Australia recognises Covaxin, Modi thanks Oz counterpart

Australia will recognise Covaxin, apart from Covishield, allowing those fully jabbed with the Bharat Biotech vaccine entry into the country. While WHO’s emergency use listing for Covaxin is awaited, the countries that have so far recognised Covaxin for travel purposes include Australia, Estonia, Greece, Iran, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

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Multi-pronged approach is boosting GST collection: Govt

Gross GST collections in October totalled Rs 1.3 lakh crore — the second highest receipts since the implementation of the tax reform measure in July 2017 — with economic recovery strengthening and compliance improving significantly.

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'Green crackers allowed if ambient air quality not poor'

Residents of every city in India can burst green crackers on Diwali if the ambient air quality remained better than the “poor” category, the Supreme Court said on Monday as it set aside a Calcutta high court order imposing a blanket ban on bursting of crackers and exceeded the previous SC order restraining use of hazardous fireworks that mostly use barium salts.

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'India's target of 500 GW renewable energy by 2030 significant contribution to climate goals'

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FB, Insta, WA block accounts in millions in Sept

Social media giant Facebook said on Monday it has “actioned” over 26.9 million content pieces across 10 categories between September 1 and 30 in India, while its photo sharing platform, Instagram took action against over 3.2 million pieces across nine categories during the same period proactively.

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Money laundering case: Anil Deshmukh arrested by ED after over 12 hours of questioning

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) late Monday night after over 12 hours of questioning in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged extortion racket in the state police establishment, officials said.

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Edible oil prices slashed by Rs 3-5 per kg

The edible oil producers’ body, SEA, said on Monday that its members have decided to reduce the wholesale prices of edible oils by Rs 3-5 per kg during this festival season to provide some relief to consumers. This is expected to bring down the retail prices of the edible oils to some extent, which have increased significantly in the past one year.

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