| Jan 01, 1970 | Daily Report |
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23171. INDIA GAVE 1.5 BILLION VACCINE DOSES IN LESS THAN A YEAR: PM
- India achieved the feat of administering 1.5 billion Covid vaccine doses on Friday. At 11 pm on Friday, the total number of vaccine doses administered was 1,50,63,30,265, of which 88,00,23,092 were first doses, and 62,63,07,173 both doses, according to the Co-Win dashboard.
- the country would achieve the historic feat of administering 1.5 billion COVID vaccine doses in less than a year.
- It is a huge number in terms of statistics. It is not less than a surprise for most of the big countries of the world. But it is a symbol of the capability of the 130 crore citizens of India. It is a symbol of self-confidence and self-reliance
23172. Sri Lanka launches train service using Indian funded coaches
- “Powering Sri Lanka railway infrastructure forward!! The train service launched today to the Northern Province highlights 2 key pillars of Flag of India's development partnership with #lka - infrastructure development and country-wide focus,” the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka tweeted.
- The train service will criss-cross the island nation, connecting the capital city of Colombo with Kankesanthurai on the northern tip of the Jaffna Peninsula, which has a Tamil-majority population
- “This train service will facilitate people-to-people exchange and will lay emphasis on mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries,” Jacob said.
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23173. Cargo ship over Brahmaputra-Haldia in 2022: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
- guwahati: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal is hopeful that the sailing of cargo ships will start over the Brahmaputra towards the later part of 2022. He feels that this will unlock the economic potential of the Northeast, besides allowing the landlocked region's direct access to the international trading routes.
- The Bangladesh government is also working on the Jamuna river to make the 2000-km-long waterway from Sadiya to Haldia via Bangladesh a smooth passage with support from India. For digging of the Bangladesh part (Indo-Bangladesh Protocol route), the ministry has sanctioned Rs 305 crore.
- Through his vision of Gati Shakti, the Prime Minister foresaw that the waterways would be the cheapest transportation mode carrying cargos loads as heavy as 2000-MT. The northeastern region will play a critical role in resuscitating the economic prosperity of India.
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23174. Over 14,000 tons of Liquid Medical Oxygen transported to Covid Care Centers by Railways
- Indian Railway has transported more than 14 thousand tons of Medical Liquid Oxygen, LMO to the Hospitals and Covid care centers in the state of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand and Delhi through its 8 hundred 58 Special freight trains run by Northern Railway
- This is about 50 percent of the total LMO movement by Indian Railways. Northern Railway also transported a record 26 million ton of food-grain between April and December in last year, to different states to support the largest food security programme in the world, the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
- Railway has maintained an uninterrupted supply of medicines, injections and consumables to the health centers. RT-PCR tests are being done at the centers.
23175. PM lauds vaccination of over 2 crore children in 15 to 18 age group
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged everyone to maintain the momentum of vaccination and has asked everyone to follow Covid appropriate protocol.
- In a tweet, Mr Modi expressed happiness that within a week, over two crore children between the age group of 15 to 18 have been administered the first dose of the COVID -19 vaccine.
- He urged people to continue this momentum
23176. India's vaccination coverage crosses 151.58 crore mark; Recovery rate stands at 96.98%
- Over 151 crore 58 lakh COVID-vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive in the country.
- Over 40 thousand recoveries in the last 24 hours have increased the total recoveries to more than 3 crore 44 lakh.
- A total of 1 lakh 59 thousand 632 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. This has taken the daily positivity rate to 10.21 percent.
23177. 15 Camouflage Patterns, 4 Designs, 8 Fabrics: How the Army Zeroed in on Its Soon-to-be-Unveiled Combat Uniform
- The Indian Army examined 15 exclusive camouflage patterns, four different types of designs and eight different fabric options before narrowing down on the final combat uniform it is set to adopt later this month
- it can take a couple of years for the Army to completely switch over to the new combat uniform with the current stocking and provisioning systems in place. Army the options of 15 exclusive camouflage patterns, four different designs each for men and women and eight types of fabrics for the uniform.
- More than 150 Army personnel across two infantry brigades, an artillery brigade and a military police unit of Delhi were given 15 sets of combat uniforms which were in different combinations of the shortlisted patterns, designs and fabrics for feedback
23178. Iran offers to transfer Indian wheat to Afghanistan
- Iran has offered to transfer Indian to Afghanistan. The proposal was made by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian during his telephonic conversation with India's Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar
- The conversation took place on January 8 and came as India sent 3rd humanitarian support to Afghanistan after Taliban captured power in August 2021.
- Last week, India sent 2 batches of humanitarian aid to the country. First one was sent on January 1st and the second was sent on January 7th. The aid consisted of medical assistance. November 2021 saw India delivering 1.6 tons of medical assistance to Afghanistan through World Health Organization (WHO).
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23179. Navy submariner turns pilot, India gets its first 'flying dolphin'
- He got independent charge of submarine on June 28, 2011 and achieved the Dolphin Badge. He also achieved commercial pilot licence on July 27, 2020 from Director General of Civil Aviation on completing 205 hours of flying training, as confirmed on July 3, 2021.”
- IndiGo and Alliance Air have ATR in their fleet which are mainly used for regional flights. The Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records have named him to be the first submariner-turned-pilot from the region.
- India has got its first “flying dolphin” with an ex-submariner leaving the deep seas for the blue skies. Lt Commander (retd) Vivek Chaudhary, 38, completed his 10-year-tenure as a short service commission officer with the Indian Navy in 2017.
23180. India to test marine version of Rafale jet today
- will test the Rafale-M (Marine) jet for use on its Vikramaditya aircraft carrier as well as the indigenous aircraft carrier 1 (IAC1), which will be deployed as the INS Vikrant, at the INS Hansa in Goa, a shore-based test facility.
- The marine version of the Rafale jet has a reinforced under-carriage and nose wheel, a bigger arrester hook, an integrated ladder and other minor differences from the Rafale currently in use in the Indian Air Force.
- The Vikrant is likely to be commissioned by August 15, and if the Rafale M is chosen, India may seek to lease four or five of the aircraft for immediate deployment. The Vikramaditya is currently equipped with two squadrons of aging MiG-29.
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