Centre has announced two schemes to reduce import dependence in medicine manufacturing. Will they work this time?

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Global equities were mostly buoyed today encouraged by news on the development of coronavirus vaccines and more assurance for a transition of power in the US to President-elect Joe Biden

Maharashtragovernment has made it mandatory for people from NCR, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, travellingto the state to present a COVID-19 negative report

India Stock Market Highlights Today: SBI, followed by HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints, Infosys, Tata Steel, TCS and Reliance Industries were among the top gainers in the Sensex pack. On the other hand, ONGC and Titan were the laggards.

Schools reopen: While states such as Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Sikkim have decided to reopen schools, states such as Maharashtra, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka have decided to avoid reopening them to avoid COVID-19 spread

Multiplex chains including PVR, Inox, Cinepolis and Mukta A2 Cinemas are all set to re-open their cinema halls from October 15 with half of their seating capacity

Unlock 5.0: After more than six months, the government has allowed cinema halls, theatres, and multiplexes to reopen from October 15 with up to 50 per cent of their sitting capacity.

The chief minister said that given the COVID-19 threat, his government was taking steps cautiously and SOPs have been framed accordingly

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that although there were only a handful of testing laboratories in the state when the outbreak began, their number has now grown to 550

Unlock 40 in Rajasthan: 50 per cent of teaching and non-teaching staff to be called to schools at a time for online teaching, tele-counselling and related work

West Bengal CM Banerjee said, 'States can jointly appeal against Supreme Court order on holding JEE/NEET examinations if the Centre decides not to do holding JEE/NEET examinations if the Centre decides not to do so'

Members of the entertainment industry, including Boney Kapoor, JD Majethia, Ashoke Pandit, on Sunday hailed the standard operating procedures for resuming shooting of films and TV programmes announced by the Centre

Partnerships and collaborations, especially those through a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model with governments, will indeed play a key role in advancing public health and the economy in this COVID era

Containment zones identified by civic authorities of various towns and cities in Thane district will remain in lockdown till August 31

Coronavirus update:  Andhra Pradesh on Thursday recorded more than 10,000 cases, its highest ever. The overall tally of the state has shot up to 1,20,390, as per state government's data

The Bombay High Court has asked the government to submit a reply by Friday. It asked the government to explain how senior crew members would earn and live a dignified life if they are not allowed to work

Lockdown in West Bengal: This week, the total lockdown will be in force on Thursday and Saturday. Next week, the shutdown will be clamped on Wednesday (July 29)

Out of the four districts Haridwar has been completely sealed till July 20 as there was a sudden rise in the number of coronavirus cases in that district

A total of 16,93,569 vehicles were registered at regional transport offices (RTOs) across the country in June 2019

As part of the fifth phase of Maharashtra's 'Mission Begin Again', hotels and other entities providing accommodation services including lodges, guesthouses etc, have been allowed to open in non-containment zones, across the state, from July 8. These establishments have been allowed to operate with 33 per cent capacity, as per the norms of the state government and have to follow strict guidelines to safeguard the guests. Contactless payments like QR code, e-wallets have been encouraged for both check-ins and check-outs, with a limited number of guests in the elevators. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Govt removes face masks, hand sanitisers from essential commodities list