AGRICULTURAL STATES WILL BEGIN HARVESTING OF CROPS ON APRIL 15 IN INDIA...
India’s food producing, agricultural states will begin harvesting of crops on April 15 even if the ongoing, 21-day lockdown is extended as expected till the end of this month. This is despite 1,035 new COVID-19 cases being confirmed in India in the previous 24 hours till 6pm local time today, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 7447. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare here said in its daily update this evening that 239 deaths have occurred since the outbreak of infections in India while 642 persons have been cured. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today consulted state chief ministers for four hours to assess the situation countrywide in the fight against the Coronavirus. "The Chief Ministers suggested that the lockdown should be extended by two weeks," according to a readout of the marathon meeting by the Indian government’s Press Information Bureau. Modi will announce a final decision in a telecast to the people in a day or two. Meanwhile, several state...