The impact of COVID-19 has not been evenly spread across sectors as some of them like software technology, medical professional and marketing have experienced a surge in job postings
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Govt working on one-stop platform for all official data, says Statistics Minister
The minister informed that this portal will be a one-stop platform for all official statistics using advanced technology to integrate existing and future databases of administrative statistics and survey data across government offices, sectors, geographies and time
Draft MSME insolvency law seeks resolution in 90 days; allows promoters to bid for company
The special draft framework recommends that the insolvency procedures against an MSME can only be triggered by the MSME itself and not by any of the creditors
Great Learning to launch online undergraduate programmes in finance, technology
During COVID-19, as universities were struggling to offer online learning to their students, Great Learning opened up its own digital platform ‘Olympus Digital Campus’ to them on a subscription basis
Four terrorists, two civilians killed in attack at Pakistan Stock Exchange building
Gunmen attack Pakistan Stock Exchange building: Three of the four gunmen have been killed while one is still inside the building. The police have sealed the surrounding areas
Security forces kill Hizbul militant, two other terrorists in Jammu’s Doda
The Hizbul Mujahideen commander Masood, also a resident of Doda was also allegedly involved in a rape case in the district, according to police. Masood later joined Hizbul Mujahideen and shifted his area of operation to Kashmir
Coronavirus effect: Salon visits turn expensive, at-home beauty services grow
Salon chains across the country are leaving no stone unturned to convince their consumers that they are safe, but a haircut in the COVID era comes at a huge premium
CIC dismisses 141 RTI petitions against Delhi LG office on grounds of ‘irrelevance’
Dismissing all 141 petitions in five separate orders, Sinha noted that though the queries raised by the appellant are claimed to be in the larger public interest, his modus operandi is to file a large number of pleas which are “irrelevant” and “unrelated”
Coronavirus update: Delhi govt will create plasma bank for COVID-19 patients, says CM Kejriwal
Announcing the same at a virtual media briefing, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated that the plasma bank will start operating in the national capital in the next two working days
Sanjaya Baru, former advisor to Manmohan Singh, falls prey to online fraud
The matter came to light when Baru filed a police complaint on June 2 alleging that while he was searching for a liquor shop online, he found ‘La Cave Wines and Spirits’