Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in India: Travelling by flight in the country? Take note of these new guidelines! Airlines and airports have been asked to follow social distancing protocol!

Darjeeling's Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) has unveiled a novel competition to encourage people to stay inside their homes.

The Ministry of External Affairs organises the yatra from June-September each year through two different routes -- Lipulekh Pass (Uttarakhand) and Nathu La Pass (Sikkim).

The crisis has jeopardised India's 5 lakh crore tourism industry and employment of an estimated 3.8 crore jobs, FAITH said in a statement.

The annual "Chandan Yatra" and "Akshaya Tritiya" festivals of Lord Jagannath will be held inside the temple premises in Puri on Sunday.

All states have been requested to give a complete waiver on all fixed electricity and other utility charges as well as excise duties without any penalties to the tourism and hospitality industry, FAITH said in a statement.

The operation of two flights from Qatar to Kerala is a part of Modi's government's mega mission to evacuate close to 15,000 Indians stranded in 12 countries between May 7 and May 13.

Good work team!' is how External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar termed India's biggest evacuation exercise on Thursday.

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Emerging from the desert like a giant steel squid, Abu Dhabi’s new airport terminal is starting to take shape.

It will allow startups to challenge incumbent operators.

Prominent Indian-American lawyer Neomi Rao has been nominated by US President Donald Trump to fill Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s seat on the powerful DC Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and a top White House adviser, sent hundreds of e-mails about government business from a personal e-mail account last year, The Washington Post reported on Monday.

That’s increasingly important in a health-care market where patients have more choices, such as going to an urgent care clinic rather than a hospital emergency room.

The Yes Bank crisis, coupled with the coronavirus outbreak, may have some dire impact on India’s smaller private sector banks.

In 2017-18, the RBI permitted several PSBs under the prompt corrective action (PCA) framework to buy back AT-1 securities and lower the risk of a trigger event occurring under Basel-III rules.

The tenor of Sidbi’s lending to financial institutions will be 90 days. MSMEs have been cash-starved for a few years and the lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19 is a body blow to their revenues.

The other financial institutions who had come to Yes Bank’s rescue in May continue to hold on to their stakes, with State Bank of India (SBI) holding a 48.21% share.

In the fiscal ended March 31, 2020, bank loans had decelerated to 6.14 per cent, a near five-decade low, due to slower economic growth, lower demand and as banks remained risk averse.

The RBI had earlier extended the deadline for one-time debt restructuring of MSMEs from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020.

Karnataka Tourism’s flagship luxury train, the Golden Chariot is now available for charter at only $70000 (Rs. 3,500,000). The minister said: “Around 80 tourists can travel in the train per tour. By introducing the charter service, private individuals or organizations can have...

BEE will start rating deep freezers and light commercial air conditioners as well from now onwards. The star rating programme was launched on the 19th foundation ceremony of the BEE.

ISRO is already working on a Humanoid prototype (with a female form)for the Gaganyaan missions, which is expected to be sent out on a mission next year to test it out before actually sending humans in space.

At least two candidates have already entered the clinical evaluation stage, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The development is likely to increase pressure on the government to adjourn the Parliament session, which the Opposition has been demanding.

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Novalead’s technology has a track record of successfully discovering repurposed drug candidates with its lead drug candidate currently being in Phase 3 trials in India, for diabetic foot ulcers.

The institute has a high-level bio-safety facility designated Biosafety Level 3 Agriculture with the ability to safely handle and study pathogens like highly pathogenic influenza viruses and the novel coronavirus.

In the light of recent regulations, many artists and cultural organisations have taken to the internet to continue with their events.

Efforts are underway to develop a vaccine for Coronavirus on an urgent basis, but it’s a long-drawn process

Both China and Russia have been using their social surveillance systems to track people. CNN reports that the Russian state, using 170,000 cameras, even has caught and fined 200 people for violations.

IIT Roorkee incubated startups are developing innovative devices to tackle the COVID-19 crisis

From redesigning logo to driving digital campaigns, brands are adapting to the situation by driving sensitive and timely campaigns

After privacy concerns and a government advisory against popular video conferencing app Zoom, everyone is looking for alternatives.

Some creative hashtags on social media have come to the rescue of netizens, offering distraction as well as solace in these trying times.

The MESTA said the government, schools and parents should work together to ensure salaries are paid, while simultaneously minimising the financial impact on parents.

The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras’ (IIT-M) incubated start-up Muse Wearables has developed new methods for coating textiles with nanoparticles-based antimicrobial agents that can ‘inactivate’ the human coronavirus on contact.

Minister for road transport and highways (MoRTH) Nitin Gadkari said for the first time that the border is finally connected by roads.

Power plants across the country currently have coal stock to run their plants for 31 days on an average.

APMC administration and NMMC will carry out disinfection of the market premises and conduct tests. The market will remain open on this Saturday and Sunday.

The baggage undergoes a 180-degree vertical orientation change between 2 separate UV chambers which help in ensuring uniform radiation exposure all throughout the surface.

The firm said a special task force has been set up to help victims and families to resolve any issues and provide every assistance to the bereaved families.

The MHA had issued an advisory for Zoom users in India in April, to safeguard their virtual meetings from prying eyes, deeming the video conferencing platform unsafe.