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Economic Times | 15 Sep, 2020 | 08.40AM IST
India China LIVE Updates: Rajnath Singh to address Parliament over India-China standoff today
PM Modi, ahead of the Monsoon Session on Monday, had said, " All MPs are united in supporting our soldiers."
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Karnataka Minister Byrati Basavaraj tests COVID-19 positive
Education Ministry to constitute a National Committee for Integration of Vocational Education.
It'll consist of experts in vocational education & representatives from across Ministries to help develop different models of vocational education & apprenticeships: Education Minister
China's foreign trade, foreign investment better than expected -Stats bureau
Reuters
Bihar: Nearly five lakh youths register for jobs in 9 days, claims Rashtriya Janata Dal
Toyota says it won't expand further in India, blames 'we don’t want you' taxes
The government keeps taxes on cars and motorbikes so high that companies find it hard to build scale, said Shekar Viswanathan, vice chairman of Toyota’s local unit, Toyota Kirloskar Motor. The high levies also put owning a car out of reach of many consumers, meaning factories are idled and jobs aren’t created, he said.
Bihar elections: Rashtriya Janata Dal, Congress close to pact, talk seats for other allies
- The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress are learnt to have agreed to a broad outline of seat sharing for the Bihar assembly elections after 4-5 rounds of talks, including one physical meeting.
- The grand alliance (Mahagatbandhan) in the state - headed by the RJD - comprises Congress, Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) and VIP (Vikassheel Insaan Party).
Researchers trial inhaled versions of Oxford and Imperial COVID-19 vaccine candidates
- Inhaled versions of COVID-19 vaccine candidates developed by Oxford University and Imperial College will be trialled to see if they deliver a localised immune response in the respiratory tract, British researchers said on Monday.
- The Oxford and Imperial vaccines are both being tested in trials through intramuscular injection, but scientists from Imperial said that vaccines delivered via inhalation could potentially deliver a more specialised response.
Tencent says will open a regional hub in Singapore for Southeast Asia
The aim is to achieve a national CFR of less than 1%. Many States/UTs even today have CFR less than 1%
- Health Ministry
Bill in Lok Sabha sets reporting rules, standards for fertility industry
- The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill or ART Bill makes it mandatory for all fertility clinics and banks in India to register themselves with a national registering authority and periodically report all procedures undertaken.
- It has also laid down strict age bar for men and women who can avail themselves of assisted reproductive technology services.
India has consistently maintained a low & declining Case Fatality Rate of 1.64%
- Health Ministry
Delhi riots: Police wants voice sample of accused who 'named' netas
Delhi Police has sought voice samples of Gulfisha Fatima and Devangana Kalita, who are among 17 people booked on charges of murdering a youth during the Delhi riots in February, to compare with voices in some video clips in police’s possession.
PM Modi to virtually inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of seven projects related to urban infrastructure in Bihar
Oil inches lower as bleaker demand outlook weighs
- Oil prices inched lower on Tuesday as a bleaker outlook for global fuel demand prompted fresh selling, but short-covering ahead of a meeting later this week of OPEC and its allies, known as OPEC+, limited losses.
- Brent crude was down 3 cents, or 0.1%, at $39.58 a barrel by 0102 GMT, reversing earlier gains. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 2 cents, or 0.1%, at $37.24 a barrel.
Nepal to resume domestic flight operations from September 21
US Federal Court rules Pennsylvania COVID-19 restrictive measures 'unconstitutional'
Indore reports highest single-day spike of 386 COVID-19 cases, tally reaches 17,547
J&K: Encounter has started at Marwal area of Pulwama
Police and security forces are on the job. More details awaited: Kashmir Zone Police
Rajnath Singh to address Parliament over India-China standoff today
Govt bans export of onions with immediate effect
- The government on Monday banned the export of all varieties of onions except those cut, sliced or broken in powder form, with immediate effect.
- The move was apparently aimed at increasing domestic supply and reducing prices which have risen in the recent past to Rs 35 to 40 in Delhi.
