Morning Digest | India toughens stand on EU COVID passport; Big tech firms should be held accountable, says EAM Jaishankar, and more

India took subject with the European Union’s plans to institute a “green pass” from July 1, with authorities sources warning that India will introduce a “reciprocal policy” solely permitting ease of journey for these European international locations that recognise Indian vaccines Covishield and Covaxin.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned his Council of Ministers that the specter of the COVID-19 pandemic nonetheless loomed giant, urging them to make sure vaccinations of their areas on a warfare footing and “put in all efforts to prevent a third wave.”

The variety of “excess deaths” registered by the Civil Registration System (CRS) in Chhattisgarh in the course of the second wave (April to May 2021) was 43,062, which is 4.85 instances the official reported determine of 8,878 COVID-19 deaths for a similar interval.

The authorities has determined to depart the rates of interest on small financial savings devices for the upcoming July-September quarter unchanged, the Finance Ministry stated in a memo.

The Rajouri district administration on June 30 banned sale or possession of flying objects, as not less than 5 sorties of drones across the safety installations in Jammu since June 27, together with the IAF’s technical airport just lately, have the safety companies on the tenterhooks in J&K.

Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Wednesday stated the mere proper of the general public to vary the “ruler” as soon as each few years by itself needn’t be a assure in opposition to “tyranny”.

The Centre’s digital agriculture proposals increase considerations of exploitation of farmers, information safety and consent, mismanaged land data, exclusion of landless cultivators and the corporatisation of agriculture, in line with 91 organisations which despatched of their suggestions to the federal government on Wednesday. They additionally demanded that the Centre cease implementation of the pilot tasks being rolled out in partnership with tech and retail giants together with Microsoft, Amazon and Patanjali.

Big tech firms that harvest information of Indians should be held accountable, stated External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at an interplay with former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair on the India Global Forum 2021.

England beat India by 5 wickets within the second ladies’s ODI to take a 2-0 series-clinching lead right here. Sophia Dunkley (73 not out) and Katherine Brunt (33 not out) shared 92 runs for the unbroken sixth wicket to chase down the goal of 222 with 15 balls to spare on Wednesday.

A day after sister Serena endured a heart-breaking Wimbledon exit after struggling an damage within the first spherical, Venus Williams additionally bowed out of the singles on Wednesday.