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- The Delta Plus variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, has been detected in 86 samples in India so far, the government.
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) informed on Wednesday that countdown has begun for the launch of the GSLV-F10/EOS-03 mission, tweeting the photo of the rocket.
- Twelve states and union territories have implemented 10% reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS), the government said.
- Customs officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport seized around eight kilograms of heroin worth ₹53 crore hidden in shampoo bottles.
- The Himachal Pradesh government has announced the closure of all schools except residential schools across the state till August 22 amid a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases.
- PM Narendra Modi’s picture and statement are printed on COVID-19 vaccine certificates for “creating awareness”, the government said.
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