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Sensex: 29915.96 Gold: 40989 Covid-19 New Cases: 66
Janata curfew
- Citizens told to stay indoors for 14-hours to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
- PM Narendra Modi said "it would be a test to assess India's ability to fight the virus."
- As many as 315 cases of Covid-19 were recorded until this day in the country.
- At 5 PM, citizens came out to give a 'standing ovation' and boost morale of frontline workers
March 22, 2020
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Sensex: 26674.03 Gold: 40989 Covid-19 New Cases: 37
PM Modi announces lockdown restrictions
- PM Modi announced nationwide lockdown of 21 days to mitigate the spread of coronavirus
- Drawing parallels with Ramayana's Laxman Rekha, Modi urged Indians to not step out of their homes
- Social distancing and face masks became the buzzwords
- Modi announced Rs 15,000 crore stimulus for healthcare resources
March 24, 2020
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Sensex: 29815.59 Gold: 40989 Covid-19 New Cases: 160
RBI announces three-month moratorium
- Moratorium of 3 months on payment of instalments falling due between March 1 - May 31, 2020.
- The extension came as a relief to borrowers
- Three-month EMI exemption was made applicable on loan repayments like auto, home, personal EMIs, etc.
- The announcement gave some breathing space to people fighting the after-effects of the lockdown
March 27, 2020
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Sensex: 27590.95 Gold: 40989 Covid-19 New Cases: 506
Millions of Indians, light diyas, candles, torchlights
- Citizens lit candles & diyas as a symbol of solidarity to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
- People turn off lights at home and stood outside to show gratitude towards frontline workers
- Politicians, film celebrities and sportspersons come together to to spread positivity
April 5, 2020
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Sensex: 31648 Gold: 40989 Covid-19 New Cases: 924
Crude oil slips below zero, WTI crude at -$40
- On April 22, WTI crude prices touch a negative of $40.32/barrel
- Lowest crude price ever — previous worst was right after the World War II.
- Too much supply and too little demand
April 20, 2020
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Sensex: 33717.62 Gold: 40989 Covid-19 New Cases: 2394
Shramik Special trains for migrants
- Railways began operating 'Shramik Special' trains for migrant labours
- They used these trains to go back to their native places
- Indian autombile industry records zero sales in April
- Experts blame lockdown restrictions for dampened consumer sentiments
May 1, 2020
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Sensex: 31443.38 Gold: 40989 Covid-19 New Cases: 3364
Vande Bharat Mission
- Vande Bharat Mission — One of the largest evacuation exercises
- A total of 64 flights operated from May 13.
- Maximum flights were scheduled to bring people back from Gulf nations.
- Navy also sent 3 of its ships under Operation Samudra Setu to get back stranded citizens from Maldives and UAE
May 7, 2020
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Sensex: 32008.61 Gold: 40989 Covid-19 New Cases: 3763
FM Nirmala Sitharaman announces second set of measures
- She announced Rs 3 lakh-crore collateral free loan scheme
- The Centre said it will facilitate provision of Rs 20,000 crore as subordinate debt for MSMEs
- NBFCs, housing finance companies and microfinance institutions were promised a Rs 30,000 crore investment scheme.
- Deadline for income tax filing for FY 2019-20 pushed to November 30, 2020
May 13, 2020
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Sensex: 34370.58 Gold: 46264 Covid-19 New Cases: 8442
Unlock 1.0
- The government announces Unlcok 1.0 regulations from June 8
- List of guidelines issued by the Centre on various Dos and Don'ts
- Religious places allowed to reopen. However, state governments told to take final call
- Malls and shopping centres reopened but footfalls remained very low
June 08, 2020
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Sensex: 36051.81 Gold: 49062 Covid-19 New Cases: 32676
Phase-1 clinical trials of India's Covaxin
- Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine candidate Covaxin registered a robust immune response in the Phase 1 clinical trials
- Covaxin had received approval of drug regulator DCGI for phase I and II of human clinical trials
- Bharat Biotech worked closely with ICMR to bring the vaccine for general public
July 15, 2020
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Sensex: 37020.14 Gold: 48942 Covid-19 New Cases: 35252
International commercial flights resume -air bubbles
- India announced bilateral air bubbles with Germany France and USA
- Talks on air bubble with the UK in advanced stage
- India's total coronavirus cases crossed 10 lakh-mark
- 25,600 deaths due to Covid-19 till July 17
July 17, 2020
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Sensex: 38040.57 Gold: 55922 Covid-19 New Cases: 61537
Gold touches record high of Rs 56,200
- Gold prices fuelled by worsening coronavirus situation
- Mounting economic toll pushes gold for its ninth straight weekly gain
- Silver too peaked at Rs 77,800 per kg
August 7, 2020
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Sensex: 39086.03 Gold: 51088 Covid-19 New Cases: 83883
GDP contracts 23.9% in April-June quarter
- India's GDP contracts in Q1 of FY 2020-21, worst in 24 years
- Manufacturing, construction and trade sectors report massive slump
- Only the agricultural sector reports positive growth of 3.4%
- A few agencies estimated contraction in subsequent quarters even the restrictions had been partially lifted
August 31, 2020
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Sensex: 39302.85 Gold: 51797 Covid-19 New Cases: 97894
Cases peak
- India records 97,894 cases and 1,132 deaths in 24 hours
- The nationwide covid toll stands at around 5.12 million
- In a positive development, the recovery rate stood up to 78.64%
- COVID-19 recoveries at four times that of active cases.
September 16, 2020
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Sensex: 49034.67 Gold: 49285 Covid-19 New Cases: 15144
Vaccine for healthcare workers
- India's phase-1 of vaccination drive kicked off on January 16, 2021
- Phase-1 covered 3 crore people including healthcare workers
- Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS Delhi receives first COVID vaccine shot
- India's drug regulator gives emergency use authorisation to covishield
January 16, 2021
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Sensex: 49624.76 Gold: 49442 Covid-19 New Cases: 14545
Sensex breaches 50,000-mark
- Sensex makes history by rallying over 300 points
- NSE Nifty also logs its highest level of 14,738.30 in early trade
- Auto & telecom sectors witness healthy buying
- Liquidity measures and robust inflows by foreign institutional investors aid sentiments
January 21, 2021
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Sensex: 51348.77 Gold: 47457 Covid-19 New Cases: 9110
India reports 9,110 new cases
- India records less than 15,000 new infections daily
- Recovery rate touches 97.25%
- India also reports 78 deaths in 24 hours, lowest in nine months
- Overall Covid-19 tally stands at 1,08,47,304
February 08, 2021
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Sensex: 49858.24 Gold: 44788 Covid-19 New Cases: 40953
India crosses 4-crore vaccination mark
- As of March 18, India administered 4,715,173 healthcare workers with the second dose of vaccine
- 2,779,998 beneficiaries aged above 45 years with co-morbidities and 141,77,766 beneficiaries received the first dose of vaccine
- India supplied over 5,85,00,000 doses of vaccines to nearly 70 countries
- Around 85 lakh vaccines have been supplied free of cost to 35 countries as grant aid
March 19, 2021
