Breaking News Highlights: Farmers' Suicide Dropped To 5,579 In 2020 From 5,957 In 2019, Centre Tells Parliament
Breaking News Highlights, November 30, 2021: This LIVE Blog brings to you the latest breaking news of the Parliament Winter Session in India, details on Covid variant Omicron & other news around
Responding to a question on whether the government is considering Covaxin for children under 12, Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply the interim phase 2/3 clinical trial data on healthy volunteers aged 2 to 18 years submitted by Bharat Biotech was deliberated upon in the meeting of SEC on August 26 and October 11.
"The committee recommended for grant of market authorization for age group of 2 to 18 years for restricted use in emergency situation subject to various conditions. This recommendation is being examined and additional information has been requested at the level of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)," Pawar said.
Existing COVID-19 restrictions and relaxations in West Bengal to continue till 15th December.
All outdoor activities, including movement of people and vehicles shall continue to be prohibited between 11 PM to 5 AM except for health services, law & order, essential commodities.
The number of farmers who committed suicide dropped to 5,579 in 2020 as compared to 5,957 in the previous year, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed the Parliament, citing the atest NCRB report.
"GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices in Q2 2021-22 is estimated at Rs 35.73 lakh crores, as against Rs 32.97 lakh crores in Q2 2020-21, showing a growth of 8.4% as compared to 7.4% contraction in Q2 2020-21," said Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.
As many as 1,678 Kashmiri migrants have returned to Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 for taking up jobs under the Prime Minister's Development Package-2015, the government told parliament on Tuesday.
"As per the information provided by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, after abrogation of Article 370, a total of 1,678 migrants have returned to Kashmir for taking up the jobs under the Prime Minister's Development Package-2015," Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in a written reply to a question.
"Delhi govt ordering 2-month buffer of 32 Covid medicines; storage capacity for 442 MT medical oxygen put in place," said CM Arvind Kejriwal.
"We have imported 6,000 oxygen cylinders from China," he added.
Parliamentary affairs minister, Pralhad Joshi said that since the Opposition has boycotted the day, the discussion of Bills should be done the next day, i.e. on Wednesday.
Thus, Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha, both stand adjourned till tomorrow.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has called a meeting of Floor Leaders of all parties to discuss and end the deadlock.
Some Opposition MPs created ruckus, there was whistling, hooting, one MP had tried to vandalise an LED screen, few MPs attacked women marshals in the last Monsoon Session. Action was needed to protect the sanctity of the House: Union min Piyush Goyal on suspension of 12 RS MPs.
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 11 am tomorrow.
Ministry of Home Affairs extends the validity of COVID19 containment measures, issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its advisory dated September 21, 2021, till December 31, 2021.
Eight Opposition party leaders led by Mallikarjun Kharge met Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to request him to re-consider revocation of suspension of 12 MPs. Chairman Naidu told them it was not possible without an apology from the suspended members of the House: Sources
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) was notified on 12 December 2019 and it came into force from 10 January 2020. The persons covered under the CAA may apply for citizenship after the rules are notified under the CAA: MHA in a written reply in Lok Sabha
Schools for classes 1-7 will now reopen from December 15, instead of December 1, in view of the emergence of Omicron variant of COVID19 in the world: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Till now, the Government has not taken any decision to prepare the National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) at the national level: Ministry of Home Affairs in a written reply in Lok Sabha
No case of COVID19 variant Omicron reported in India so far: Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said in Rajya Sabha during Question Hour
Opposition leaders are holding another meeting in the office of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, over the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs
Opposition leaders protest at Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament premises over suspension of 12 MPs.
Opposition MPs stage walkout from Rajya Sabha after House Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu rejects revocation of suspension of 12 MPs.
The bitter experience of the last Monsoon Session still continues to haunt most of us. I was expecting & waiting for the leading lights of the House to take lead in expressing outrage over what happened in the last Session: Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu
Winter session of Parliament | Lok Sabha adjourned till 2pm after Congress, DMK and National Conference stage walkout. The opposition parties are protesting against the suspension of 12 MPs from Parliament. The opposition has also termed the move 'unconstitutional'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds meeting with top ministers including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and Narendra Singh Tomar in Parliament to discuss strategy for the ongoing winter session
Opposition parties are meeting today to discuss future course of action. The question of offering an apology doesn't arise.MPs were suspended against rules of the House. This action is like strangulating the voice of opposition LoP in RS,Mallikarjun Kharge on suspension of 12 MPs
Sensex rises 427 points to trade at 57,733 in the opening session; Nifty at 17,194
Delhi’s air quality improved further on Tuesday morning, dropping into the lower half of the ‘very poor’ category after wind speeds picked up in the region from Monday onwards. The capital recorded an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 333 (very poor) at 7 am on Tuesday, down from Monday’s reading of 389 (very poor), as per the Central Pollution Control Board’s daily bulletin. Agencies have forecast the AQI to improve further during the day as wind speeds touch 20 km/hr, before calm wind conditions once again return over Delhi from Wednesday onwards.
“Local surface winds are likely to remain relatively high today which will increase dispersion of pollutants, leading to an improvement, the but AQI remains in the ‘very poor’ category. However, on December 1, wind speed and temperature are likely to decrease, reducing ventilation and leading to a slight deterioration of air quality,” said the System of Air Quality And Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), a government forecasting body.
The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is very high based on early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges with severe consequences.
The UN health agency, in a technical paper issued to member states, said "considerable uncertainties remain about the variant that was first detected days ago in southern Africa.
But it said it is possible the variant has mutations that could enable it to escape an immune-system response and boost its ability to spread from one person to another.
Depending on these characteristics, there could be future surges of COVID-19, which could have severe consequences, depending on a number of factors, including where surges may take place, it added.
Congress MP and spokesperson Dr Abhishek Singhvi alleged that by suspending 12 MPs from the RajyaSabha, BJP had gone ahead of the majority number. “Can easily pass listed bills through the upper house now,” he said in a tweet early Tuesday.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology is not yet satisfied with the answers given by Facebook India in the matters of citizens’ rights, and has decided to call Facebook representatives again. According to a PTI report, the Parliamentary panel discussed allegations made by a whistleblower of Facebook at a meeting held on Monday. Responding to a question posed by a panel member, Facebook officials totally denied the whistleblower’s allegations, saying there is no truth in such allegations. Reports said the committee also asked Facebook officials as to what kind of mechanism they have in place to identify and remove hate speech and unparliamentary words considering the fact that India has so many languages, and what software it uses.
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said there are many issues facing the country which require serious discussion and hoped that members will extend their support to ensure that the House runs smoothly and in an orderly manner during the Winter Session of Parliament.
In a series of tweets in Hindi ahead of the start of the session, the Speaker expressed hope that members will maintain discipline during the proceedings.
The Winter Session of Parliament started on Monday and will conclude on December 23.
There are many issues facing the country on which there is a need for serious discussion in the House. The people of the country also hope that these issues are raised, Birla said, adding that he will try his best to provide enough time and opportunities to MPs to raise various matters.
The Speaker said he hoped that all parties will extend their support to ensure smooth functioning of the House and that the proceedings will be conducted in an orderly manner.
"With our collective efforts, we will enhance the dignity of the House," he added.
The suspension of 12 MPs from Rajya Sabha on Monday for the entire Winter Session of Parliament for their "unruly" conduct in the previous session in August is the biggest such action in the history of the Upper House.
The motion to suspend Phulo Devi Netam, Chhaya Verma, Ripun Bora, Rajamani Patel, Syed Nasir Hussain and Akhilesh Prasad Singh of the Congress; Dola Sen, Shanta Chhetri of Trinamool Congress; Priyanka Chaturvedi, Anil Desai of Shiv Sena; Elamaram Kareem of CPM; and Binoy Viswam of CPI was moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi.
This is the biggest suspension of MPs from Rajya Sabha, according to officials aware about parliamentary records.
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