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Covid-19: Shops in UP to remain closed only on Sundays, says state govt

Shops in Uttar Pradesh will remain closed only on Sundays, instead of the two-day weekend lockdown, the state government said on Tuesday.

Jammu & Kashmir govt withdraws additional 50% 'corona tax' on liquor

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday withdrew the additional excise duty of 50 per cent levied on liquor after the outbreak of Covid-19 as a new excise policy

43.3 mn Covid-19 tests conducted so far, 12.2 mn done in last 2 wks: Centre

India's cumulative tests for detection of COVID-19 have crossed 4.3 crore so far, of which 1.22 crore were conducted in the last two weeks, the Union Health Ministry said.

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Goa govt done away with Covid-19 negative certificate rule on arrival

Goa Airport on Tuesday announced it had done away with a rule which laid down that domestic travelers must carry COVID-19 negative certificates on arrival. The move came after the Union Home ministry issued guidelines as part of 'Unlock 4' under which many restrictions in place for the coronavirus outbreak were eased. In a tweet, Goa Airport said, "As per announcements by the Govt of Goa restrictions on interstate travel have been removed in line with guidelines of Govt of India. No more Covid19 -ve report and no more test requirements for Domestic travelers." In another tweet, it said, "Goa Intn'l Airport on upswing. AirIndia starts the connection between Goa and Surat from 6th Sept onwards. The flight initially on Sundays, arriving Goa from Surat at 1005 hrs and departing to Surat at 1105 hrs.

Govt buses start operations, temples reopen for public in Tamil Nadu

Government buses resumed operations and temples reopened for the public after a gap of about 160 days, in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.

India's coronavirus tally nears 3.7 million; recovery rate 76.94%: Govt

With 69,921 people testing positive for coronavirus infection on Tuesday, India's COVID-19 tally mounted to 36,91,166, while recoveries surged to 28,39,882, pushing the recovery rate to 76.94 per cent

Govt eliminates cooking gas subsidy as Covid-19 turns oil market favourable

The government has completely eliminated the need to provide subsidy on domestic cooking gas as the global fall in oil prices has brought the price of the common man's fuel closer to market rates.

IPL teams not required to undergo quarantine while travelling: ECB

The Indian Premier League (IPL) teams would not be required to quarantine themselves while travelling for their respective matches, sources within the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed.

E-passes not required for inter-district travel in Maharashtra from Sep 2

Maharashtra government has cancelled the e-pass requirement for inter-district travel from September 2.

Unlock 4: Madurai's Meenakshi Amman temple re-opens after 165 days

As a part of the new relaxations under Unlock 4, Meenakshi Amman temple in Madurai re-opened on Tuesday after 165 days of closure due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Delhi govt's next round of sero-survey begins; to be done ward-wise

Delhi's next round of monthly sero-prevalence survey began on Tuesday covering all 272 municipal wards to analyse the COVID-19 situation in Delhi at "micro-level", Health Minister Satyendar Jain said.

AstraZeneca expands Covid-19 vaccine supply tie-up with Oxford Biomedica

AstraZeneca has expanded its agreement with Oxford Biomedica to make and supply the drugmaker's COVID-19 vaccine candidate

JEE Mains held amid stringent precautions, social distancing measures

The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Mains for admission to engineering colleges began on Tuesday amid stringent precautions and social distancing measures in view of COVID-19 pandemic. Staggered entry and exit for candidates, sanitisers at the gate, distribution of masks and maintaining social distancing as candidates queued up, were among the scenes witnessed at the exam centres across the country. The exam which has been postponed twice in view of COVID-19 pandemic is scheduled from September 1 to 6. "Hand sanitisers are being made available at the entrance of the examination centre and inside the exam hall at all times. The usual process of checking the admit cards of candidates has been replaced with barcode readers, which have been made available to the examination centre authorities," said an official of the National Testing Agency (NTA). "While all the candidates are asked to go to the exam centres with masks and sanitisers, once they enter the centre, they have to use the masks .

All travellers entering Arunachal Pradesh will be tested for Covid-19

All travellers entering Arunachal Pradesh will be tested for COVID-19 by rapid antigen test at the state's check gates and helipads, as per the Unlock 4 guidelines issued by the state government.

DATA STORY: 22 states & UTs have recovery rates below national average

India on Monday conducted 1,016,920 coronavirus tests - the third instance of more than 1 million tests in a day - and had a test positivity rate of 6.9%

First economic contraction in 4 decades: India GDP shrinks 23.9% in Q1FY21

The two growth engines, consumer spending and investments contract massively as govt-led spending lifts GDP from falling further. On supply side, only agriculture shows growth, industry contracts 40%

India's factory activity grows for first time in five months in August

The Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by IHS Markit, rose to 52.0 in August from 46.0 in July

China's Aug export orders shake off Covid gloom, fuelling factory expansion

The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index(PMI) rose to 53.1 last month from July's 52.8

Coronavirus LIVE: 10,004 new Covid-19 positive cases in Andhra Pradesh

Coronavirus latest news: With Russia approving a coronavirus vaccine before Phase-3 trials, the US FDA has said that it is also willing to fast-track a vaccine. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates