Lowest rise in daily cases in 209 days
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Meanwhile, with the administration of 72,51,419 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, the country's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed the landmark of 91 crores. informed that India recorded 18,346 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 209 days. In September, the average daily vaccination in India was recorded at 79.08 lakh per day.
Source - Zee News
Sikkim bans plastic water bottles from January 2022
To go green, the Himalayan state of Sikkim will put an end to the use and sale of packaged drinking water, announced Sikkim Chief Minister PS Tamang. CM Tamang also stated that the state is "blessed with natural resources that provide fresh and good quality drinking water."
Source - DNA India
Hockey India to withdraw from 2022 Birmingham CWG
Hockey India on Tuesday pulled out of next year's Birmingham Commonwealth games' competition, citing Covid-19 concerns and UK's discriminatory quarantine policy. The team reasoned that there's only a 32-day window between Birmingham Games and the Hangzhou Asian Games. It can't risk sending its players to one of the worst affected countries by the coronavirus pandemic.
Source - Daily Hunt
PVR to live stream gaming tournaments
Indian Gamers will soon be able to watch their favourite tournament on the big screen.PVR cinemas will tie up with esports firm Nodwin Gaming to stream such events in its theatres. It will begin with Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), but PVR plans to include games from different genres. PVR has chosen four cities to kick off its project.
Source - Daily Brief
Nobel Prize for Physics announced
Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi were honoured "for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems." that help predict global warming. The second half of the prize was awarded to Parisi for "the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales."
Source - Mint
Japan's parliament elects new PM
Fumio Kishida was elected as the new Prime Minister by Japan's parliament on October 4, replacing Yoshihide Suga. He will be tasked with quickly tackling the pandemic and security challenges before an imminent national election. He has called a parliamentary election for October 31, and the parliament will be dissolved on October 14.
Source - Daily Brief
England to decide on Ashes tour this week
With concern expressed regarding the coronavirus protocols in Australia, England cricket chiefs are scheduled to meet this week to take a final call on whether the Ashes will go ahead later this year. Joe Root's team is due for a five-test series starting in Brisbane on December 8. The England and Wales Cricket Board had earlier said that it was in 'regular' and 'positive' dialogue with Cricket Australia.
Source - First Post
India becomes first in South Asia to deliver Covid vaccine through drones
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched ICMR's Drone Response and Outreach in North East (i-Drone). It is designed to overcome the challenges of delivering to remote areas and challenging to reach terrains. The project will initially be implemented in Manipur, Nagaland and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Source - Moneycontrol
Kabul faces blackout as Taliban don't pay electricity suppliers
Ahead of the harsh winter season, Afghanistan's capital could plunge into darkness because the country's new Taliban rulers haven't paid Central Asian electricity suppliers or resumed collecting money from consumers. The country lacks a power grid and imports most of its electricity from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, with Iran providing additional supplies to its west.
Source - Fox News
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