India news update - 22 January 2021

22 Jan 2021

India news update – 22 January 2021

India news update – 22 January 2021India news update - 22 January 2021

COVID-19 update

About 10 lakh people in India have received vaccines till now.

India has also started supplying vaccines on a gratis basis (without charge) to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles.

A massive fire broke out at the Serum Institute of India’s (SII) campus in Pune, Maharashtra. However, SII says it will not affect the supply of the Covishield vaccine it is making.
India news update
Farmer protests

Farmers continue to protest at the Delhi border. The central government had made an offer to keep the new farm laws on hold for the next two years but the farmer unions refused the office. They are planning to take out a tractor rally on 26 January.
India news update
Indian mathematician wins prestigious US prize

Nikhil Srivastava, a young Indian mathematician, has been named winner of the prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize along with two others. This award is presented by the US National Academy of Sciences in the field of computer science.

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