24 June 2021
New concern: The Indian health ministry terms the mutant Delta Plus variant a ‘variant of concern’; this variant of the coronavirus is more transmissible, attaches better to the lung tissue, and can even bypass antibodies; Covid cases start rising in Maharashtra again
High drama at Parliamentary panel meet on vaccine policy, many BJP MPs walk out saying they don't want questions on vaccination drive
Reliance, India’s largest private sector fossil fuel company, announces that it will invest Rs. 75,000 crores into clean energy, including solar, batteries and green hydrogen
Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan blames petrol and diesel price rise on the repayment of oil bonds issued by the UPA government; this is, however, not true, as the increasing taxes today far outweighs the oil bond repayment requirements
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin writes to chief ministers of all coastal states on the Draft Indian Ports Bill, 2021 that will take away powers from the state governments and give the central government greater say