Новости за 01.07.2020

The Indian Council of Medical Research recommended the use of rapid antigen test kits for diagnosis and said laboratories should be free to test any individual in accordance with guidelines, emphasising that early testing will help to contain the virus and save lives.

State governments typically coordinate drug orders for public hospitals, where most Covid-19 patients are treated. In some states, including Gujarat and Delhi, the city with the most cases, public hospitals have their own procurement systems.

The contrast between Europe and the United States has been particularly stark. Much of Europe resorted to strict lockdowns that mostly beat back the virus but capsized economies. In the United States, President Donald Trump has prioritized getting the economy moving even as infections multiply.

“Calendar of Covid-19 will vary across India and another nationwide lockdown is not needed," said K Srinath Reddy, president of Public Health Foundation of India. "There are several areas relatively unaffected by the virus as yet.

On Wednesday, the two-judge bench of Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy warned that it will initiate contempt proceedings against the state government if it is not satisfied with its explanation on why its orders were not followed.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Dwivedi's appointment as the DG, IIMC, on direct recruitment basis for a period of three years, stated the order.

US and India have had a prickly relationship. But with a belligerent China, it may be time to get off the fence.

“The biggest problem before our MPs in travelling for committee meetings are the quarantine rules. These are different for states. We have written to Rajya Sabha chairman asking MPs travelling to Delhi may be exempted to enable them to attend,” said Anand Sharma, deputy leader of Congress in Rajya Sabha.

A number of meetings took place at Bhopal and Delhi to finalise the list of ministers. CM Chouhan himself stayed in Delhi for two days to convince the party leaders about some of the former ministers to be inducted in the new cabinet.

​During the start of the first quarter of FY21, the government had lowered the rates on various schemes by as much as 1.4 percentage points. Interest rates on small savings schemes are reviewed and applied on a quarterly basis. At the end of the March, the government reduced the rates on time deposits from 6.9% in the last quarter of FY20 to 5.5% in Q1 of this fiscal.

The remarks from the Myanmar Armed forces head was made while he was in Russia to attend the 75th anniversary of the country’s Victory Day. Myanmar armed forces maintain close links with Russian armed forces and purchases equipment from Russia.

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the entire country knows the "deep hatred and vendetta of Prime Minister Narendra Modi" towards the Congress leadership. He said the Congress does not fear from such notices and will continue to highlight the "wrong-doings of a failed Modi government".

Amid Covid-19 pandemic influenced lockdowns that were restricting the movement of the public, Cyient is focussing on digital literacy programs to empower the underprivileged students and adults learn to operate the computers for easier adoption of digital initiatives.

The remarks from the Myanmar Armed forces head was made while he was in Russia to attend the 75th anniversary of the country’s Victory Day. Myanmar armed forces maintain close links with Russian armed forces and purchases equipment from Russia.

India on Monday banned 59 apps with Chinese links, including the hugely popular TikTok and UC Browser, for engaging in "activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".

They also pointed out that it has been observed that some states and UTs have mandated the need of a prescription from a government doctor for making an individual eligible to undergo COVID-19 test.

The resolution came after months of negotiations as divisions among Council's two permanent veto-wielding members - the US and China - hindered attempts to adopt a resolution.

In the interim, Ashish Kaul, Head of Sales, Porsche India will assume responsibility for day-to-day operations, the company said in a statement. He will report directly to Gurpratap Boparai, managing director of Skoda Auto Volkswagen India, the company that overseas the Volkswagen Group in India.

Early results from six days of national voting that ends Wednesday showed more than 70 percent of voters backing the reforms, which critics have denounced as a manoeuvre to allow Putin to potentially stay in the Kremlin for life.

The stock has gained nearly 65 per cent for the year to date.

Floods have hit around 14.95 lakh people. In Cachar a person died in the landslide. Incessant rain in last couple of days is triggering landslides in different areas.

These trackers attributed this to the rising anti-China sentiments and supply constraints these brands faced from Indian plants and multiple consignments of imported finished products and components stuck at customs since last week. Chinese brands including Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Realme and OnePlus as of January to March quarter together controlled over 80% market share in India as per the trackers.

Coal India's offtake also dropped to 41.61 MT in June from 48.98 MT in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal. The coal offtake by CIL declined to 120.62 MT in April-June from 153.49 MT of offtake in the year-ago period.

GST collections for June 2020 stand at Rs 90,917 crore

Rainfall in Mumbai and suburban areas has been 17% below normal so far although the monsoon reached the city on June 14.