1. RS passes Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill, 2020
Rajya Sabha passes the Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill, 2020, that seeks to provide a legal framework for bilateral netting of qualified financial contracts.
2. Rajya Sabha bids farewell to 11 retiring members
Rajya Sabha on Wednesday bid farewell to 11 members who will be retiring from the Upper House after completing their term in November, this year. They include Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav, BSP's Veer Singh and Raj Babbar of Congress.
3. Ghulam Nabi Azad to meet Prez Kovind today over farm Bills
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad will meet President Ram Nath Kovind at 5 pm on Wednesday over the farm Bills and the suspension of the eight MPs, sources said.
4. Bharat Biotech inks pact with WU's School of Medicine for COVID-19 intranasal vaccine
Bharat Biotech announced on Wednesday, a licensing agreement with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for a novel chimp-adenovirus, the single-dose intranasal vaccine for COVID-19. Bharat Biotech owns the rights to distribute the vaccine in all markets except the USA, Japan and Europe.
5. 17-yr-old from Surat appointed Regional Ambassador for UN Programme
Surat teenager Khushi Chindaliya brought laurels to the country as she is chosen for the post of Regional Ambassador for India by the United Nations Environment Programme - Tunza Eco-Generation.
