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India on Friday removed restrictions on exports of medicines made from Paracetamol amid the outbreak of Covid-19, reports PTI.

However, restrictions on exports of Paracetamol active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs or raw materials) will continue, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.

To export a product, which is under restricted category, an exporter requires no-objection certificate or permission of a licence from the DGFT.

Today’s announcements by RBI will greatly enhance liquidity and improve credit supply. These steps would help our small businesses, MSMEs, farmers and the poor. It will also help all states by increasing WMA limits: PM M odi

Today’s announcements by @RBI will greatly enhance liquidity and improve credit supply. These steps would help our small businesses, MSMEs, farmers and the poor. It will also help all states by increasing WMA limits.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 17, 2020

Maharashtra recorded 34 new coronavirus cases since Thursday, taking the total count in the state to 3,236. Of the new cases, Pune reported 23, Mumbai six ,Malegaon (Nashik) four, and Thane one.

But in a relief for the worst-affected state, no new deaths from the virus were reported since Thursday.

Thirty eight new positive cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of affected in the state to 353, the Health department said on Friday, reports PTI.

This is the highest single day tally so far.

Union Minister Sadananda Gowda says there is no problem as far as hydroxychloroquine or paracetamol are concerned, reports ANI. He said, "We assess every day the requirement for domestic consumption and the excess that can be exported. We keep 10 days stock with us, at present we've sufficient APIs."

No student should be restricted from attending online classes: Manish Sisodia tells Delhi private schools

(Delhi's )Private schools to charge tuition fee monthly, mandated to pay salaries to both contractual and full-time staff during lockdown: Manish Sisodia

Delhi's deputy chief minister and education minister Manish Sisodia said on Friday that no private school will be allowed to increase fees during lockdown.

"It has come to my notice that many schools are taking fees arbitrarily and charging transportation fees even when schools are closed. Private schools should not stoop to this level. Be it private or government schools, they cannot hike fees," he said.

मुख्यमंत्री @ArvindKejriwal ने आदेश दिए हैं कि दिल्ली के प्राइवेट स्कूल-
-बिना सरकार से पूछे फ़ीस नहीं बढ़ाएँगे,
-एक साथ तीन महीने की फ़ीस नहीं लेंगे, केवल एक महीने की tution फ़ीस के अलावा कोई अन्य फ़ीस नहीं लेंगे.
-फ़ीस न देने पर किसी बच्चे को ऑनलाइन क्लास से नहीं हटाएँगे.

— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) April 17, 2020

Goverrnment removes curbs on exports of formulations made from paracetamol, says a DGFT notification: PTI

In Gujarat, 92 more Covid-19 cases have been reported in Gujarat, taking the total number of coronavirus patients in the state to 1021. These include 74 discharged and 38 deaths, state health dept said on Friday. : ANI

Delhi's health minister Satyendar Jain told ANI on Friday that no case has been reported in last 15 days from three locations in the national capital, including Dilshad Garden. 60 containment zones have been identified till now. He said this while talking about Delhi govt's 'Operation Shield' that is being conducted in areas from where Covid-19 cases are reported.

He added, "Total 1640 Covid-19 cases reported in Delhi till today, of which 62 positive cases were reported yesterday. 38 persons have expired till date, 34 are in ICU and 6 are on ventilator."

With three more coronavirus positive cases being reported from Korba's Katghora town, the number of Covid-19 cases in Chhattisgarh have risen to 36.

Till Friday, 23 people from the state have been discharged after recovering from the infection and with three fresh cases detected on Thursday night, the total number of active cases in 13 in the state.

Millions of jobs in the global tourism industr could be lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted travel like no other event in history and caused 96 per cent of all worldwide destinations to introduce restrictions in response to the outbreak, the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has said, reports PTI.

Over recent years, as the United Nations specialised agency for tourism, UNWTO has been regularly monitoring travel facilitation and observing a continuous trend towards more openness.However, COVID-19 has dramatically interrupted this, the UNWTO said in a new report.

Almost all global destinations have imposed restrictions on travel since January 2020, including complete bans on all travel as they work to contain the pandemic, it noted.

RBI will monitor evolving situation continuously, use all its tool to deal with pandemic fallout, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation declined in March; inflation is on a declining trajectory, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das