The first dose of the Covid vaccine has been provided to 95% of India’s eligible adult population, with 74% fully vaccinated, the Union health ministry announced on Thursday, as the total vaccine doses administered surpassed 164.35 crores (1.64 billion). A total of 49,69,805 vaccination doses have been provided as of 7 p.m.
According to official data released on 27th January, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued Rs 1.62 lakh crore (US$ 21.60 billion) in income tax refunds to over 1.79 million taxpayers till January 24, 2022 of the current fiscal year.
A new study, conducted by the researchers at the Indian Institute of Technolgy (IIT), Indore, reveals how Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infected gastric patients suffered from compromised immunity.
ia’s exports of Electronic Goods touched USD 1.67 Billion last month, registering a growth of 33.99% over $1.25 Bn logged in December 2020. During April-December 2021, the Sector Exports registered a growth of 49% to USD 11.0 Billion (Provisional) over USD 7.4 Billion during same period in the year 2020.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi hosted the first India-Central Asia Summit in virtual format on 27 January 2022, which was attended by Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan. This first India-Central Asia coincided with the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Central Asian countries.
The Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday that India has provided emergency relief assistance to the amount of US$ 200,000 for relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction operations in tsunami-affected Tonga.
Modi also emphasised the concerns of “one nation, one election” and “one nation, one voters’ list” in an encounter with BJP workers from throughout the country, saying that the continual cycle of elections results in politics being visible in everything while development efforts suffer.
TCS and Infosys have moved IBM from second to fourth place. IBM’s brand value is now US$ 10.6 billion, down 34% from last year and 50% since 2020. Following the divestiture of Kyndryl, the brand value of the US technological behemoth has plummeted. IBM lost almost US$ 19 billion in sales as a result of the transaction, and its brand value suffered as a result.
By 2025, the government has set an ambitious goal of exporting aerospace and defense items and services worth over 35,000 crores ($5 billion). Despite being second only to Saudi Arabia in terms of imports, India’s defense exports for the previous year were among the top 25 in the world.
There have been roughly 60 sightings of drones along the northern border in Jammu and Kashmir and on the western border in Punjab
