JOIN USDH Evening Brief: July 28, 2021
Majority in big states have Covid-19 antibodies: Survey
More than 70% of people in eight of India's large states are estimated to have Covid-19 antibodies, a government survey showed on Wednesday, suggesting that a second surge in infections affected many more people than the reported figures. Read more
Bank deposit up to Rs 5 lakh to now be insured in case of moratorium: FM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the Cabinet has approved amendment to the Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Bill, paving the way to increase deposit insurance from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh, which will be given to depositors within 90 days of RBI imposing a moratorium on a bank. Read more
Vaccination for kids likely to start soon: Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday told BJP MPs that Covid vaccination for children is likely to start soon, sources said. During the BJP parliamentary party meeting, Mandaviya said that the Covid vaccination drive is going on in full swing in the country. Read more
Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala eyes the sky with ultra-low cost airline
Billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is planning on having 70 aircraft within four years for a new airline he wants to set up in India on optimism more people will travel by air. Jhunjhunwala, who is considering investing $35 million (Rs 260 crore approximately) and would own 40 per cent of the carrier, expects to get a no-objection certificate from Civil Aviation Ministry in the next 15 days, he said in aBloomberg Televisioninterview Wednesday. The ultra-low cost airline will be called Akasa Air and the team, which includes a former senior executive of Delta Air Lines Inc, is looking at planes that can carry 180 passengers, he said. Read more
In Pics | Father-son duos who occupied CM’s chair in Govt of India
Here we take a look at the politicians who followed the footsteps of their father and went on to become a chief minister: See pics