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News Headlines-04/10/21

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1.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would not return to "uncontrolled immigration" to solve fuel, gas and Christmas food crises, suggesting such strains were part of a period of post-Brexit adjustment.At the start of his Conservative Party's conference, Johnson was again forced to defend his government against complaints from those unable to get petrol for their cars.-ndtv.com

2.After a hiatus of 18 months, Australia has decided to reopen its international border and lift the travel ban from next month, i.e November. On March 20 last year, Australia had introduced some of the toughest travel restrictions of any democracy in the world on people entering and leaving the island nation.--india.com

3.A high-speed mass transportation system for passengers and freight, is likely to be rolled out first in India or Saudi Arabia before in the UAE, said the CEO of Emirati multinational logistics company, DP World, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem on Sunday.-The Economic Times

4.The decision on Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin Emergency Use Listing (EUL) by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected in October, informed the top health experts in the country on Saturday.-livemint.com

5.India becoming the pharmacy of the world is one of its biggest achievements in the past 75 years, underlined World Health Organization (WHO)'s Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan while listing out the country's achievements in healthcare.-ndtv.com

6.International tourists may be able to travel to India by as soon as October 15 and an announcement in this regard is likely to be made by the Central government soon, Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik was quoted as saying on Saturday by news agency IANS.-india.com

7.As per a report by government think tank NITI Aayog, Bihar ranked the lowest in a study on the state of district hospitals. While the country has an average of 24 beds per one lakh population, Puducherry topped the list with 222 beds, whereas Bihar came in last with only six beds per one lakh population in the state.-thequint.com

8.Thane: A variety of rice widely grown in Wada in Palghar district of Maharashtra has been given a ‘Geographical Indication’ (GI) tag, which will give it a unique identity as well as wider markets, a senior state agriculture official said on Sunday. Divisional agriculture joint director Ankush Mane said Wada Kolam rice got the GI tag in a meeting held in Mumbai on September 29.-Times of India

9.NEW DELHI: Hospitality major ITC Hotels Group has announced two new brands — Mementos and Storii — to further increase its footprint in the country by adopting an “asset right” strategy. It currently has over 100 hotels in 70 destinations across four existing brands — ITC Hotels (ultra luxury, all owned by the group).-Times of India

10.On the World Tourism Day, Ministry of Tourism, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and The Responsible Tourism Society Of India (RTSOI) joined hands to sign a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate and promote the cause of sustainable and responsible travel in India as well as the launch of The Responsible Traveller campaign.-hotelierindia.com

11.In September, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) started accepting bookings for cruise liners in order to boost tourism. The Railways had joined hands with Cordelia cruise line. However, a day after the NCB carried out a raid at the cruise line and busted a drug racket, in which several celebrities were involved; the IRCTC is keeping a close watch on the investigations.-thefreepressjournal.com

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