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Italy seeks financial package from Europe as shutdown continues, explained why the coronavirus hit Italy so hard?

News Desk April 3, 2020 0

Italian PM Conte demands more financial aid from Europe as shutdown continues Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday called for the EU to show “more ambition, more unity and more courage” as he continued to push for more financial help in dealing with the coronavirus

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India reports 1,860 active cases of coronavirus, more than 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 have now been reported worldwide

News Desk April 3, 2020 0

Coronavirus in India: State-wise COVID-19 cases, trends, list of testing facilities. State Wise Coronavirus Cases in India: Check the list of COVID-19 testing facilities in the country. Currently, there are 126 government facilities and 51 private labs for testing coronavirus India has reported 1,860 active cases of coronavirus as of April 3, 9 A.M., according […]

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Covid-19 impact : Sensex drops over 400 pts; Nifty tumbles below 8,200, Rupee slips 48 paise to 76.08 against US dollar

News Desk April 3, 2020 0

Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled over 400 points in early trade on Friday led by losses in banking and auto stocks as investor sentiment continued to be weighed down by the uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact. After hitting a low of 27,800.07, the 30-share BSE barometer was trading 375.34 points or 1.33 […]

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COVID-19 effect casts cloud over weather alert accuracy: UN sky watchers

News Desk April 2, 2020 0

Both the quantity and quality of weather observations and forecasts, as well as atmospheric and climate monitoring are at stake, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva. “We are concerned about the impact on the ability of our Members to deliver their basic weather and climate services”, said Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Director of […]

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Covid 19 Pandemic set to disrupt global economy as United Nations predict minus growth in 2020

News Desk April 2, 2020 0

The global economy could shrink by up to one per cent in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a reversal from the previous forecast of 2.5 per cent growth, the UN has said, warning that it may contract even further if restrictions on the economic activities are extended without adequate fiscal responses. The analysis by […]

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Tax Collection in India may hit severely as new fiscal year starats with a gloomy look.

News Desk April 1, 2020 0

India kicks off its fiscal year with revenues under severe strain. A prolonged slowdown in the economy depressed tax collections in the financial year that ended Tuesday, latest official data show. As India now conducts the world’s biggest lockdown, budget pressures are set to worsen. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has already outlined a virus relief […]

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Coronavirus: China reports 4 deaths, 31 new cases. The overall confirmed cases on the mainland has reached 81,470 by the end of Sunday

News Desk March 30, 2020 0

China has reported 31 new cases of coronavirus including 30 imported ones while the death toll reached 3,304 with four more fatalities, health officials said on Monday. The country’s National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily report said 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland were reported on Sunday, of which 30 were […]

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New York coronavirus outbreak has crossed the 1,000 mark, Trump issues guidelines

News Desk March 30, 2020 0

US President Donald Trump has extended federal guidelines on social distancing until April 30 after a top health official warned more than 100,000 people could die from the coronavirus in the United States. The announcement on Sunday evening came as the death toll in hard-hit New York state passed 1,000. pic.twitter.com/YzhyVR1N6d — Donald J. Trump […]

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724,436 Coronavirus Cases Worldwide,34,009 deaths,152,065 Recovered. India, total no of cases at 1,071

News Desk March 30, 2020 0

724,436 Coronavirus Cases Worldwide,34,009 deaths,152,065 Recovered. India, total no. of cases 1,071 Information sharing on COVID-19 WHO’s focus at all times is to ensure that all areas of the globe have the information they need to manage the health of their people. In a recent interview, the WHO official who headed the joint international mission […]

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World economy at its worst due to COVID-19. We have reassessed the prospect for growth for 2020 and 2021. It is now clear that we have entered a recession – as bad as or worse than in 2009 – IMF Chief

News Desk March 28, 2020 0

COVID-19 on the global economy is the risk of a wave of bankruptcies and layoffs capable of eroding the fabric of the societies. The world’s economy has entered a recession and requires massive funding to help developing nations, Ms Kristalina Georgieva has declared. Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), explained that […]