The Day 268 Report of COVID-19 of India

 

New Delhi (ABC Live India): The Day 268 Report of COVID-19: Today was the 268 day of India’s Fight against Coronavirus: ABC Research Report.

As per the Ministry of Health and Family welfare till 8 AM of 17/12/2020, there are 322366 active cases, 9489740 COVID-19 patients have been discharged and 144451 persons lost their lives in India till 8 AM of 17/12/2020.
On the testing of the capacity of India, the ICMR in its daily report on 17/12/2020 that a total of 15,78,05,240 have been conducted in India till 9 AM of 17/12/2020. Further, the ICMR reported that 11,58,960 new samples were taken during the last 24 hours.
The Following is the List of Actions/ announcements made by the Government of India along with Updates from Indian Courts of law, NHRC, RBI, SEBI, TRAI & IRDA on 17/12/2020

1.    The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued Updates on COVID-19

2.    The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued Frequently Asked Questions on COVID-19 Vaccine

3.    The ICMR issued testing Updates of India for 16/12/2020 (To Read detailed Updates Click Here

4.    The ICMR stated that To date, 56 Antigen based Rapid Test Kits have been validated (including 10 revalidated Kits), and the following are found to be satisfactory.

5.    The Ministry of Finance issued Exchange Rate Notification No.113/2020 - Customs (N.T.)

6.    The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare stated that the recent Agricultural Reforms, which can support FPOs to set up their own markets to enhance the incomes of farmers are --: the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers (Empowerment & Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; Liberalization of control orders under the Essential Commodities Act; Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)and operational guidelines for the promotion of 10,000 FPOs.

7.    The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare stated that In the light of public concern over high prices of onion in the market, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has decided to extend the relaxation from the condition of fumigation and additional declaration on Phytosanitary Certificate as per the Plant Quarantine Order, 2003, for imports up to 31st January 2021. The relaxation will be subject to certain conditions.

8.    The Ministry of Law and Justice stated that A total number of 8152 Benches were constituted by 31 SLSAs to conduct the National Lok Adalat. It was successful in disposing of 10,42,816 cases. Out of the total cases disposed of 5,60,310cases were at the pre-litigation stage and 4,82,506 cases were those which were pending in the courts. The details, as provided by states on the NALSA portal, indicate that the settlement amount was nearly ₹3227.99 Cr.

9.    The RBI issued Money Market Operations as of December 16, 2020

10.  The SEBI invited the Review of the framework of Innovators Growth Platform (IGP) under SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 (ICDR Regulations)

11.  The Supreme Court Reserved Judgment on Loan Moratorium Waiver of Interest Case

12.  The Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Plea To Restrain Authorities From Denying Services For Not Installing Aarogya Setu App

13.  The PIB did not release its Daily COVID-19 Bulletin today
               The Day 267 COVID-19 Report of India

The Day 267 COVID-19 Report of India

 

New Delhi (ABC Live India): The Day 267 Report of COVID-19: Today was the 267 day of India’s Fight against Coronavirus: ABC Research Report.

As per the Ministry of Health and Family welfare till 8 AM of 16/12/2020, there are 332002 active cases, 9456449 COVID-19 patients have been discharged and 144096 persons lost their lives in India till 8 AM of 16/12/2020.

On the testing of the capacity of India, the ICMR in its daily report on 16/12/2020 that a total of 15,66,46,280 have been conducted in India till 9 AM of 15/12/2020. Further, the ICMR reported that 10,85,625 new samples were taken during the last 24 hours.

The Following is the List of Actions/ announcements made by the Government of India along with Updates from Indian Courts of law, NHRC, RBI, SEBI, TRAI & IRDA on 16/12/2020

1.    The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued Updates on COVID-19

2.    The ICMR issued testing Updates of India for 15/12/2020 (To Read detailed Updates Click Here

3.    The ICMR stated that till date, 313 RT-PCR kits have been evaluated by ICMR validation centres, and the following were found to be satisfactory

4.    The PIB did not release its Daily COVID-19 bolection today.

5.    The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved assistance of about Rs. 3,500 crore for sugarcane farmers (Ganna Kisan). 

6.    The Ministry of Finance stated that the Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $400 million project to support India’s efforts at providing social assistance to the poor and vulnerable households, severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the second operation in a programmatic series of two. The first operation of $750 million was approved in May 2020. The programme will strengthen the capability of state and national governments in India to provide coordinated and adequate social protection to the poor and vulnerable from the shocks triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

7.    The Ministry of Finance stated that the Government of India and the New Development Bank (NDB) today signed a loan agreement for lending $1,000 million for ‘supporting India’s economic recovery from COVID-19’ by supporting expenditures on rural infrastructure related to natural resource management (NRM) and rural employment generation under Government of India’s Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).   

8.    The Ministry of Finance stated that the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, has extended the deadline for the States to complete citizen-centric reforms in various sectors. Now, if the recommendation from the nodal Ministry concerned regarding implementation of the reform is received by 15th February 2021, the State will be eligible for reform linked benefits.                         

9.    The Ministry of Education stated that the JEE (Main) Examination- 2021 will be conducted in four sessions in the month of February, March, April and May 2021. The first session of JEE (Main) 2021 will be held from February 23rd - 26th, 2021

10.  The Reserve Bank announced opening of Second Cohort under the Regulatory Sandbox

11.  The RBI issued Money Market Operations as of December 15, 2020

12.  The NHRC issued SOP on collection & processing of scientific/forensic evidence in case of sexual assault on women to ensure effective prosecution leading to the conviction

13.  The Delhi Court Acquitted 36 Tablighi Jamaat persons of foreign  origin

14.  The PIB did not release its Daily COVID-19 Bulletin today

The Day 266 COVID-19 Report of India

The Day 266 COVID-19 Report of India

New Delhi (ABC Live India): The Day 266 Report of COVID-19: Today was the 266 day of India’s Fight against Coronavirus: ABC Research Report.

As per the Ministry of Health and Family welfare till 8 AM of 15/12/2020, there are 339820 active cases, 9422636 COVID-19 patients have been discharged and 143709 persons lost their lives in India till 8 AM of 14/12/2020.

On the testing of the capacity of India, the ICMR in its daily report on 15/12/2020 that a total of 15,55,60,655 have been conducted in India till 9 AM of 14/12/2020. Further, the ICMR reported that 9,93,665 new samples were taken during the last 24 hours.

The Following is the List of Actions/ announcements made by the Government of India along with Updates from Indian Courts of law, NHRC, RBI, SEBI, TRAI & IRDA on 15/12/2020

1.   The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued Updates on COVID-19

2.  The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the National Family Health Survey-5 wherein It was revealed that the Total Fertility Rates (TFR) has further declined since NFHS-4 in almost all the Phase-1 States and UTs. The replacement level of fertility (2.1) has been achieved in 19 out of the 22 States/UTs and only 3 states viz. Manipur (2.2), Meghalaya (2.9) and Bihar (3.0) have TFR above replacement levels now. 

3.  The ICMR issued testing Updates of India for 14/12/2020 (To Read detailed Updates Click Here

4.The Ministry of Finance announced Tariff Notification No. 112/2020-Customs (N.T.) in respect of Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver

5 The Ministry of Finance stated that Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 23rd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council

6. The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare claimed that Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Bihar with purchase of over 380.18 LMTs of paddy up to 14.12.2020 against the last year corresponding purchase of 314.42 LMT showing an increase of 20.91 % over last year. Out of the total purchase of 380.18 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 202.77 LMT which is 53.33% of total procurement.

7.The Ministry of Commerce & Industry released India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in April-November 2020-21 data, wherein it was stated that India’s overall exports are estimated to be USD 304.25 Billion, exhibiting a negative growth of (-) 14.03per cent over the same period last year. Overall imports in April-November 2020-21* are estimated to be USD 290.66Billion, exhibiting a negative growth of (-) 29.96per cent over the same period last year.

8.The Ministry of Commerce & Industry stated that Industry & Government have to partner to ensure that we reach our $5 trillion targets by 2025

9.The Ministry of Commerce & Industry stated that during the April-September period, FDI inflows are at $40 billion, which has been higher than last year by about 13%. Last year, we announced one of the most attractive tax rates available anywhere in the world at 22% tax for businesses in India and 15% tax for new manufacturing facilities set up after October 2019

10.The Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled “Asset Quality and Credit Channel of Monetary Policy Transmission in India: Some Evidence from Bank-level Data” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series^* The PIB did not release PIB DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19 today

11.The Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled “Price Discrimination in Over-the-Counter Currency Derivatives” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series

12.The Reserve Bank released monthly data on India’s international trade in services with a lag of around 45 days

13.The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period September 28 - October 01, 2020.

14. The RBI issued Money Market Operations as of December 14, 2020

15. The Supreme Court Asked Centre to Consider Giving A Break To Doctors In Service During Pandemic Read the Order.

16. The Supreme Court of India ruled that Homeopathy Can Be Used In Preventing & Mitigating COVD-19 As Per AYUSH Ministry Guidelines Read the Order

17.   The Delhi High Court Restrains AIIMS Nurses From Continuing Indefinite Strike Read the Order

18.    The PIB did not release its Daily COVID-19 bolection today.

                               The Day 265 COVID-19 Report of India

The Day 265 COVID-19 Report of India

 

New Delhi (ABC Live India): The Day 265 Report of COVID-19: Today was the 265 day of India’s Fight against Coronavirus: ABC Research Report.

As per the Ministry of Health and Family welfare till 8 AM of 13/12/2020, there are 352586 active cases, 9388159 COVID-19 patients have been discharged and 143355 persons lost their lives in India till 8 AM of 13/12/2020.

On the testing of the capacity of India, the ICMR in its daily report on 14/12/2020 that a total of 15,45,66,990 have been conducted in India till 9 AM of 14/12/2020. Further, the ICMR reported that 8,55,157 new samples were taken during the last 24 hours.

The Following is the List of Actions/ announcements made by the Government of India along with Updates from Indian Courts of law, NHRC, RBI, SEBI, TRAI & IRDA on 14/12/2020

1.    The Prime Minister's Office stated that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with industries, start-ups and academia from Space sector

2.     The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued Updates on COVID-19

3.    The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare claimed that India has crossed a landmark milestone in its eHealth journey. eSanjeevani telemedicine service of the Health Ministry has crossed 1 million (10 lakh) teleconsultations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

4.    The ICMR issued testing Updates of India for 13/12/2020 (To Read detailed Updates Click Here

5.    The Ministry of Finance stated that The Ministry of Finance has released the 7th weekly installment of Rs.6,000 crore to the States to meet the GST compensation shortfall. Out of this, an amount of Rs.5,516.60 crore has been released to 23 States and an amount of Rs.483.40 crore has been released to the 3 Union Territories (UT) with Legislative Assembly (Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir & Puducherry) who are members of the GST Council? The remaining 5 States, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Sikkim do not have a gap in revenue on account of GST implementation.

6.    The Ministry of Commerce & Industry released Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India for the month of November 2020

7.    The Ministry of Statistics & Program Implementation released Consumer Price Index Numbers on-base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of November 2020

8.    The NITI Aayog released a white paper: Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India with the vision

9.    The RBI issued Money Market Operations as of December 13, 2020

10.  The SEBI invited public comments on Consultation Paper on 'Review of the framework of Innovators Growth Platform (IGP) under SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018

11.  The IRDA extended the last date-IRDAI Research Grant Scheme

12.  The IRDA issued the List of Valid Insurance Brokers as of 30th November 2020

13.  The Allahabad High Court Expressed Concern Over Re-Opening Of Schools In UP Read the Order

14.   The PIB did not release PIB DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19 today

The Day 264 COVID-19 Report of India

 

The Day 264 COVID-19 Report of India

 

New Delhi (ABC Live India): The Day 264 Report of COVID-19: Today was the 264 day of India’s Fight against Coronavirus: ABC Research Report.

As per the Ministry of Health and Family welfare till 8 AM of 13/12/2020, there are 356546 active cases, 9357464 COVID-19 patients have been discharged and 143019 persons lost their lives in India till 8 AM of 13/12/2020.

On the testing of the capacity of India, the ICMR in its daily report on 13/12/2020 that a total of 15,37,11,833 have been conducted in India till 9 AM of 12/12/2020. Further, the ICMR reported that 10,14,434 new samples were taken during the last 24 hours.

The Following is the List of Actions/ announcements made by the Government of India along with Updates from Indian Courts of law, NHRC, RBI, SEBI, TRAI & IRDA on 13/12/2020

1.   The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued Updates on COVID-19

2.  The ICMR issued testing Updates of India for 12/12/2020 (To Read detailed Updates Click Here

4. The Ministry of Finance stated that Finance Minister Smt. NirmalaSitharaman reviews implementation of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Package with Secretaries of all Ministries/Departments concerned. Also, it is shared that the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued refunds of over Rs 1,45,619 crore to more than 89.29 lakh taxpayers between 1st April 2020 and 8th December 2020. Income Tax refunds of Rs. 43,274 crore have been issued in 87,29,626 cases & corporate tax refunds of Rs. 1,02,345 crore have been issued in 1,99,554 cases.

5. The Ministry of Railways clarified that permission given to Zonal Railways to issue unreserved tickets is meant ONLY for suburban and limited no of local passenger trains operating on few zones

6. The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare stated that Upto 12.12.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured154423.46MT of Moong, Urad, Groundnut Pods, and Soyabean having MSP value of Rs. 829.57 Crores benefitting 87024 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, and Rajasthan.

  5.   The PIB did not release PIB DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19 today

TheDay 261 COVID-19 Report of India

The Day 263 COVID-19 Report of India

 

New Delhi (ABC Live India): The Day 263 Report of COVID-19: Today was the 263 day of India’s Fight against Coronavirus: ABC Research Report.

As per the Ministry of Health and Family welfare till 8 AM of 12/12/2020, there are 359819 active cases, 9324328 COVID-19 patients have been discharged and 142628 persons lost their lives in India till 8 AM of 12/12/2020.

On the testing of the capacity of India, the ICMR in its daily report on 12/12/2020 that a total of 15,26,97,399 have been conducted in India till 9 AM of 11/12/2020. Further, the ICMR reported that 10,65,176 new samples were taken during the last 24 hours.

The Following is the List of Actions/ announcements made by the Government of India along with Updates from Indian Courts of law, NHRC, RBI, SEBI, TRAI & IRDA on 13/12/2020

1.   The Prime Minister's Office released the Text of Prime Minister’s message at Climate Ambition Summit

2. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued Updates on COVID-19

2.  The ICMR issued testing Updates of India for 11/12/2020 (To Read detailed Updates Click Here

4. The Ministry of Finance stated that all the States except Tamil Nadu have availed benefits of the newly announced scheme for “Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure”.   The scheme was announced by the Finance Minister on 12th October 2020 as a part of the AatmaNirbhar Bharat package. Further, she stated that So far capital expenditure proposals of Rs. 9,879.61 crores of 27 States have been approved by the Ministry of Finance.  An amount of Rs. 4,939.81 crore has already been released to the States as the first installment under the scheme. State-wise allocation, approval granted, and funds released are attached.

  5.   The PIB did not release PIB DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19 today

The Day 261 Report of COVID-19 of India