Indian Subcontinent

The Government of India has decided second time to continue the nation-wide lockdown with some relaxations by two more weeks from May 4 till May 17. According to a new statement by the home ministry, it is said “After a comprehensive review, and in view of the lockdown measures having led to significant gains in the COVID-19 situation in the ...

Vistara, India’s leading full service air carrier operated by Tata SIA Airlines Limited has decided to cut its in-flight services as health safety measures due to coronavirus (COVID-19). On Thursday (April 30), Vistara has announced to make some temporary changes in its both domestic and international in-flight products and services, so that the health and safety of the passengers is ...

The Government of India has extended the deadline of bidding for sale of its national carrier Air India (AI) by another two months till June 30. This decision has been taken considering paused economic activity all over the world due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The deadline for bids by investors in the Air India closeout has been extended for ...

In Bengaluru, Fortis Hospital has introduced Mitra Robot for COVID-19 screening with a concern to protect the health care workers and to increase the speed of the screening process. This initiative has been taken to screen each and every visitor including doctors, nurses, medical and non-medical staff entering the hospital. The robot screens the visitor for symptoms of COVID-19 such ...

In his address to the nation today morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his government’s decision to extend lockdown in the country till 3rd May 2020. Speaking live on national television, PM Modi appreciated the fellow countrymen for following the lockdown seriously and helping in containing the spread of Coranavirus pandemic till date but the threat is not yet over. ...

“Due to the effect of COVID-19 on the tourism industry, the annual renewal of the guide license fee for the year 2021 will be waived for all its Tourist Guides” as announced by Sri Lanka Tourist Board today. As a relief measure, the annual fee for guide licenses of all four categories – National, Chauffeur, Area and Site Guides will ...

Ministry of Tourism’s portal strandedinindia.com portal to identify and help tourists stranded in several parts of India during the lockdown has emerged a crucial helping hand for such tourists. Since its launch on 31st March 2020, nearly over 1200 tourists have received assistance through the portal as per ministry communication. In addition, the ministry has confirmed to have received phone ...

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, IATO has decided to postpone the association’s election that was earlier scheduled to take place on April 25th. The returning officer for the elections, Mr Akshay Kumar announced that the elections are postponed by a month and IATO EC will meet again after 30 days to decide upon the new date. As per the governing rules, ...