Lockdown  

Shivam Soni moved to Indore to find some work to pay off his debt but found himself stuck in the lockdown. He slept on footpaths and starved for days when an idea of opening a restaurant for needy people helped him get his life back on track.

"Like any start-up, we had our ups and downs, but nothing could prepare us for what happened in early 2020 when the lockdown was announced," says Chef Arvind.

Indian Space Research Organisation’s uncrewed Gaganyaan mission is on track. However, a final call on the same will be taken once the lockdown ends in Bengaluru
 

A number of people have joined hands in ensuring as many people as possible get the vaccination and also serve food to the needy in Dakshina Kannada 
 

An auto driver in Mumbai has started to give free rides to covid patients in the ongoing covid pandemic 

A mother-son duo in Mumbai have been serving thousands of meals to the needy and necessitous during the ongoing pandemic 

India’s exports have jumped nearly three-folds from April last year to reach $30.21 billion

 To prevent migrant workers from returning to their home states due to the fear of a lockdown,  rice mill owners in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are offering them free lunches and vegetables and ACs 
 

Times have indeed changed a lot. A year back, we did not even imagine what the world could turn into and how a global health pandemic can affect businesses, people and even our furry friends in ways more than one. Amidst so much happening, it is natural that it can have mental effects not only on humans but on animals as well. People and pets both are finding it difficult to cope up with the lockdown and the lack of ease of roaming around freely
 

In a positive development, the power consumption in the first week of April has increased

With the arrival of 2020, there came one of the most difficult times of the century for the world. The deadly Coronavirus took the shape of a pandemic, putting the fast-moving world to a halt. Most of the nations imposed strict lockdowns and implemented severe restrictions on movement. Amongst several other industries, the hospitality sector in India and abroad has been facing unprecedented crises since then. This has forced the rapid evolution of the industry at multiple levels. Chairman of Claridges Group of Hotels, Suresh Nanda has called pandemic the one that has fostered the speed of change for hospitality

A study by Harvard acknowledges how well the Uttar Pradesh government, headed by Yogi Adityanath, handled the migrant issue during the lockdown 
 

30-year-old Sanjog created a startup during the lockdown period. Using his platform, small-time artisans sell their products 

Here’s a story of how a young girl and her grandmother started a sweet business during lockdown and are earning well 

‘During the lockdown last year, PM Modi announced the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojna worth 2.76 lakh crore for the poor and the needy,’ Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said