News Headlines : 22nd October 2021

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls 100 crore Covid vaccinations a reflection of country’s strength; describes entire vaccination program as Science-Born, Science-Driven and Science-Based.
  • Prime Minister to interact with beneficiaries of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Swayampurna Goa initiative tomorrow.
  • Economy getting boost from rising vaccinations, says Prime Minister.
  • Today, European Commission Executive-VP for European Green Deal Frans Timmermans concluded his three-day visit to India. The visit focused on preparations for COP 26 and on strengthening EU-India cooperation against climate change and biodiversity loss.
  • Over 100 crore 59 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far, under Nationwide Vaccination Drive; Recovery rate stands at 98.16 per cent.
  • Centre issues notification for setting up of seven mega integrated textile region and apparel parks.
  • Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal calls for free trade within rules-based multilateral trading system.
  • People in Gurugram protested against offering namaz on a vacant piece of land I want to appeal to people to offer namaz or prayers at specific places only which are identified by administration and government.
  • Real estate sector in the country expected to reach market size of 1 trillion dollars by 2030, says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
  • DRDO conducts successful flight test of high-speed expendable aerial target drone, Abhyas.
  • Centre tells Delhi High Court that WhatsApp is foreign commercial entity and its plea challenging the Constitutionality of any Indian law is hence not maintainable at the instance of a foreign commercial entity.
  • Poland has recognized Covishield as a vaccine equivalent to those recognized by the European Union, exempting from quarantine after entering the territory of the Republic of Poland.