Air Deccan ceases operations, all employees put on sabbatical without pay

• Air Deccan today announced that it is ceasing its operations until further notice
• Air Deccan said it has no choice left

Fin min, PMO officials burn midnight oil for second fiscal stimulus

• India is currently under a 21-day national lockdown that ends on 14 April
• The lockdown has dealt a big blow to manufacturing and services. All airlines are grounded and so are the railways

Coronavirus shatters study abroad dreams of many as they look for Plan B

• There are many students who have already got admission but are now reconsidering, says a counsellor
• Interviews and announcements for several fellowship opportunities are also on hold

Coronavirus cases rise to 3,374 in India, 77 deaths. State-wise tally here

• Globally, the total number of coronavirus cases has crossed 12 lakh
• Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu are among the worst affected states

PPF account: 5 recent rule changes you should know

• The government has relaxed a few rules on PPF and other small savings schemes due to the lockdown
• Non-deposit of mandated minimum deposit in PPF account for the year 2019-20 will not attract any penalty if payment is made till June 30

‘There will be a lot of death’: Donald Trump warns Americans

• New York state, the US epicenter, saw a record 630 deaths in a single day
• Trump said he has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expedite shipments of hydroxychloroquine

Coronavirus update: India reports 472 new Covid-19 cases in one day

• The number of cases in the country witnessed a surge in the last week as hundreds tested positive after attending a religious gathering held by the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi's Nizamuddin last month
• In the last 12 hours, the country witnessed a spike of 302 coronavirus cases

Covid-19: Going against trend, most patients in India are millennials

• India reported 58 critical cases of covid-19 and these were found in Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Delhi
• Advanced age and co-morbidities such as diabetes, kidney and cardiac ailments crucial factors in covid-19-related deaths

Cyber frauds trying to trick people with fake 'PM Cares' links

• Several fake links have been traced and disabled. Officials have asked people to use the authentic link
• Officials said Maharashtra Cyber has registered 78 cases during the lockdown for online misinformation

FPIs pull out record ₹1.1 lakh crore in March amidst Covid-19 mayhem

• The outflow of funds in March comes after six consecutive months of investment by FPIs since September 2019
• This is also the highest withdrawal ever since the FPI data has been made available by the National Securities Depository Ltd

ONGC's SOS to govt: Cut cess, royalty, free gas price to help company survive

• ONGC has communicated to the government that the current rate of taxes is threatening to push the firm into cash losses and will impact its planned capex
• ONGC wants the formula of pricing domestically produced natural gas at rates prevalent in gas-surplus nations such as US and Russia

Coronavirus update: Telangana sees over 100 new positive cases in last 24 hours

• This brings the total reported cases of coronavirus in Telangana to 269
• Hyderabad had the highest number of Covid-19 cases at 44 confirmed infections

Bill Gates to spend billions to produce 7 potential coronavirus vaccines

• Gates last month stepped down from Microsoft's board of directors to dedicate more time to his philanthropic priorities
• In an interview with host Trevor Noah on The Daily Show, he said the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is moving forward with building manufacturing capacity

CEOs grapple with the toughest calls of their careers

The global coronavirus pandemic is forcing corporate bosses to make critical decisions about their workers without knowing what might happen next

Italy donated equipment to China; now China wants Italy to buy it back

• In an attempt to restore its humanitarian image following the crisis, China projected to the world that it would donate PPE to Italy
• Later it was revealed, it was not a humanitarian gesture but a business- Beijing had actually sold, not donated, the PPE to Italy

Radhakishan Damani donates ₹100 crore to PM CARES Fund

• Radhakishan Damani has made the contribution through his group company Bright Star Investments
• Damani has also contributed ₹55 crore to various state relief funds

Amazon working on a new game streaming platform: Report

• When it comes to cloud-based gaming, Amazon will have to compete with Microsoft and Google
• Amazon may launch an early version of its cloud gaming platform sometime this year

Covid-19: Govt to cut back containment ops only if no new case found for 4 weeks

Containment operations will be scaled down only if no new cases are reported for at least 4 weeks after the last confirmed test has been isolated and all the patient’s contacts have been followed up for 28 days

Rapid antibody tests for anyone showing flu-like symptoms at hotspots: ICMR

In its latest guidelines issued on Saturday, ICMR said rapid antibody tests would have to be undertaken in all areas reporting cluster of Covid-19 cases

Corona in Noida: 8 new Covid-19 cases found, district count up to 58

• The source of the coronavirus infection for at least four patients was traced back to private firm Cease Fire
• Gautam Buddh Nagar has emerged as a coronavirus hotspot in the country and in Uttar Pradesh

CRPF officer tests positive for COVID-19 in Delhi, 3 IAF personnel quarantined

• All personnel in contact with the officer have been quarantined. The Director-General of CRPF had indirect contact with the officer
• In another case, an Indian Air Force personnel who was in Nizamuddin area during the Tablighi Markaz congregation has been put under precautionary quarantine

Coronavirus update: Positive cases near 500 in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

• Chennai had the highest number of Covid-19 cases at 37 confirmed infections
• Mumbai had the highest number of Covid-19 cases at 179 confirmed infections

Coronavirus: Worldwide fatalities over 63,000, Total declared cases near 1.2 mn

• More than 1,169,210 declared cases have been registered in 190 countries
• Of these cases, at least 219,000 are now considered recovered

President Trump requests PM Modi to release Hydroxychloroquine ordered by US

The US has emerged as the worst sufferers of the deadly coronavirus diseases to which there has been no cure

No call to switch off street lights or appliances at homes: Power Ministry

'Only lights should be switched off. The lights at hospitals and other essential services will remain on,' the Ministry said

Modi's Sunday, 9pm, 9-minute blackout: India’s power sector gears up

• Peak electricity demand has eased as many factories have shut down because of the lockdown
• Global standards require that grid frequency be kept close to 50 hertz

Dubai imposes 2-week lockdown, to suspend metro and tram service

• People can only leave their homes for essential purposes and just one family member is permitted to go out at any one time
• Free bus transportation and a 50% discount on taxi rides will be offered during the lockdown

Gujarat coronavirus update: 61-year-old woman dies in Surat; death toll at 11

In Gujarat, COVID-19 positive cases climbed to 105 including 14 cured and 11 deaths

Another controversy for Zoom: Routing calls, keys via servers in China

• According to the researchers, Zoom appears to own three companies in China
• At least 700 employees in these companies are paid to develop Zoom's software

SBI doorstep banking service facility: Eligibility and other details explained

• State Bank of India (SBI) provides doorstep banking services to its customers
• Doorstep banking service includes cash pickup, cash delivery, cheque pickup, cheque requisition slip pickup, among others

Covid-19 update: Andhra reports 26 new cases, state tally at 190

• Nellore in Andhra has the highest number of covid-19 cases at 32, among all districts, followed by Krishna district at 27
• Telangana has reported 229 cases, with death toll in the state at 11

Apple pays hacker $75,000 for uncovering camera exploits in Safari

• Former Amazon Web Services engineer Ryan Pickren discovered 7 zero-day vulnerabilities in Safari
• Pickren reported his research fully via the Apple Bug Bounty Programme in mid-December 2019

EPFO special facility: How to withdraw EPF online

• EPFO has introduced ' Pandemic advance facility' for employees'
• You can use the online withdrawal claim facility only if your Aadhaar is linked with your UAN