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Economic Times | 03 Nov, 2021 | 04.35PM IST
CDSCO( Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation) has approved extension of shelf life of Covaxin up to 12 months, from date of manufacture. This approval is based on the availability of additional stability data, which was submitted to CDSCO: Bharat Biotech
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I want to thank Yogi Adityanath for organizing this Deepotsav programme. A marvellous Ram mandir is under construction & will be completed soon where crores of people from across the world will come. By 2030, Ayodhya will be biggest tourism city in world
– Union Min G Kishan Reddy
Central Govt has released GST compensation of Rs 17,000 crores to States today
The total amount of compensation released to the States/UTs so far during the year 2021-22 is Rs 60,000 crores: Ministry of Finance
On Diwali, last services from terminal metro stations to start at 10 PM: DMRC
Last Metro train service will start at 10 pm from terminal stations of all Metro Lines except Green Line (from Inderlok/Kirti Nagar to Bahdurgarh) on account of Diwali tomorrow: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Germany experiencing ‘pandemic of unvaccinated’: health minister
PM Narendra Modi will visit Kedarnath, Uttarakhand on Nov 5
He will offer prayers at Kedarnath Temple, and inaugurate Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi & unveil the statue of Shri Adi Shankaracharya. The Samadhi has been reconstructed after the destruction in the 2013 floods: Govt
No COVID vaccination will take place at centres of State Govt and BMC in Mumbai between Nov 4 and Nov 7 owing to Diwali festivities
The vaccination will begin again on Nov 8: BMC
Sensex tumbles 257.14 pts to end at 59,771.92; Nifty falls 59.75 pts to 17,829.20
Rupee surges 22 paise to close at 74.46 (provisional) against US dollar
CDSCO( Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation) has approved extension of Shelf life of Covaxin up to 12 months, from date of manufacture
This approval is based on the availability of additional stability data, which was submitted to CDSCO: Bharat Biotech
Over 51 pc reduction in stubble burning this season compared to corresponding period last year: Air Quality Commission
Devotees visiting Kedarnath shrine say major re-development works undertaken at Kedarnath after 2013 floods
Almost all facilities are available for devotees here. Accommodation facilities should be increased, says a devotee.
CBDT issues refunds of over Rs 1,12,489 cr to more than 91.30 lakh taxpayers from 1st April,2021 to 1st Nov,2021
Income tax refunds of Rs 33,548 cr have been issued in 89,53,923 cases & corporate tax refunds of Rs 78,942 cr have been issued in 1,75,692 cases: Income Tax Dept
Urge Centre to issue advisory to Haryana, Punjab, UP to stop farm fires on Diwali so that people can breathe easy after festival
– Environment Minister Gopal Rai
Delhi’s air quality a day before Diwali best in 5 years: Environment Minister Gopal Rai
The entire world appreciated India’s historic achievement of 100 crore vaccinations. Modi Govt, which has taken the resolve to provide protection to each & every person, launched ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign today. We will take this to every house
– Union Health Minister
Ensure 1st dose for unvaccinated people, but give equal attention to 2nd dose
– PM tells officials of districts with low vaccination coverage
Covid Review meet
PM Modi says ‘rumour’ & ‘misconception among people’ are major challenges
Doors of all those houses will be knocked where people still don’t have protection of double dose. So far, you arranged for people to come to vaccination centres & have safe vaccination. We’ll now have to go to every house with the spirit of ‘Har ghar teeka, ghar ghar teeka’
– PM Modi
I recently met Pope Francis in Vatican; Special emphasis needed on taking message of religious leaders on vaccine to public
– PM Modi
Pakistan has refused its airspace use to Go First’s Srinagar-Sharjah flight. It has raised concerns over the use of their airspace. Matter reported to the concerned ministries; MoCA, MEA & MHA looking into it
– Government source to ANI
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announces another instalment of interim financial relief of Rs 3100 each for all construction workers registered with the Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare Board
Madhya Pradesh new law against protestors
- New tribunal to have the powers same as mentioned under Land Revenue Code.
- The cases will be resolved within a month.
- Further appeal of any matter can be done only at the High Court.
- Rioters, stone pelters & those who damage properties will not be spared, said MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra
MP Govt is bringing ‘Prevention of Loss of Public and Private Property and Recovery of Damages Act’. Claim Tribunal will be formed for recovery of damages from those who pelt stones&damage govt/pvt properties. It’ll be formed as per location of the incident
– State home minister Narottam Mishra
Madhya Pradesh to implement law to penalise protestors who damage govt and private properties
Overall air quality in Delhi in the next 24 hrs is expected to remain in ‘very poor’ category… On 6 & 7 Nov, wind speed will pick up
– RK Jenamani, Sr. scientist at IMD, Delhi
Zee Entertainment says board meeting to be held on Nov 11 to consider financial results
Tonight’s game is important for both teams as they both need 2 more points to stay in race to knockouts. For India, it’s very crucial as it’s a must-win for them, for us a win will take us closer to top 2 of the group
– Naseeb Khan, Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO
Delhi govt to create a web portal named Delhi Bazaar for our businessmen, industrialists, professionals, through which they can promote their products all over the world
Vax Update
- More than 114 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
- More than 14.68 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
2000 EV charging stations will be established in the next 12 months and another 8000 in the next two years to achieve target of 10,000 EV charging stations in the next three years
– SM Vaidya, Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation
IOC to set 10,000 EV charging stations in next three years
We will be setting up 10,000 EV charging stations in the next three years, said SM Vaidya, Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation
Income Tax Dept conducted searches at various locations of a prominent business group engaged in the civil construction of roads and irrigation projects in North Karnataka, on Oct 28.
Searches revealed unaccounted income of more than Rs 70 crores, according to wire agency ANI
Jab Update
107.29 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far in India
About 37,000 people displaced in Myanmar’s northwest, many have fled into India: UN spokesperson
Rupee rises 14 paise to 74.54 against US dollar in early trade
NIA has arrested a Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district: National Investigation Agency
West Bengal logs 862 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Senior Taliban commander among dead in hospital attack in Kabul yesterday: AFP
Air pollution worsens in Delhi
Delhi’s overall air quality dips to ‘very poor’ category ahead of Diwali https://t.co/EAn582eIfo
— ANI (@ANI) 1635914465000
Wish the Modi government had a sensitive heart for the public: Rahul Gandhi
दिवाली है। महंगाई चरम पर है। व्यंग्य की बात नहीं है। काश मोदी सरकार के पास जनता के लिए एक संवेदनशील दिल होता।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1635914624000
This year in Ayodhya, 9 lakh diyas will be lit. This 9 lakh represents houses where people started residing, under PM Awas Yojana Urban. We’ve provided houses to 43 Lakh people so far in Rural & Urban schemes
– Yogi Adityanath, chief minister, Uttar Pradesh
A total of 15 States/UTs reporting their maximum dengue cases in the current year; these states contribute 86% of the country’s total dengue cases till 31st Oct: Govt of India
The Narcotics Squad of the Outer North District police has seized 6kg heroin worth approximately Rs 18 crores, two persons arrested: Brijendra Kumar Yadav, DCP, Outer North-Delhi
India reports 11,903 new COVID19 cases and 14,159 recoveries in last 24 hours
- Active caseload stands at 1,51,209 – lowest in 252 days
- Total vaccination 1,07,29,66,315 (41,16,230 in last 24 hours).
- Total Recoveries 3,36,97,740
Center rushes high-level teams to nine States/UTs having high caseload of Dengue to assist them in public health measures for control and management of the disease: Government of India
Sabarimala temple will open for a two-month-long pilgrimage season, on 15 November 2021.
Sabarimala Temple opens for devotees
Kerala: Sabarimala Temple opens for devotees,for Chithira Attavishesha puja. It’ll close at 9 pm after the puja. De… https://t.co/Qbld9wchjy
— ANI (@ANI) 1635910135000
Yahoo pulls out of China, citing ”challenging” environment
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 247.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.01 million and vaccinations soared to over 7.10 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University
PM Modi back in India
#WATCH | Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to the country after concluding his visit to Rome (Italy), Vat… https://t.co/DwhJMpKbF9
— ANI (@ANI) 1635907520000
The incident of suicide by a debt-ridden farmer in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh is extremely heart-wrenching: Akhilesh Yadav
उत्तर प्रदेश के बागपत में कर्ज़ में डूबे किसान द्वारा आत्महत्या की घटना अत्यंत हृदय विदारक! भाजपा के राज में किसा… https://t.co/ZF1rYyuEQv
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) 1635905948000
At least 19 killed and 50 wounded in a gun and bomb assault at a military hospital in Kabul. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack: AFP
Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 hits J-K’s Gulmarg
The National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres and 227 kilometres North of Gulmarg.
Mizoram logs 420 recoveries and a total of 435 deaths. Active cases 6064
Fuel prices remain unchanged today after seven consecutive hikes
- Price of petrol & diesel in Delhi are now at Rs 110.04 per litre & Rs 98.42 per litre respectively
- Petrol & diesel prices per litre are Rs 115.85 & Rs 106.62 in Mumbai; Rs 110.49 & Rs 101.56 in Kolkata; Rs 106.66 & Rs 102.59 in Chennai respectively
National capital’s air quality now very unhealthy
Delhi: Air quality at Jantar Mantar up till 5 am was ‘Very Unhealthy’- 222.28 https://t.co/aIasodHtYd
— ANI (@ANI) 1635901058000
Indian government releases 10 Pakistani fishermen.
Assam reports 296 new COVID-19 cases during last 24 hours
US gives final approval of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for children aged 5-11
The Prime Minister will interact with District Magistrates of over 40 districts in Jharkhand, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, and other States with districts having low vaccination coverage.
Chief Ministers of these States will also be present on the occasion, it added.
LIVE BLOGEconomic Times | 03 Nov, 2021 | 04.35PM ISTCDSCO( Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation) has approved extension of shelf life of Covaxin up to 12 months, from date of manufacture. This approval is based on the availability of additional stability data, which was submitted to CDSCO: Bharat Biotech!1 New UpdateClick here for latest updatesI want to thank Yogi Adityanath for organizing this Deepotsav programme. A marvellous Ram mandir is under construction & will be completed soon where crores of people from across the world will come. By 2030, Ayodhya will be biggest tourism city in world- Union Min G Kishan ReddyCentral Govt has released GST compensation of Rs 17,000 crores to States todayThe total amount of compensation released to the States/UTs so far during the year 2021-22 is Rs 60,000 crores: Ministry of FinanceOn Diwali, last services from terminal metro stations to start at 10 PM: DMRCLast Metro train service will start at 10 pm from terminal stations of all Metro Lines except Green Line (from Inderlok/Kirti Nagar to Bahdurgarh) on account of Diwali tomorrow: Delhi Metro Rail CorporationGermany experiencing ‘pandemic of unvaccinated’: health ministerPM Narendra Modi will visit Kedarnath, Uttarakhand on Nov 5He will offer prayers at Kedarnath Temple, and inaugurate Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi & unveil the statue of Shri Adi Shankaracharya. The Samadhi has been reconstructed after the destruction in the 2013 floods: GovtNo COVID vaccination will take place at centres of State Govt and BMC in Mumbai between Nov 4 and Nov 7 owing to Diwali festivitiesThe vaccination will begin again on Nov 8: BMCSensex tumbles 257.14 pts to end at 59,771.92; Nifty falls 59.75 pts to 17,829.20Rupee surges 22 paise to close at 74.46 (provisional) against US dollarCDSCO( Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation) has approved extension of Shelf life of Covaxin up to 12 months, from date of manufactureThis approval is based on the availability of additional stability data, which was submitted to CDSCO: Bharat BiotechOver 51 pc reduction in stubble burning this season compared to corresponding period last year: Air Quality CommissionDevotees visiting Kedarnath shrine say major re-development works undertaken at Kedarnath after 2013 floodsAlmost all facilities are available for devotees here. Accommodation facilities should be increased, says a devotee.CBDT issues refunds of over Rs 1,12,489 cr to more than 91.30 lakh taxpayers from 1st April,2021 to 1st Nov,2021Income tax refunds of Rs 33,548 cr have been issued in 89,53,923 cases & corporate tax refunds of Rs 78,942 cr have been issued in 1,75,692 cases: Income Tax DeptUrge Centre to issue advisory to Haryana, Punjab, UP to stop farm fires on Diwali so that people can breathe easy after festival- Environment Minister Gopal RaiDelhi’s air quality a day before Diwali best in 5 years: Environment Minister Gopal RaiThe entire world appreciated India’s historic achievement of 100 crore vaccinations. Modi Govt, which has taken the resolve to provide protection to each & every person, launched ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign today. We will take this to every house- Union Health MinisterEnsure 1st dose for unvaccinated people, but give equal attention to 2nd dose- PM tells officials of districts with low vaccination coverageCovid Review meetPM Modi says ‘rumour’ & ‘misconception among people’ are major challengesDoors of all those houses will be knocked where people still don’t have protection of double dose. So far, you arranged for people to come to vaccination centres & have safe vaccination. We’ll now have to go to every house with the spirit of ‘Har ghar teeka, ghar ghar teeka’- PM ModiI recently met Pope Francis in Vatican; Special emphasis needed on taking message of religious leaders on vaccine to public- PM ModiPakistan has refused its airspace use to Go First’s Srinagar-Sharjah flight. It has raised concerns over the use of their airspace. Matter reported to the concerned ministries; MoCA, MEA & MHA looking into it- Government source to ANIPunjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announces another instalment of interim financial relief of Rs 3100 each for all construction workers registered with the Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare BoardMadhya Pradesh new law against protestorsNew tribunal to have the powers same as mentioned under Land Revenue Code. The cases will be resolved within a month. Further appeal of any matter can be done only at the High Court. Rioters, stone pelters & those who damage properties will not be spared, said MP Home Minister Narottam MishraMP Govt is bringing ‘Prevention of Loss of Public and Private Property and Recovery of Damages Act’. Claim Tribunal will be formed for recovery of damages from those who pelt stones&damage govt/pvt properties. It’ll be formed as per location of the incident- State home minister Narottam MishraMadhya Pradesh to implement law to penalise protestors who damage govt and private propertiesOverall air quality in Delhi in the next 24 hrs is expected to remain in ‘very poor’ category… On 6 & 7 Nov, wind speed will pick up- RK Jenamani, Sr. scientist at IMD, DelhiZee Entertainment says board meeting to be held on Nov 11 to consider financial resultsTonight’s game is important for both teams as they both need 2 more points to stay in race to knockouts. For India, it’s very crucial as it’s a must-win for them, for us a win will take us closer to top 2 of the group- Naseeb Khan, Afghanistan Cricket Board CEODelhi govt to create a web portal named Delhi Bazaar for our businessmen, industrialists, professionals, through which they can promote their products all over the worldVax UpdateMore than 114 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs More than 14.68 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs2000 EV charging stations will be established in the next 12 months and another 8000 in the next two years to achieve target of 10,000 EV charging stations in the next three years- SM Vaidya, Chairman, Indian Oil CorporationIOC to set 10,000 EV charging stations in next three yearsWe will be setting up 10,000 EV charging stations in the next three years, said SM Vaidya, Chairman, Indian Oil CorporationIncome Tax Dept conducted searches at various locations of a prominent business group engaged in the civil construction of roads and irrigation projects in North Karnataka, on Oct 28.Searches revealed unaccounted income of more than Rs 70 crores, according to wire agency ANIJab Update107.29 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far in IndiaAbout 37,000 people displaced in Myanmar’s northwest, many have fled into India: UN spokespersonRupee rises 14 paise to 74.54 against US dollar in early tradeNIA has arrested a Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district: National Investigation AgencyWest Bengal logs 862 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hoursSenior Taliban commander among dead in hospital attack in Kabul yesterday: AFPAir pollution worsens in DelhiDelhi’s overall air quality dips to ‘very poor’ category ahead of Diwali https://t.co/EAn582eIfo— ANI (@ANI) 1635914465000Wish the Modi government had a sensitive heart for the public: Rahul Gandhiदिवाली है। महंगाई चरम पर है। व्यंग्य की बात नहीं है। काश मोदी सरकार के पास जनता के लिए एक संवेदनशील दिल होता।— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1635914624000This year in Ayodhya, 9 lakh diyas will be lit. This 9 lakh represents houses where people started residing, under PM Awas Yojana Urban. We’ve provided houses to 43 Lakh people so far in Rural & Urban schemes- Yogi Adityanath, chief minister, Uttar PradeshA total of 15 States/UTs reporting their maximum dengue cases in the current year; these states contribute 86% of the country’s total dengue cases till 31st Oct: Govt of IndiaThe Narcotics Squad of the Outer North District police has seized 6kg heroin worth approximately Rs 18 crores, two persons arrested: Brijendra Kumar Yadav, DCP, Outer North-DelhiIndia reports 11,903 new COVID19 cases and 14,159 recoveries in last 24 hoursActive caseload stands at 1,51,209 – lowest in 252 days Total vaccination 1,07,29,66,315 (41,16,230 in last 24 hours). Total Recoveries 3,36,97,740Center rushes high-level teams to nine States/UTs having high caseload of Dengue to assist them in public health measures for control and management of the disease: Government of IndiaSabarimala temple will open for a two-month-long pilgrimage season, on 15 November 2021.Sabarimala Temple opens for devoteesKerala: Sabarimala Temple opens for devotees,for Chithira Attavishesha puja. It’ll close at 9 pm after the puja. De… https://t.co/Qbld9wchjy— ANI (@ANI) 1635910135000Yahoo pulls out of China, citing ”challenging” environmentThe global coronavirus caseload has topped 247.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.01 million and vaccinations soared to over 7.10 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins UniversityPM Modi back in India#WATCH | Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to the country after concluding his visit to Rome (Italy), Vat… https://t.co/DwhJMpKbF9— ANI (@ANI) 1635907520000The incident of suicide by a debt-ridden farmer in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh is extremely heart-wrenching: Akhilesh Yadavउत्तर प्रदेश के बागपत में कर्ज़ में डूबे किसान द्वारा आत्महत्या की घटना अत्यंत हृदय विदारक! भाजपा के राज में किसा… https://t.co/ZF1rYyuEQv— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) 1635905948000At least 19 killed and 50 wounded in a gun and bomb assault at a military hospital in Kabul. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack: AFPEarthquake of magnitude 3.6 hits J-K’s GulmargThe National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres and 227 kilometres North of Gulmarg.Mizoram logs 420 recoveries and a total of 435 deaths. Active cases 6064Fuel prices remain unchanged today after seven consecutive hikesPrice of petrol & diesel in Delhi are now at Rs 110.04 per litre & Rs 98.42 per litre respectively Petrol & diesel prices per litre are Rs 115.85 & Rs 106.62 in Mumbai; Rs 110.49 & Rs 101.56 in Kolkata; Rs 106.66 & Rs 102.59 in Chennai respectivelyNational capital’s air quality now very unhealthyDelhi: Air quality at Jantar Mantar up till 5 am was ‘Very Unhealthy’- 222.28 https://t.co/aIasodHtYd— ANI (@ANI) 1635901058000Indian government releases 10 Pakistani fishermen.Assam reports 296 new COVID-19 cases during last 24 hoursUS gives final approval of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for children aged 5-11The Prime Minister will interact with District Magistrates of over 40 districts in Jharkhand, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, and other States with districts having low vaccination coverage.Chief Ministers of these States will also be present on the occasion, it added.