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News Reports

Union government exempts agriculture and allied activities from the Coronavirus Lockdown to ensure harvesting of crops

OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2020

Govt has brought agriculture and allied activities under the exempted category in order to maintain the availability of grains in the market

Government and Policy

Modi govt announces a Rs 1.70 lakh crore welfare scheme for poor during Coronarvirus lockdown: Here are the 12 announcements made

OpIndia Staff - 26 March, 2020

The package to benefit the poor and medical workers during the Coronavirus lockdown was called 'Prime Minister Gareeb Kalyan Yojana and totalled a whopping 1.70 lakh crores.

News Reports

Coronavirus outbreak: PM Modi calls for ‘Janta Curfew’ on March 22, forms Economic Response Task Force to combat impact on economy

OpIndia Staff - 19 March, 2020

The Janta Curfew will be from 7 AM to 9 PM on Sunday. The PM has urged his citizens to follow 2 things: Resolve and Restraint

News Reports

Media misleads public on nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus scare, govt calls reports baseless

OpIndia Staff - 19 March, 2020

HW News resorted to fear-mongering by claiming that there were rumours of a pan-India lockdown afterPM Modi's public address

Government and Policy

World Health Organisation lauds India’s efforts to contain Coronavirus, says the commitment of govt and PMO is enormous, very impressive

OpIndia Staff - 17 March, 2020

“I am very impressed that everyone has been mobilised”, WHO representative to India lauds India’s efforts to contain Coronavirus,

News Reports

Coronavirus outbreak: Union govt invokes Disaster Management Act to regulate prices and ensure availability of vital protective items

OpIndia Staff - 13 March, 2020

Disaster Management Act invoked to regulate prices and ensure availability of surgical and protective mask, hand sanitiser and gloves.

Media Fact-Check

Nikkei Asian Review writes a strange, ill-informed article on PM Modi: Here are some things they got wildly wrong

OpIndia Staff - 12 March, 2020

The Nikkei-Asian Review article headlined, "How Modi won India’s elections but paralyzed the economy" was laden with blatant misrepresentations and lies

Opinions

The 21 leaders of Naga People’s Convention: Heroes of Nagaland that the nation forgot

Guest Author - 7 March, 2020

Contributions of 21 Leaders of Naga People’s’ Convention is not only towards building a peaceful and prosperous Nagaland but also sowing the seeds of a peaceful North East of India and stabilising our nation’s eastern frontier!

Media