The shopkeepers are facing a lot of difficulties in their work due to the lockdown. NOIDA: The pandemic has largely affected the shopkeepers in Delhi and NCR in many ways. Most of the shopkeeper’s business has decreased by 50%, some shopkeepers have removed their workers as they don’t have money to give to them and […]
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Houseboats in Kerala are running on tremendous losses due to the lack of domestic and foreign tourists. Kochi: The resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused the tourism Industry of houseboats in Kerala to plummet. Houseboats are incurring huge losses due to the lack of tourists, lockdowns, and other restrictions. The Kumaragaon District Tourism Promotion […]
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Customers say it is easy to get things delivered sitting at home Pune: Home delivery apps like Dunzo and Swiggy Ginie see an increase in demand across India by 60 percent during the lockdown. Mr Aditya Reddy, a Dunzo partner from Pune says, “There is a lot of demand during the lockdown and we have […]
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Bank loans, money borrowing are the major struggles faced by auto drivers Bangalore: Venkatesh is an auto driver who has recently lost his auto. The bank he took a loan from has seized his auto, “I don’t have money to pay the loan so my auto got taken away by bank,” he said. He is […]
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The shops which used to be the frequent visiting spot for the techies are still closed as all of them have been working from home since the lockdown imposed last year. Most of the shop owners and workers went back to their home. Either they are still jobless or have taken up another job. Bengaluru: […]
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Want their jobs back, lockdown comes in the way. Hyderabad: Lavanya Pilli, with her family, moved to her native village near Ballari after staying in Hyderabad for five years. “My husband has tested positive for Covid-19. I can’t afford medical expenses in the city, so we have moved to our village,” she said. Lavanya and […]
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At least 600 cases of black fungus have been reported in Delhi so far amidst a short supply of the Amphotericin B drug. New Delhi– While recognizing that there is a shortage of black fungus treatment drugs in the country, the Delhi High Court asked the Centre to waive the custom duties on the drugs being imported […]
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Indore: The acute shortage of oxygen, beds and medical supplies in the city has shone light on the glaring problem in the healthcare system. This has led to the loss of thousands of lives. Shailendra Tiwari, a city resident lost his brother amid the second wave. “Almost a month ago, we were all preparing for […]
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With limited or no means to continue their learning, slum children skip a year’s education. The pandemic highlights how digital divide could halt education, the most basic necessity of Bangalore’s slums’ upgrading. The schools have remained shut due to the onset of the pandemic. They were shut until December 2020, when the Karnataka government […]
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With over a year into the pandemic, immunity has become the new obsession. There has been a newfound support and acceptance for immunity boosters. But science says that immunity boosters are a hoax. Bengaluru: The year 2020 will be remembered as the year which changed everything. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on 11 March 2020, […]
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