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Presenting her third Union Budget on February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to privatise two state-run banks apart from IDBI Bank and one general insurance company.
Nearly 50 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated against Covid-19
A total of 95,801 sessions have been conducted so far. The ministry said that 61 per cent of beneficiaries vaccinated are from 8 states and UTs. Uttar Pradesh accounts for 11.9 per cent (5,89,101) of the total beneficiaries vaccinated in India.
Over 90k samples archived so far in 17 national COVID-19 bio-repositories: Govt
Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said these samples are being used to develop validated diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines for COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment. Additionally, the samples are a valuable resource for research and development related activities to understand the early predictors of disease severity, immunopathogenesis of the disease.
Pvt investment of Rs 30,000 cr expected in 2021-22 through HAM, BOT projects: Highways secy
About the National Infrastructure Pipeline, the secretary said the current target for the national highways sector is to take up the implementation of 1,820 projects by 2024-25 in about 89,300 km for a total estimated cost of Rs 19.35 lakh crore.
”Out of this, 86 projects of 4,414 km for Rs 32,000 crore have been completed and 1,059 projects costing Rs 6.70 lakh crore are in progress,” he said.
11,713 new cases take India’s coronavirus tally to 1,08,14,304
There are 1,48,590 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which accounts for 1.37 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate stood at 1.43 per cent.
‘Playing with fire’: Twitter’s India snub sparks debate on compliance, free speech
Twitter initially complied but later restored most of the accounts, citing “insufficient justification” to continue the suspensions. The technology ministry warned the company, in a letter seen by Reuters, of legal “consequences” that could include fines or jail, saying the government was not required to justify its demand to ban accounts.
Why India’s coronavirus cases have fallen so sharply
Experts say the number of people in India who have contracted the disease is probably much higher than the official figure. They are backed by various state and national surveys measuring antibodies for the virus.
An official national survey in December-January of urban and rural neighbourhoods as well as healthcare workers suggested that some 21.5 percent — almost 280 million people — carried antibodies.
Pfizer withdraws application for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in India
“Based on the deliberations at the meeting and our understanding of additional information that the regulator may need, the company has decided to withdraw its application at this time,” it said in a statement to Reuters.
RBI holds interest rates steady at record lows as economic outlook improves
“Going forward, the Indian economy is poised to move in only one direction and that is upwards. It is our strong conviction, backed by forecasts, that in 2021/22, we would undo the damage that COVID-19 has inflicted on the economy,” Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said after announcing the rate decision.
The repo rate or RBI’s key lending rate was held at 4% while the reverse repo rate or its borrowing rate was left unchanged at 3.35%.
RBI unveils ‘One Nation One Ombudsman’ for grievance redressal of financial consumers
The RBI has said major payment system operators in the country would be required to facilitate setting-up of a centralised industry-wide 24×7 helpline for addressing customer queries in respect of various digital payment products and give information on available grievance redress mechanisms by September 2021.