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Limited Flights post -lockdown : Once restrictions on passenger flights are lifted airports will facilitate limited domestic and international scheduled flights in phases and maybe at 30% capacity to facilitate social distancing, the Airport Authority of India has stated in a set of guidelines for the resumption of service post-lockdown. “Based on the social distancing norms, airports will work out the Terminal Building capacity and forward it to CHQ so that slot allocation for the planned scheduled flights post-COVID 19 lockdowns by airline operators can be done accordingly,” the SoP (Standard Operating Procedure ) document read. “The watch hours will continue to be limited initially and airlines should try to operate within the watch hours. However, the watch hours will be restored to original pre-COVID timings gradually once normalcy is restored.” Flight operations to its original level are likely to be scaled up in a gradual manner, according to the govern...

EPFO Alert: Companies can delay the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) contribution for more than one month, but they will have to file their ECR on time. EPFO Alert:  In view of the liquidity or cash crunch being faced by Indian businesses due to the ongoing Coronavirus lockdown, which has been continuing now for some seven weeks, the Narendra Modi Government has decided to ease the ECR filing norms for them. Now, companies can delay the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) contribution for more than one month, but they will have to file their ECR on time. It will help the business fraternity to fight the liquidity crunch by generating money from within the company. The Labour and Employment Ministry informed about the decision on evening by issuing a press statement. The Ministry of Labour and Employment statement said, “In the current scenario of Coronavirus lockdown announced by the Narendra Modi Government to control the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and other disruptions, the bus...

ଅର୍ଗସ ବ୍ୟୁରୋ: ଆଜି ମେ ୧ ତାରିଖ ଅର୍ଥାତ ଆଜି ଆନ୍ତର୍ଜାତୀୟ ଶ୍ରମିକ ଦିବସ । ଆଜି ସାରା ଦୁନିଆରେ ଶ୍ରମିକ ଦିବସ ପାଳନ କରାଯାଉଛି  । ଶ୍ରମିକମାନେ ମୁଣ୍ଡ ଝାଳ ତୁଣ୍ଡରେ ମାରି ଯେଉଁଭଳି ଭାବରେ ଦିନ ରାତି କାମ କରନ୍ତି ଆଜି ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଦିନଟିଏ । ଶ୍ରମିକମାନେ ଖଟିଲେ ଖାଇବେ । ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ସାରା ବିଶ୍ୱ କରୋନା ସହ ଲଢ଼େଇ କରୁଛି । ଏହି କରୋନାକୁ ମୁକାବିଲା କରିବା ପାଇଁ ସରକାର ଲକଡାଉନ […] Via The Argus https://theargus.in

By the way, the big telecom companies are offering more than one plan to connect more and more users with them, which has provided data with unlimited calling. At the same time, now in this episode, Bharti Airtel has offered many special benefits with its prepaid plan which other companies are not able to offer to woo consumers. So let us know in detail about these special benefits available with Airtel’s prepaid plan … Airtel’s Rs 179 plan  Airtel is offering life insurance of Rs 2 lakh to its users with this plan. This insurance is provided by Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company. Talking about other services available in the plan, users will get unlimited calling, 2 GB data and 300 SMS. Apart from this, the company will provide free subscription to Halo Tune and Wink Music to users. At the same time, the time limit of this pack is 28 days.   Airtel’s Rs 279 plan  Airtel is offering life insurance of Rs 4 lakh to its users with this pl...

As per the plan, to ensure adequate social distancing, each non air-conditioned train will carry as many as 1,000 people per trip, which is nearly half the usual number. Indian Railways to run special trains? While the Modi government has permitted movement of migrant workers in buses, several states across the country have demanded special train services. According to sources quoted in an IE report, the Railway Ministry has drafted a plan to run 400 special trains per day. However, this can be scaled up to 1,000 special trains, with a detailed protocol. Since there is still no indication that passenger trains will resume before 3 May 2020, the national transporter has reportedly carried out an internal exercise as well as communicated the plan to top levels in the government. As per the plan, to ensure adequate social distancing, each non air-conditioned train will carry as many as 1,000 people per trip, which is nearly half the usual number. A senior government official w...

Ramanand Sagar’s acclaimed TV serial Ramayan continues to create more viewership records after the show became the most viewed entertainment programme globally on 16 April in the 9 PM slot, reports  Prasar Bharti. The epic TV serial was viewed by a whopping 77 million (7.7 crore) people in the aforementioned time slot. DD National which airs the show has also continued its string of strong viewership numbers. It is the most viewed channel across all genres in the Indian television space. The channel generated a total of 1.64 billion impressions from 18 to 24 April, as per BARC data. Sun TV was at the second spot with 1.12 billion impressions. It was earlier reported that Ramayan has becomes the most viewed show in the Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) segment ever since it started airing on DD National from 28 March. Episode one on the first day got 38 million viewers which increased to 45 million for the evening slot. The next day the viewership...

As the country remains under a lockdown till 3rd May, the demand for non-essential goods have sky-rocketed with e-commerce platforms such as Paytm Mall witnessing lakhs of requests. As the country remains under a lockdown till 3rd May, the demand for non-essential goods have sky-rocketed with e-commerce platforms such as Paytm Mall witnessing requests for items such as academic material, mobile phones, trimmers, and laptops. “Citizens who are currently adjusting to life under lockdown, working from home, continuing education, as well as carrying on day to day activities, are running short of supplies that do not fall in the essential category of products,” Paytm Mall said in a statement on Wednesday. Among the most desired items are mobile phones and laptops as most of the employees are working from their homes. Other items include charging cords, phone chargers, headphones, and desktop computers. Paytm Mall has received over two lakh emails and 3.5 lakh requests in the comment...

The RBI on Wednesday extended the restrictions applicable to the cooperative bank ‘The Needs of Life Co-operative Bank Limited’ for another six months. These restrictions on the bank will now be applicable till 31 October. Mumbai.  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday extended the restrictions applicable to the co-operative bank ‘The Needs of Life Co-operative Bank Limited’ for another six months. These restrictions on the bank will now be applicable till 31 October. In October 2018, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed restrictions on this bank for six months. The bank was prohibited from giving any new loan and renewing the old loan. After this, these restrictions have been extended twice. The bank has been allowed to carry out banking business under restrictions with its financial condition improving. The Reserve Bank has also imposed a ban on withdrawal of funds from the bank. These restrictions were coming to an end on Wednes...

Intravenous vitamin C has been the object of numerous studies regarding its function as adjuvant therapy on critical patients’ care, included ARDS of diverse etiology. In the context of a coronavirus pandemic, with an elevated morbimortality and pressure over the sanitary system, it is of vital importance to use every available resource to improve patients’ outcomes in an accessible and safe way. In this article, I briefly analyze the evidence around the use of vitamin C in the critical patient and its potential benefits on admission time, intubation time and mortality on patients affected by ARDS. Vitamin C was discovered in the 30s by Albert Szent-Györgyi. The first therapeutic function known was to treat scurvy, first described on ship crews who couldn’t access fresh fruits and vegetables during long seasons on the sea. Later on, Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling performed numerous studies on the physiological and therapeutic effects of vitamin C, concluding that we were just b...

Reliance Jio now has over 388 million subscribers on its network, and looks set to grow stronger with a new investment from Facebook.   Reliance Jio continued its steady growth trajectory even as it neared four years of operations, marking a gross addition of 24 million users in the first three months of 2020. Net profit for the quarter stood at Rs 2,331 crore, up by a staggering 177.5 percent in what is a record setting surge. In a quarter where the Covid-19 pandemic took over the primary narrative, Reliance Jio continued to support its millions of users by offering initiatives such as Microsoft’s collaborative tools for work and enterprise users, double data in plans and added calling minutes. Reliance Jio also made significant contributions to multiple funds to combat Covid-19 in India, while its subsidiary, Haptik, helped power India’s MyGov automated information and helpline on WhatsApp. In terms of its network performance, Jio saw a decrease in the churn rate (ratio of...

School Summer Vacation: As May 3 draws near, everyone hopes that the lockdown will open or the sanctions will be relieved. The situation is not clear whether summer vacation or continuation of online studies in school. Meanwhile, there is news that even though the government may allow some things to start in the coming days, there may be a holiday in schools even after the Summer Vacation. It is believed that this risk of corona virus infection will remain in July. In such a situation, school children may have to study online from home for the next three months even after summer vacation. Preparing for online studies The human resources department of the central government is preparing for further education of children online. NCERT has been asked to keep the necessary materials ready for it. The government believes that unless there is no vaccine or better treatment, it will not be possible to call all the children together in schools. Till now...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is recommending that everyone take vitamin D supplements during the lockdown period to help keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy. Vitamin D is an essential vitamin for everyone and we get it from two main sources, sunlight and food. Caroline Bloomfield, the PHA’s lead on Nutrition and Healthy Eating, said: “During the coronavirus pandemic the government has advised that we all stay at home, and while many of us will actually be outdoors more than usual if we have gardens or go outside for our once-daily exercise, for some the lockdown will mean spending much more time indoors. “As a result of being inside more, we may not be getting enough vitamin D from sunlight. We are advising that everyone should consider taking a supplement of vitamin D every day to keep their bones, teeth and muscles healthy.” Our bodies can make most of the vitamin D that we need from sunlight on our skin during the ‘summer’ months (April to the end of September). Our body...

Pakistan’s intelligence agencies are conspiring to hack the phones of the jawans through some fake applications resembling Arogya Setu. Security agencies have issued a detailed guideline regarding this. Pakistan hatches conspiracy to steal sensitive information through fake Arogya Setu app Central security agencies issued alerts to soldiers, advice to install official app Pakistan plans to hack jawans’ phones through fake application New Delhi central security agencies have advised the soldiers of the  Indian Army  and Paramilitary Forces to be vigilant with the  fake Arogya Setu App  . Security agencies have warned soldiers and paramilitary forces to bring a mobile app similar to ‘Arogya Setu App’ under a conspiracy of Pakistani agencies, saying that through such apps Pakistani intelligence agencies can steal sensitive information Huh. Officials said in a guideline released on Wednesday that this fake app users can be found throu...

Reliance Jio’s total income was Rs 14,385 crore Saudi Aramco’s deal on track, due diligence continues Mumbai.  During the financial results released on Thursday, Reliance Industries reported that the company had a profit of Rs 6,348 crore in the January-March quarter of 2020. Whereas the company had a profit of Rs 11,640 crore in the previous quarter. At the same time, the company had a profit of Rs 10,362 crore in the fourth quarter of last year. The company’s revenue in the March quarter stood at Rs 136,000 crore as against Rs 152,939 crore in the previous quarter. At the same time, Reliance Jio, the telecom company of Reliance Industries, reported a profit of Rs 2,331 crore in the fourth quarter. In the same period, Jio’s income has been Rs 14,385 crore. Reliance petrochemicals business income declines On a quarterly basis, the company’s income from petrochemicals business has come down from Rs 36,909 crore to Rs 32,206 crore. The company’...

For travelers who are planning to book flights with Singapore Airlines, they can continue to do so without worry. The airline is offering complimentary rebooking for all SIA and SilkAir tickets issued from 15 th  March to 30 th  June 2020. The measure was implemented due to a massive 64.8% drop in passenger demand amid the coronavirus outbreak. Multiple carriers have reported similar sharp declines in passenger numbers in the past week. Some airports, such as London City, are even being forced to shut down temporarily. This has propelled airlines to seek alternative means of staying afloat, through implementing complimentary rebooking measures and fee waivers, among others. No rebooking fee The move by Singapore Airlines gives travelers the ability to readjust their travel plans without incurring a rebooking fee. In a statement, the carrier mentioned that top-up fees might still apply in the case of fare differences in the new itinerary. For flight...

After being announced last year, Jio Platforms is officially rolling out Jio’s in-house video conferencing platform Reliance Jio dropped in a mention of JioMeet in their Q4 2019-2020 results. Now JioMeet is not exactly new, it was launched more than a year ago but it is officially being rolled out by Jio Platforms now. Here are some of the things you need to know: – You can download JioMeet from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store and use it for both personal and enterprise (business) video calls. – JioMeet also has apps for Windows, Mac and a plugin for Outlook which can be downloaded from the Mac App Store and Microsoft’s Windows Marketplace. – For those who receive invitations to join a meeting on JioMeet, the video call can also be accessed through web browsers such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox without having to download the app. – JioMeet can be accessed across devices easily and also allows you to schedule calls. – One of things Reliance ...

Objections to the telco’s 4G tenders are reminiscent of the past. But this time, BSNL cannot afford to lose its chance of survival State-run telecom company BSNL recently got a new lease of life after the Centre pumped in about  ₹ 70,000 crore to revive it. It’s not even six months since this relief package was announced, and there is already an attempt to scuttle the dying telecom company’s revival plans. On March 23, BSNL floated a new tender to procure 4G equipment in a bid to expand its mobile broadband network. The contract, valued at nearly  ₹ 9,000 crore, included upgradation of 50,000 sites across the country that would position the telecom company to offer high-speed Internet access to its users. This project is crucial for the company, as it is already four years behind private telecom companies including Reliance Jio and Airtel in launching 4G services. Deployment issue So far, BSNL has been offering 2G and 3G services, thereby losing out on the opportunity...

MEERUT: For the first time in over three decades, snow-capped peaks of Gangotri became visible from Saharanpur as Air Quality Index (AQI) in the UP town dipped below 50. For an entire generation in Saharanpur that grew up listening to stories from elders that they used to see the Himalayas from the dusty mofussil, it was a pleasant surprise for many as snow-laden peaks were visible once again. Stunned residents took to social media to express their joy, sharing pictures of the mountains. Dushyant Kumar, an income tax inspector who along with his wife Nidhi Saini shared photos of the ranges taken from their terrace, said, “I was amazed.” The photos soon went viral on Twitter after they were shared by Ramesh Pandey, an Indian Forest Service officer and secretary of UP State Biodiversity Board. “The mountains that were visible were peaks of Bandarpunch and Gangotri in the inner Himalayas. I shared the photos because I have never witnessed such a sight in Saharanpur and I was posted...

New rules are going to come into effect from 1 May. There will be a change in the rules for such services including ATM, Banking, Pension, SBI, PNB, Income Tax. New rules are going to come into effect from 1 May. There will be a change in the rules of such services including ATM, Banking, SBI, PNB, Income Tax which are directly related to the common man. Though train and air services are disrupted due to the lockdown, the rules related to these are also changing. Apart from this, banking facilities are operational and customers will be affected after the changes from May 1. Know what will affect them. 1. SBI interest rate will come down, loan will be cheaper SBI i.e. State Bank of India is going to reduce the interest rate on more than one lakh savings deposit accounts from May 1. This will benefit new borrowers and they will now get cheaper loans than ever before. The Reserve Bank of India had reduced the repo rate in the month of April, due...

Nodal agencies will get in touch with the smartphone supply chain to have the app installed on all new smartphones. Registering on Aarogya Setu will be mandatory for all new smartphones before they can be set up and used, government sources told News18 earlier today. According to officials with knowledge of the matter, the government of India is making it mandatory for all new smartphones to be sold in India post lifting of the lockdown to not just have the app as a pre-installed service, but also ensure that individuals register on it and set it up, before beginning to use their new smartphones. To enforce this decision, the government of India looks set to appoint nodal agencies that will be the point of contact for smartphone companies, and will be responsible to have the app installed without a skippable step for all new devices. This will make the Aarogya Setu app an inbuilt feature on all new smartphones, that will be sold in India going forward. The government is yet t...

ଅର୍ଗସ ବ୍ୟୁରୋ : ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ପୁଣି ଜଣେ କୋରୋନା ପଜେଟିଭ୍ ଚିହ୍ନଟ। ପଜେଟିଭ୍ ଚିହ୍ନଟ ହୋଇଥିବା ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ଜଣଙ୍କ ବାଲେଶ୍ବର ଜିଲ୍ଲାର। ବାଲେଶ୍ଵରରେ ଏବେ କୋରୋନା ଆକ୍ରାନ୍ତଙ୍କ ସଂଖ୍ୟା 20କୁ ବୃଦ୍ଧି ହୋଇଛି। ସ୍ଵାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ ଓ ପରିବାର କଲ୍ୟାଣ ବିଭାଗ ପକ୍ଷରୁ ଏନେଇ ସୂଚନା ମିଳିଛି। ଏହି କ୍ରମରେ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ଆକ୍ରାନ୍ତଙ୍କ ସଂଖ୍ୟା 143ରେ ପହଁଚିଛି। ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ଏଯାଏଁ 34 ହଜାର 133 ଆରଟି ପିସିଆର ଟେଷ୍ଟ ହୋଇଛି। ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ 101 ଜଣ ଆକ୍ଟିଭ୍ କେସ୍ […] Via The Argus https://theargus.in

ଅର୍ଗସ ବ୍ୟୁରୋ : ଆଜି ରାଜ୍ୟର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଜିଲ୍ଲାକୁ କାଳବୈଶାଖୀ ସମ୍ଭାବନା ରହିଛି। ଏହି ସମୟରେ ଘଡ଼ଘଡ଼ି ସହ ବର୍ଷା ହେବ ଓ ଘଣ୍ଟାପ୍ରତି 30 ରୁ 40 କିମି ବେଗରେ ପବନ ବହିବା ସମ୍ଭାବନା ରହିଛି। ଆସନ୍ତା ୫ ତାରିଖ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଜିଲ୍ଲାକୁ ପାଣିପାଗ କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପକ୍ଷରୁ ୟେଲୋ ୱାର୍ଣ୍ଣିଂ ଜାରି କରାଯାଇଛି। ଆଞ୍ଚଳିକ ପାଣିପାଗ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ସୂଚନା ଅନୁଯାୟୀ, ଆସନ୍ତାକାଲି ଉତ୍ତର ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଗୋଟିଏ ଦୁଇଟି ସ୍ଥାନ ସମେତ ସୁନ୍ଦରଗଡ଼, କେନ୍ଦୁଝର, […] Via The Argus https://theargus.in

ନୂଆଦିଲ୍ଲୀ : ଦେଶରେ ମହାମାରୀ କୋରୋନା ଭୂତାଣ ଦ୍ଵାରା ସଂକ୍ରମିତ ହୋଇ ମୃତକଙ୍କ ସଂଖ୍ୟା 1,075ରେ ପହଁଚିଲାଣି। ସେହିପରି ସଂକ୍ରମିତଙ୍କ ସଂଖ୍ୟା 33,610 ଛୁଇଁଲାଣି। କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ସ୍ଵାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ ଏବଂ ପରିବାର ମନ୍ତ୍ରାଳୟ ଅନୁଯାୟୀ, ଗତ ବୁଧବାର ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟାରୁ ଗୁରୁବାର ଯାଏଁ 1,823 ନୂତନ ସଂକ୍ରମଣ ମାମଲା ଚିହ୍ନଟ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି। ଏହି ସମୟରେ 67 ଜଣ ମୃତ୍ୟୁବରଣ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ମୃତକଙ୍କ ସଂଖ୍ୟା 1,075 ରେ ପହଁଚିଛି। ଦେଶରେ କୋରୋନା ରୋଗୀଙ୍କ ସୁସ୍ଥ ହେବା ହାର ଗତ 14 ଦିନ […] Via The Argus https://theargus.in

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted partial relief to Vodafone Idea Ltd. asking the Income Tax Department to refund Rs 733 crore to the telecom company within four weeks for the assessment year 2014-15. Vodafone Idea had demanded Rs 4,759.07 crore in tax refund for the assessment years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18. Explain that Vodafone Idea was earlier known as Vodafone Mobile Services Limited. The apex court did not order income tax refunds related to income other than the assessment year 2014-15. A Bench of Justices UU Lalit and Vineet Saran said in its order that as far as the assessment year 2014-15 is concerned, the final assessment order (Income Tax) has been passed under section 143 (3) of the Act, indicating that the appellant (Telecom firm) is entitled to a refund of Rs 733 crore. Whereas, for the assessment year 2015-16, the appellant is entitled to a refund of Rs 582 crore.  The Supreme Court also stated that the Income Tax Depa...

The Central Board of Secondary Examination has cancelled the pending Class 10 board exams, however, students are perplexed about Class 12 boards. Here’s what the CBSE secretary, Anurag Tripathi has to say. CBSE Exam Update: Amid coronavirus lockdown, the Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE, has come to a conclusion that it will not be conducting Class 10 board exams. In short, they have explicitly refused to conduct the Class 10 CBSE board exams this year. Therefore, students will be promoted to the next class on the basis of their internal assessment marks. However, nothing has been confirmed about Class 12 CBSE board exams 2020. CBSE Class 10 board CBSE Secretary Anurag Tripathi has said, “As the minor subjects of Class 10 Board exams were pending, it can be cancelled.” Further, he informed that the students can be promoted to the next academic session on the basis of their internal assessment marks among other methods to judge the performance of students. To clear...