Just In | Active cases are below 2.5 lakh after six months; number of daily deaths less than 300 for 11 consecutive days; cumulative positivity rate is 5.87% and positivity rate during last week was 1.97%: Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan.
Daily positivity rate remains below 3% since December 23. Average recovered cases exceeded average daily new cases (for last five weeks). There has been a continuous decline in active cases, now below 2.5 lakh.
Mid September the number of cases were 10 lakh, Jan 2: 2.5 lakh. Present status of active cases: only 43.96% cases are in hospitals, the rest are in home isolation.
Cases per million population are 7,504, among the lowest in the world, in the U.S. it is the maximum of 61,204.
Death per million population is also among the lowest in the world: 108, compared to the maximum of 1,245 in Italy; 1,105 in U.K.; 1,050 in U.S.; 990 in France; 920 in Brazil and 404 in Russia.
Active cases per million population is among the lowest: 167; compared to 24,863 in U.S.; 9,442 in Italy; 4,282 in Germany; 3,844 in Russia; 3,200 in Brazil and 1,032 in Turkey.
New cases per million reported in the past seven days are 96 compared to 5,398 in U.K.; 4,325 in U.S.; 1,782 in Italy; 1,460 in France; 1,248 in Russia; and 1,179 in Brazil.
Deaths per million population reported in last seven days in India is 1, compared to 63 in U.K.; Italy: 56; U.S.: 55; France: 35; Russia: 26; and Brazil: 23
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Just in: India’s real #GDP is estimated to contract by 7.7% in 2020-21, as compared to a growth rate of 4.2% in 2019-20.
- @tragicosmicomic reports
@tragicosmicomic Real GVA (Gross Valued added) at basic prices is estimated at ₹123.39 lakh crore in 2020-21, as against ₹133.01 lakh crore in 2019-20, showing a 7.2% contraction, as per advance estimates by the National Statisical Office.
@tragicosmicomic Only two sectors estimated to record positive #growth in GVA this year: #Agriculture (3.4%) and Electricity, Gas, Water Supply & Other Utility services (2.7%)
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- AP
Members of #Congress inside House chamber told by police to put on gas masks after tear gas dispersed in Capitol Rotunda.
- AP
The #USCapitol locked down Wednesday with lawmakers inside as violent clashes broke out between supporters of President #DonaldTrump and Police. bit.ly/3pVeh1d
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Also Mr. Juster speaks of "frictions and frustrations" in trade relations. "Despite persistent efforts, we were unable to conclude even a small trade package."
"Moreover, there are growing restrictions in India on market access for certain U.S. goods and services, increasing tariffs, new limitations on the free flow of data, and a less-than-predictable regulatory environment for investors."
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@tragicosmicomic "We have one of the lowest tax rates, a new regime to incentivise manufacturing, a new labour regime balancing the interest of workers and Ease of Doing Business for the employers and a faceless resolution of income tax matters," PM #NarendraModi said.
@tragicosmicomic "Our government has taken various steps to enable private enterprise to flourish. We brought down the share in public sector undertakings below 51%, introduced policy regime for private participation in new sectors like coal, atomic energy, defence and railways," PM #Modi said.
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@SobhanaNair "In the course of the past week, we have all witnessed the daylight murder of democracy in Rajasthan. BJP stands exposed. In today's PC, BJP openly admitted murdering democracy in Rajasthan. And their complaint is when they were murdering they were being recorded."
@SobhanaNair "SOG proceeded to Manesar last night. For the first time in history police of another state actively blocked Rajasthan Police and surreptitiously allowed the MLAs to escape through back door. BJP used Manohar Lal Khattar government to thwart an ongoing investigation": Pawan Khera