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The campaign took place amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Việt Nam and other countries worldwide. Vietnam Electricity and its member companies nationwide encouraged organisations, offices and customers to switch off unnecessary electrical devices during Earth Hour. The event, launched by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Việt Nam and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, received a warm response from people across all 63 cities and provinces. The main activities included a social media campaign from March 12 to 28 calling for commitments to save electricity on the WWF website and reviewing the campaign from March 28 to April 4. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoàng Quốc Vượng said the Party and State had implemented important policies to promote energy saving and develop renewable energy. He called on offices, organisations, businesses and people throughout the country to actively join the Earth Hour campaign … [Read more...] about Việt Nam saves over VNĐ800 million worth of electricity during Earth Hour

Things go on. Facing the unimaginable, people still get married. They get divorced. They fall in love. Babies are born, and people die. After a while, the nuclear strike is rarely mentioned. The refugee crisis becomes just another peripheral catastrophe. The pandemic is alarming for a while—especially for the elderly, who greet their grandchildren by asking nervously if anyone has a cold or a cough—but eventually becomes background noise. The stubborn impulse to keep going, not to cede to despair, is just too strong. … [Read more...] about The TV Show That Predicted an Era of Constant Calamity

Video conferences were held by the Cabinet Secretary and the Home secretary on Saturday evening as well as Sunday morning with the chief secretaries and the DGPs. "It was noted that, by and large, there has been effective implementation of the lockdown guidelines across all States and UTs. Essential supplies have also been maintained. Situation is being monitored round the clock and necessary measures are being taken as required," the statement said. The central government had on Saturday issued orders for the use of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) funds for this purpose. Sufficient funds are available with states in this head, it said. States have been also told to ensure timely payment of wages to labourers at their place of work during the period of lockdown without any cut. House rent should not be demanded from the labourers for this period. Action should be taken against those who are asking labourers or students to vacate the premises, the statement said. Detailed … [Read more...] about Centre asks states to seal state, district borders to stop exodus of migrants

*2,000 food packets to be distributed in Bengaluru on Sunday *Lockdown in Dakshina Kannada district to continue on Sunday Extending its Friday’s decision to put the district on 24-hour lockdown from 12am on March 28, the district administration headed by district minister Kota Shrinivas Poojari on Saturday said the lock down will be extended to Sunday as well. *Women in Hubballi, Dharwad and many other places face difficulties in getting hygiene products amid lockdown *Residents living near National College Grounds, Basavanagudi, woke up on Saturday morning to a cacophony of sorts: 300 trucks were parked in the neighbourhood and people were shouting and jostling to buy vegetables and fruits. *12 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday took Karnataka’s total up to 76 Twelve fresh cases of Covid-19 were reported in Karnataka on Saturday, taking the total number to 76. Of the 12 cases, 10 are secondary infections caused by Covid-19 patients. DownloadThe Times of IndiaNews App City … [Read more...] about Bengaluru coronavirus update: Today’s news from your locked-down city

Coronavirus has shut down the world of sports and fans are forced to make do without their regular dose of sporting events, be it the EPL, La Liga, tennis, cricket... in fact, almost any sport you can think of. … [Read more...] about Tell us: What games are you playing during this lockdown?