RBI s Rs 99,122 cr payout to help govt tide over revenue losses from lockdowns: Analysts
The higher payout followed the Bimal Jalan panel report that had set a new economic framework capital buffer for the central bank along with the contingency risk buffer at 5.5 per cent
PTI | May 22, 2021 | Updated 08:05 IST
After the RBI surprised the Centre with a record Rs 99,122 crore in surplus transfer for FY21, analysts said this will help the government tide over the revenue losses from lockdowns and extend more support to the pandemic hit industries and to the poor people.
In fiscal 2020, the RBI had paid only Rs 57,128 crore in dividend to the government and the finance minister had budgeted only Rs 45,000 crore from the central bank. The higher payout followed the Bimal Jalan panel report that had set a new economic framework capital buffer for the central bank along with the contingency risk buffer at 5.5 per cent.
India may see 3rd Covid wave, no point of night curfews, weekend lockdowns: AIIMS chief Randeep Guleria
AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said that India may see a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic if the virus continues to evolve further. He also rejected the night curfews and weekend lockdowns as ways to bring down the Covid-19 cases, saying they hardly work.
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr Randeep Guleria (India Today photo)
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Tuesday that India may see a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic if the virus continues to evolve further and develops an immune escape mechanism. Randeep Guleria also rejected the night curfews and weekend lockdowns that some states have imposed to bring down the Covid-19 cases, saying they hardly work.
Immediate lockdown necessary to curb Covid spread in India, says Anthony Fauci
Anthony Fauci, during the initial days of the coronavirus outbreak, had called the pandemic, a perfect storm with no end in near sight.
Immediate lockdown necessary to curb Covid spread in India, says Anthony Fauci
As India is battling the deadly second wave of coronavirus, Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to the Biden Administration has suggested that the country should immediately lockdown to curb the spread of the pandemic. Fauci made these remarks while talking exclusively to The Indian Express.
India should shut down immediately
According to Fauci, shutting down the country temporarily could open a window, and during these times, authorities can take immediate steps to address issues like lack of oxygen supply, availability of PPE Kits, etc.
Few weeks lockdown in India can break COVID-19 transmission chain, suggests top US expert Dr. Fauci
Fauci said it is not necessary to shut down for six months, but it can be a temporary one to put an end to the cycle of transmission
PTI | May 1, 2021 | Updated 15:05 IST
Top US epidemiologist Anthony Fauci has suggested a lockdown for a few weeks in India as an immediate step to contain the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) as its deadly second wave shows no signs of ebbing. Fauci, in an interview to The Indian Express, said another most important thing in the immediate is to get supplies of oxygen, medication, PPEs.
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The measures were recommended by the Union health ministry at a high-level meeting on Tuesday but a final decision will be taken by the Centre in consultation with state governments.
Covid-19: 150 districts with over 15% positivity rate may go under lockdown
(This story originally appeared in on Apr 28, 2021)A proposal has been drawn up for a lockdown, with exemptions for a set of defined essential services, in around 150 districts with Covid-19 positivity rate of over 15% as health systems in these areas are seen to be under stress due to the pandemic.
The measures were recommended by the Union health ministry at a high-level meeting on Tuesday but a final decision will be taken by the Centre in consultation with state governments. The proposal may be further refined, but the urgent need to tackle the spread in high caseload-high positivity districts was underlined by the ministry.