INDIA
Polling begins for final phase of UP panchayat elections
Over 5.27 lakh candidates are in the fray for more than 2.10 lakh seats across 17 districts in this round of the election. The 17 districts going to polls include Ambedkar Nagar, Aligarh, Kushinagar, Kaushambhi, Ghazipur, Farrukhabad, Bulandshahr, Basti, Bahraich, Banda, Mau, Mathura, Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Sitapur, Sonbhadra and Hapur.
SpiceJet airlifts 1,000 oxygen concentrators from Hong Kong to Delhi
According to the company, these oxygen concentrators, a medical device that concentrates oxygen from ambient air, have been ordered by SpiceHealth for emergency use and distribution across India. This is the second big consignment of oxygen concentrators ordered and delivered to SpiceHealth.
Modi thanks Russia for prompt support, calls it 'enduring partnership'
The Modi government has approved emergency use of Russian vaccine Sputnik-V in India. The Russian vaccine will be manufactured in India for use in India, Russia and other countries. An official statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs said that Prime Minister Modi spoke over phone with President Putin on Wednesday. The two leaders discussed the evolving Covid-19 situation.
Nadda launches BJYM Doctor Helpline for Covid patients
Launching the helpline, Nadda lauded the efforts of the BJYM (Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha) and the partnerships it has forged with young entrepreneurs and start-ups to run a tech platform aimed at helping citizens. He commended such synergies and mentioned that this is a way forward to harnessing the power of young citizens for service to the country.
India carries out successful trial of Python 5 missile from Tejas
The test firing in Goa completed a series of missile trials to validate its performance under extremely challenging scenarios. The Derby missile achieved direct hit on a high-speed maneuvering aerial target and the Python missiles also achieved 100 per cent hits, thereby validating their complete capability.
No vaccination centre available in Noida for 18-44 age group
As the mad scramble to register for the Covid vaccine among those in the 18-44 age group began on the CoWIN portal, some of those who got lucky in Noida were shocked to see that there was not even one centre, government or private, available for scheduling appointments for the jab in the third phase.
Powerful quake hits Assam, tremors across northeast and Bengal
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Assam, other northeastern states and adjoining North Bengal while nine aftershocks were recorded in the hours after the first quake which shook Sonitpur in northern Assam at 7.51 a.m. on Wednesday morning
CoWIN crashes, hits vax registration for 18+
Registration for the third phase of Covid vaccination starting May 1 could not take off on time on Wednesday, as the server of the government's dedicated vaccination website -- CoWIN -- crashed soon after the registration process got underway. In the third phase of vaccination drive, everyone above the age of 18 will be eligible to get incolculated against Covid-19.
India third largest military spender in world after US, China; Pakistan at 23rd spot
The 10 biggest military spenders were the US ($778 billion), China ($252 billion), India ($72.9 billion), Russia ($61.7 billion), UK ($59.2 billion), Saudi Arabia ($57.5 billion), Germany ($52.8 billion), France ($52.7 billion), Japan ($49.1 billion) and South Korea ($45.7 billion), as reported by the SIPRI organisation. Pakistan ( $10.3 billion) was ranked 23rd on the list.
PM nod to procuring 1 lakh portable oxygen concentrators from PM Cares Fund
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister, to discuss the measures needed to improve liquid medical oxygen (LMO) supply for Covid management. He instructed that these oxygen concentrators should be procured at the earliest and provided in states with a high case burden.
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