News you need to know before starting your day: 05 October 2021

News:

1. Oil in New York jumped to the highest since 2014 with OPEC+’s decision to proceed to hike output gradually surprised some investors who expected a bigger increase in the wake of a shortage of natural gas. Livemint
2. India’s coal ministry has asked state-run Coal India to diversify its interests to areas such as electric vehicles and charging stations, according to an agenda document on the ministry’s website. Livemint
3. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has superseded the boards of Srei Infrastructure Finance and Srei Equipment Finance, announced a statement from the central bank on Monday. The apex lender said that the action was taken in light of governance concerns and defaults by the two companies. Livemint
4. As the economy recovers from pandemic blows, a sharp surge in energy demand has triggered an unprecedented fuel shortage at the country’s coal-fired stations, a situation that Union Power Minister R K Singh terms way “beyond” the normal post-monsoon supply crunch. Indian Express
5. The price of the ZyCoV-D vaccine has remained an unresolved issue between the central government and the coronavirus vaccine’s manufacturer, Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila, according to people familiar with the developments, who said that the company has quoted ₹1,900 — a rate the government finds too steep. HT

Hindi News: ( so that you don’t miss out )

1. लखीमपुर में सरकार और किसानों के बीच समझौता हो गया है। सरकार ने मृतकों के परिवार को 45 लाख रुपए का मुआवजा देने का ऐलान किया है। मरने वालों के परिवार के एक सदस्य को सरकारी नौकरी दी जाएगी। साथ ही घटना की न्यायिक जांच और 8 दिन में आरोपियों को अरेस्ट करने का वादा भी किया गया है। Bhaskar
2. खोजी पत्रकारों की एक अंतरराष्ट्रीय संस्था ने कुछ ऐसी रिपोर्ट्स जारी की हैं, जिनके मुताबिक दुनिया की कई जानी-मानी हस्तियों ने विदेश में निवेश किए तो हैं, लेकिन उनकी पूरी जानकारी सरकारी एजेंसियों को नहीं दी है। 3 अक्टूबर को जारी संस्था की रिपोर्ट्स में पीएनबी घोटाले के आरोपी नीरव मोदी की बहन पूर्वी मोदी, क्रिकेट लीजेंड सचिन तेंदुलकर, पॉप सिंगर शकीरा और पॉलिटिशियन टोनी ब्लेयर सहित सैकड़ों दिग्गजों के नाम शामिल हैं।Bhaskar

Relevant Google Trends Today

1. Skill India organized a day-long ‘National Apprenticeship Mela’ on Monday with due support from Directorate General of Training (DGT) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
2. World Animal Day is on October 4, 2021
3. The government has promised an investigation into the revelations in the ‘Pandora Papers’ and assured appropriate action in such cases as per law, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on Monday evening.
4. Tata Motors unveiled its much-awaited compact SUV – Tata Punch on Monday. The new Tata Punch will be available in four variants with both Manual (MT) and Automatic (AMT) transmission options.
5. Microsoft announced Windows 11 back in August this year and the update will finally be rolling out to supported devices beginning tomorrow. However, with the OS still in its relatively early stages