As India crosses over 143 crore vaccine doses, the sheer speed, scale and safety with which the drive has been conducted, has made the entire world take notice. Despite starting a month after the USA began its drive, India has managed to outpace the biggest economy of the world by administering more than twice the number of doses it has done so far. In the last week, an average of 948,921 doses per day was administered in the USA whereas India administered an average of about 60 lakh doses per day. In the USA, 83.9% of the eligible population has taken one dose.

हाल ही में, हमने 100 करोड़ टीकाकरण (अब, 135 करोड़) हासिल किए हैं। कोविड – 19 से मुकाबले के लिए सबसे बड़े टीकाकरण अभियान के लिए भारत पूरी तरह तैयार COVID-19 के खिलाफ दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा टीकाकरण अभियान 16 जनवरी 2021 को माननीय प्रधान मंत्री द्वारा शुरू किया गया था। दिल्ली स्थित ऑल इंडिया इंस्टिट्यूट ऑफ़ मेडिकल साइंसेज (एम्स) के 34 वर्षीय सफाई कर्मी मनीष कुमार भारत में कोविड – 19 की वैक्सीन लेने वाले पहले व्यक्ति बने | भारत में पहला मामला आने के लगभग एक वर्ष बाद, 16 जनवरी को भारत में सबसे बड़े टीकाकरण अभियान की शुरुआत हुई, जिससे जीवन अस्त-व्यस्त करने वाली एवं जानलेवा इस महामारी से उबरने की राह पर चलने की शुरुआत हुई |

The National COVID-19 vaccination drive of India is world’s largest vaccination drive and has been unprecedented in both scale and reach. As India crosses 1,35,99,96,267 vaccine doses and closes in on a historic milestone of administering 200 cr Covid vaccination doses in record time, the sheer speed, scale and safety with which the drive has been conducted, has made the entire world take notice. We have now vaccinated more than 50% of the adult population with both doses of vaccine, and approximately 85% have received one or two doses.

As India completes 135 crore+ vaccination doses, one looks back at the journey we, as a nation, undertook. In January, we were but a dejected lot; waiting for a vaccine to miraculously save us all. Today, India has at least 4 vaccines boosting our immunity against the Coronavirus. Much water has flown in the Ganges ever since. India rose with vaccines, stumbled during the second wave and rose again by inoculating maximum of its population.

National Book Trust, India, is glad to announce the results of the All-India Contest organized on the Theme ‘National Movement of India’ under the PM-YUVA Mentorship Scheme as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. As per the Scheme, 75 Authors were to be selected through this contest for a Scholarship-cum-Mentorship Scheme for the young authors below the age of 30 years.

Even today, Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s ideas and beliefs are at the roots of the governance of our central and state governments. The objective of Good Governance is to ensure that an inclusive all-round development is achieved. Former prime minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee who, apart from being a great leader, an exceptional orator, and a poet, was also considered to be an embodiment of Good Governance, who always believed that only through holistic efforts can Good Governance be achieved. So in a way, Good Governance is an ideal example of empowerment of the people as it ensures that the benefits reach the last person standing in the queue. The success of any democracy can also be assessed on the parameter of Good Governance.

Arjun Ram Meghwal writes: The people of India will remain forever indebted to the ‘great unifier’ for his leadership during the freedom struggle and his vision, wisdom, and statesmanship in the post-Independence era. The 75th year of Independence is a time to introspect, work and live for the nation in line with the vision highlighted by our forefathers. December 15 marks the death anniversary of the great “unifier of the nation”, Sardar Vallabh Bhai.

After 400 years, Kashi Vishwanath Dham has been revived, thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve, writes Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Men who create history are remembered as legendary. Such legendary men are born once in a century. Kashi is witness to such an unprecedented creation of history.

Mahendra Nath Pandey writes: It is in line with the country’s climate change commitments, will help boost manufacturing sector and also help ensure energy security. India is the fifth largest car market in the world and has the potential to become one of the top three in the near future — with about 40 crore customers in need of mobility solutions by the year 2030.

निवेशकों को जागरूक करने के लिए माईगव प्लेटफॉर्म पर IEPFA ने 14 सितंबर, 2021 से 25 अक्टूबर, 2021 के बीच एक ऑनलाइन क्विज आयोजित किया था, जिसके लिए 25 अक्टूबर, 2021 तक कुल 46,769 प्रविष्टियां प्राप्त की गई।