Tag: governments
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State must provide free bus/train tickets and food- Supreme Court
(Sandhya Jha, Intern Journalist): A hearing was held in the Supreme Court today in the case of problems facing migrants in lockdown amid Corona epidemic. The Supreme Court said that no fare should be taken from migrant laborers traveling by buses and trains and the state governments should bear this cost. The court said that…
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8.6 crore children to be poor by the end of this year- UNICEF
(Sandhya Jha, Intern Journalist): By the end of 2020, 86 million children will become poor due to Corona. This will bring the total number of children affected by poverty to 67.2 million worldwide. This will be 15% higher than the previous year. About two-thirds of these children will be from African and other South Asian…
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Parliament approved the National Security Act
(Sandhya Jha, Intern Journalist): China’s parliament approved the implementation of the controversial national security law in Hong Kong. With its approval, Hong Kong can be stripped of its status as a semi-autonomous region. The draft legislation was passed in China’s parliament on Thursday. However, it could not be passed due to the people’s opposition. Hong…
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Government is working on all financial package
( Kajal Singh intern journalist)New Delhi: The government is working on a comprehensive financial package for all sectors of the economy, including the MSME. A top official informed about it on Thursday. Giridhar Armane, Secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, said that the government, the Prime Minister’s Office, and the Department of…