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Eight shortlisted for post of RBI deputy governor; interview on July 23
The Financial Sector Regulatory Appointment Search Committee (FSRASC) has a list of eight names who would be interviewed via video conference on July 23, the sources said.
FPIs pull out Rs 2,867 cr from Indian mkts in July so far on profit booking
The latest withdrawal has come after investment of Rs 24,053 crore by FPIs in domestic markets in June.
Early detection of Covid cases has resulted in low fatality rate: Vardhan
India’s total coronavirus cases have increased to 8,49,553. The country now has 2,92,258 active cases out of the total that were confirmed positive. Yesterday, the tally breached the 8-lakh mark. The total number of deaths that have been reported so far has increased to 22,674. India reported 28,637 new cases in the last 24 hours.
HC asks Centre to treat as representation plea for disaster management agency in NCR
“In order to bring about uniformity in the COVID-response, it is imperative that the respondents (Centre and governments of Delhi, UP, Haryana and Rajasthan) designate the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) or any authority, consisting of executive members from all the concerned states and union territory, as the single nodal agency, to carry out disaster management tasks in the NCR region in a uniform manner,” the petition had said.
India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 8.2 lakh with 27,114 new cases, death toll climbs to 22,123
While the total coronavirus caseload surged to 8,20,916 on Saturday, there were 2,83,407 active cases and 5,15,385 recoveries. The total number of confirmed cases include foreigners
“Thus, around 62.78 per cent of patients have recovered so far,” an official said
Indian economy’s medium-term outlook remains uncertain – RBI Governor
Policy responses by the central bank appear to have worked so far, but going forward the situation would need even more careful assessment, said Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das.Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday describing the COVID-19 outbreak has “unambiguously the worst health and economic crisis in the last 100 years during peacetime”.
The COVID-19 outbreak has “dented the existing world order, global value chains, labour and capital movements across the globe, and, needless to say, the socioeconomic conditions of large sections of the world population”.
No coronavirus patient under home isolation in Delhi has died in July: study
“During the June 24 to July 8 fortnight, a total of 691 deaths took place in Delhi, which is an average of 46 deaths per day during this period,” the government said in a statement.
According to the study, the number of daily deaths in past few days has come down. From a high of 101 daily deaths in mid-June, daily deaths have come down to around 46 deaths during the last fortnight, registering a significant improvement, it said.
Healthcare spends, making India slum-free should be govt’s priority: Experts
“To change this crisis to an opportunity, let us invest in the health sector,” SBI’s chief economist S K Ghosh said, suggesting a plan to build a 500-bed hospital in 250 districts at a cost of Rs 60,000 crore over the next two years
After vigorous monsoon rains, crop planting gathers pace in India
Farmers start planting rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, sugarcane and peanuts among other crops from June 1, when monsoon rains reach India. Nearly half of India’s farmland lacks irrigation and planting usually lasts through July.
Priority is close monitoring, guiding containment work in areas with high infection rate: PM Modi
According to a statement issued by the Prime minister’s Office, Modi also directed that real-time national level monitoring and guidance should be provided to all affected states and places with high test positivity rates.