Even as the e-commerce industry has urged the government to allow it to deliver both essential and non-essential goods and services during the Covid-19 curfews, industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has communicated to various central and state departments that items like laptops, mobile phones and chargers are critical for work from home (WFH).
Nasscom has written to the CEO, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), the secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and the secretary, ministry of home affairs, requesting that e-commerce firms be permitted to deliver all goods and services and not be restricted to just “essential” ones, subject to appropriate safety norms. A senior government official told
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E-commerce firms have appealed to both the
Maharashtra and central governments to lift the state’s ban on delivering non-essential goods. And yesterday evening, authorities in Mumbai clarified that food delivery platforms could continue to operate after 8 pm. Small mercies.
Also in today’s letter:
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E-commerce firms are appealing to the Maharashtra government and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to reverse the state government’s order on Tuesday that banned non-essential e-commerce deliveries until May 1.
What’s going on?
Updated Apr 13, 2021 | 08:10 IST
The police action against the mattress factory in Maharashtra s Jalgaon comes following a tip-off to police about the used masks being stuffed in mattresses. So far, the COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra have reached 34,58,996 with 58,245 deaths. (Representative image) | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The incident has triggered health concerns after the matter came to light.
Mumbai: In a major operation, the Maharashtra police have busted a factory making mattresses using discarded masks instead of using cotton or other materials. The incident has triggered health concerns after the matter came to light.
The police raided the factory in Jalgaon district and seized piles of discarded face masks. A case has been registered against the factory owner.
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The police set on fire the piles of used masks lying in the Jalgaon factory s premises.
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Case filed against factory owner
Cops set on fire piles of used masks lying around factory premises
Mumbai:
The police have busted a mattress-making factory in Maharashtra s Jalgaon district for using discarded masks, in place of cotton or other material, to stuff its products. The police have filed a case against the owner of the unit and launched a probe. They also recovered piles of masks on the premises.