Lockdown

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a comprehensive high-level meeting with Chief Ministers and Lt. Governors/ Administrators of States/UTs to review Public Health Preparedness to COVID19 and National COVID19 Vaccination Progress.…
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‘Revenge travel’ will only lead to a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country, officials at the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. ‘Revenge travel’ is a term being used lately to refer to the spurt in outstation/foreign travel by…
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Pollution levels in Delhi have witnessed a drop due to the ongoing lockdown imposed in the city to contain the resurgence of Covid-19 infections in the pandemic’s brutal second wave. The lockdown was announced by Chief Minister Arvind…
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took to a live webcast on social media to address the citizens of the capital over rising COVID-19 cases. After a high-level meeting with senior officials, including Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain,…
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Data reveals that 37 per cent of women lost their jobs during the pandemic. Recovery rates were low due to domestic violence, a hindrance on mobility, and loss in feminized sectors of employment. As we approach the one-year anniversary…
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We have seen how lockdown has positively impacted the environment in a big way. It seems to have helped water bodies too. A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-Kanpur) has studied the occurrence of…
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As a result of the lockdowns imposed by many nations to control the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, a dramatic decline in air pollution was observed across the globe which in turn is found to be affecting the local weather. Seizing this as…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has surged the world in its gallows. It has caused physical, financial and mental distress globally. The social distancing measures by nations made interruptions in everyday schedules. Schools have been suspended in…
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In a first live and unique show since the onset of COVID-19 lockdown, The Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) Kolkata, in association with The Bengal, celebrated open-air theatre performance to a packed house at its Rangamancha…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in almost one lakh infections every day and crippled the economy. Needless to say, the cost of this economic breakdown is being born disproportionately by informal workers, especially those belonging to…
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