1. 3.5x more crude from Moscow: Russia is now India’s fourth-largest supplier of petroleum. With a 3.5x increase in oil purchases, India has imported $1.3 billion of crude from Moscow.
2. New SUVs to launch: Close to a dozen utility vehicles from top automobile brands are launching during this year’s Diwali festive season, within a price band of Rs.5,50,000 to Rs.25 lakhs.
3. Mamaearth IPO next year: Mamaearth, the Indian skincare startup popular for its ‘toxin-free’ range of products, is planning for an IPO next year, aiming to raise $300 million.
4. Electricity demand drops: Power demand in the country, which peaked at 210 gw last week, has fallen by 12.5 percent with the onset of the monsoon.
5. Rebellion in Shivsena: Shivsena and the MVA government in Maharashtra are in crisis, with senior party leader Eknath Shinde claiming the support of 40 Shivsena MLAs.
6. NDA announces its Presidential candidate: The BJP-led NDA has named Droupadi Murumu (64), the party’s tribal leader from Odisha and former Jharkhand governor, its Presidential candidate.
7. Yashwant Singha united opposition nominee: The opposition parties in India have announced former union minister Yashwanth Sinha as their joint nominee to fight the presidential poll.
8. Summer of discontent stops trains in the UK: Tens of thousands of striking railway staff fighting over ‘job and pay’ brought the UK to a standstill. The unions have called the biggest railway strike in 30 years the “Summer of Discontent.”
9. Mixing these vaccines results in 58 times more antibodies: A recent study by the Vellore Christian Medical College said that those who received Covaxin primary dosages and Covishield booster shot developed 58 times more antibodies.
10. Violence at Yoga day venue in the Maldives: International yoga day celebration in the Maldives, organized by the Indian mission, was disrupted by a violent mob attacking participants and vandalizing property.