Lockdown, Day 79: Coming out of covid slump

In a bid to promote the idea of self-reliant India, PM Narendra Modi today said that steps have to be taken to replace imported products from the ones manufactured locally. He said this is the time to make bold decisions and investments for the country to scale new heights.

A high level Empowered Group of Secretaries will further chalk out investment plan to push 'Make in India' drive. The group will also open up challenge route for states to compete for marquee investors and projects.

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COUNT SO FAR

• Rajasthan reports 51 new cases, tally at 11,651
• Bihar reports 109 new cases, tally now 5807
• Himachal has 459 positive cases
• Number of cases in Indore rise to 3,922
• Manipur count reaches 342 with 31 new cases
• Chandigarh logs 332 cases
• Uttarakhand reports 75 new cases, total stands at 1637
• Andhra reports 135 new cases; tally at 4261
• Assam reports 34 new cases, count now 3319

World		India
Tally	Toll	Tally	Toll
7,360,239	417,022	286,579	8,102

LIFE AND HEALTH

• Lockdown may delay 1st trial flight of Gaganyaan
• Special flight carrying 180 migrants from Mumbai lands in Lucknow
• Shortage of nurses cripples Mumbai and Delhi hospitals
• Mahindra announces special offers for frontline workers
• Indian bank staff want cleaner branches amid deaths in industry
• Karnataka govt extends ban on online classes till 7th std
• Lakme says salon's 'hygiene fee' temporary

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

• Global selloff weighs as Sensex tumbles 709 pts
• Rupee settles 20 paise lower at 75.79 against US dollar
• India's monthly fuel demand jumps 47.4% in May
• PSBs disburse Rs 12,201-cr loan to MSMEs
• Passenger vehicle sales decline 87% in May
• Advertisers resume spending on ad campaigns
• RBI Governor seeks macroeconomic assessment from CRAs

AROUND THE WORLD

• China reports 15 new cases, tally at 83,057
• US tops two million cases
• Germany's confirmed cases rise 555 to 185,416
• Russia's case tally passes the half million mark
• Mexico COVID-19 death toll passes 15,000
• Latin America logs 70,000 deaths
• Pandemic-hit Lufthansa says 22,000 jobs to go
• Business giants worth $16 tn commit to mobilising resources
• Johnson Matthey to cut around 2,500 jobs
• British Gas owner Centrica axes 5,000 jobs
• flydubai extends salary cuts, puts pilots on unpaid leave

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