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India at point where we can expect vaccine in few days: Government
Addressing a press conference, Dr V.K. Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog said: "We are that point where we can expect vaccine in few days. We have to move forward with optimism. We expect that coming days will be better." India currently has eight Covid-19 vaccine candidates, including three indigenous vaccines, under different stages of clinical trials which could be ready for authorisation in near future.
ITBP finally gets land to build headquarters in Delhi, to come up by 2023
Ever since it was raised on October 24, 1962 under the CRPF Act in the wake of the India-China war of 1962, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) headquarters was located in various government office structures, but the force was not yet to get its own dedicated land or building so far.
India-China military talks on standby due to change in PLA’s guard
The former Tibet veteran Gen Zhao Zongqi stepped down earlier on December 21. His replacement, Gen Zhang Xudong has never served on the Indian border or Tibet. However, he was the principal implementer of Beijing aggression in Doklam in 2017 and in East Ladakh in May 2020.
Dry run for Covid-19 vax conducted successfully in 4 states
The end-to-end dry run was conducted in Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh, Rajkot and Gandhinagar districts in Gujarat, Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar in Punjab and Sonitpur and Nalbari districts in Assam on December 28 and 29.
89 start-ups pitch innovations to Army; 13 proposals shortlisted
The Army has conducted an outreach webinar for these start-ups in emerging technologies in collaboration with the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM), during which the start-ups pitched their proposals through virtual presentations from December 17 to 28.
United Kingdom returnees in Rajasthan difficult to track due to wrong contact details
Many of the visitors' addresses and phone numbers furnished in their contact details are wrong. Official orders may be put in to ascertain that those hiding their contact details shall be penalised, said health officials.
Infrastructure development should be above politics: Narendra Modi
Modi was speaking after inaugurating the 351-km New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) and Operation Control Centre (OCC) at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh through videoconference.
Nitish plays another political gamble by appointing new JD-U chief
By appointing Ram Chandra Prasad Singh as JD-U national President, Nitish has sent out a clear message to other regional parties that his party does not promote dynastic or family rule politics. BJP spokesperson and former party MLA Manoj Sharma said that Singh's appointment was an internal matter of the JD-U, adding that even the saffron party had always been against promoting family and dynastic rule from the very start.
COVID-19: India to get most of SII’s 40-50 million vaccine shots
The Pune-based vaccine manufacturer SII is expecting the government to approve the vaccine for emergency use so it can roll out the stock. Its chief executive Adar Poonawalla said that the stockpiled doses of Covishield are being augmented every week
Modi launches 351km-long eastern dedicated freight corridor
Speaking on the occasion, Modi said, "After Independence we are witnessing the inauguration of the most advanced rail section in the country. The first goods train that will run on the New Bhaupur-Khurja section will give a message of the new 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'
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