AstraZeneca will deliver 30 percent more coronavirus vaccine doses to the EU (Representational)
More than a year after India recorded its first case of coronavirus, which triggered countrywide restrictions, the government today presents the Union Budget 2021 in parliament like never before. The country's health spending is likely to increase.
Yesterday, Prime Minster Narendra Modi asserted that India is vaccinating its citizens "faster than anywhere in the world". In his monthly radio address "Mann Ki Baat", he also highlighted the fact that the country was able to reach out to others. More than 1.07 crore cases have been logged so far; 1.04 crore patients have recovered in the country in a year. Over 1.5 lakh deaths linked to Covid have been registered.
The number of healthcare workers vaccinated has crossed the 37 lakh mark on the 15th day of the countrywide Covid-19 inoculation programme, according to Union Health Ministry data.
Meanwhile, AstraZeneca will deliver 30 percent more coronavirus vaccine doses to the EU than it pledged last week, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday, amid brewing tensions between the Swedish-British vaccine maker and the EU.
Farmers' protest near Delhi borders continues to grab the country's attention with more protesters joining the agitation after the clashes on Republic Day. PM Modi yesterday said "India was insulted by the insult to the tricolour".
Another important story that's emerging from Myanmar is an attempted coup as the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained.
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Today, Centre Presents Union BudgetWill it be a budget like "never before" or just another in a series of "mini budgets" presented over the last year to resuscitate a sputtering economy, that's the trillion-dollar question waiting to be answered as India turns to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today for the country's expenditure plan. In the face of a slew of challenges ranging from a once-in-a-century pandemic, ensuing job losses, resentment among farmers and friction with neighbours, many expect Ms Sitharaman to announce generous public spending but also make tough choices given a mountain of debt." itemprop="description
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