A Commerce Ministry delegation is in Brussels to convince the European Union to defer by two years its decision to bring down the tolerance level for fungicide tricyclazole used by Basmati farmers to 'near-zero’ levels. Rice exporters fear the move, which is to come into effect from January 1, 2018, will adversely impact the current kharif crop.

Luxury carmaker Volvo will drive the Volvo V90 Cross Country into India today. The V90 is based on the luxury carmaker's executive sedan S90 and is sold as a station wagon or estate globally. In India, it will be offered as a cross country model. The company had launched its performance-oriented sedan Volvo S60 Polestar in April.

Motorola will launch the Moto E4 Plus in India today. Featuring a massive 5,000mAh battery, the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 quad-core processor and comes in 2GB RAM and 3GB RAM variants. The Moto E4 and Moto E4 Plus were launched globally in June.

The net neutrality issue will take centrestage today as thousands of sites across the web take part in a massive online protest against the US Federal Communication Commission's proposed move. The US FCC, in May, voted 2-1 to advance a Republican plan to reverse the Obama administration's 2015 internet rules. The agency plans to withdraw "bright line" rules barring internet companies from blocking, throttling or giving "fast lanes" to some websites. Google, Facebook, Amazon and Netflix are among the prominent supporters of the campaign.

India will vie with Australia for a semi-final spot in the ICC Women's World Cup, in Bristol. India's four-match unbeaten streak was brought to a halt by South Africa. Similarly, Australia’s four-match unbeaten run was stopped by England in the previous game. Neither of the teams has yet qualified for the semi-finals.