearing a mask. He says he is worried that social distancing norms […]
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As the lockdown has confined people to their homes and given rise to a sedentary lifestyle, their fitness levels have been affected Aman Bhardwaj Citizens who regularly hit the gym or exercise actively to keep fit have been affected by the lockdown. Rahul Singh, an accountant in Chakulia, Jharkhand, said: “My weight has increased by […]
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Netizens flock to pandemic memes as a way of coping with stress. By Niket Nishant “NASA: Air pollution is dropping because of Covid-19 lockdown The guy who ate the bat: See, told ya!” Termed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres as the worst crisis to hit the world since World War II, the coronavirus pandemic […]
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Digital newbies are emerging due to severe cash-crunches amid the nationwide lockdown. The last three weeks have seen a 42 percent spike in the digital transactions through apps, reports say. By Neetu Saini The nation-wide lockdown has facilitated a deep penetration of UPI (Unified Payments Interface) apps for monetary transactions in the past few […]
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Private hospitals in Trichy refuse to admit patients with sicknesses other than Covid-19, leaving them to fend for themselves By Adilin Beatrice C Tiruchirapalli: Private hospitals in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, are not admitting patients with ailments other than Covid-19, causing them grave distress. Some hospitals that are still admitting non-Covid patients are reportedly asking their […]
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A lot of people have become addicted to online gaming and binge-watching due to the ongoing lockdown By Tamanna Yasmin Kolkata: “I’ve developed this addiction after the lockdown,” says Sayani Ghosh, an MSc student at West Bengal State University. “I spend four to five hours on gaming and around six more hours watching web series. It […]
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As the country battles against COVID-19, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Bhopal struggle to meet their fixed costs. Rhythima Agrawal The lockdown in the country has paralyzed the operations of the medium and small scale industries. This has made it difficult for the manufacturers because they have to meet their fixed costs such […]
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