Bharat Biotech tweeted on PM Modi's commitment to build an Aatmanirbhar Bharat; Prime Minister shared an image of himself getting vaccinated on Twitter

In a move aimed at enhancing the safety of drivers and passengers, Uber has partnered with Amazon Pay for installing plastic screens in 40,000 Uber Autos across seven cities in India; National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Friday said its daily toll collection through FASTag has reached about Rs 104 crore; Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stressed on increasing credit flow to businesses to meet the needs of a fast reflating economy. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Indian employees work longest, paid least globally with no leisure hours, claims ILO report

Drug maker Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective as per the data submitted from its ongoing multi-national Phase 3 trials; Top banker Uday Kotak has welcomed the Centre's decision to lift the embargo on grant of government businesses to private banks; Amid recent surge in demand for cryptocurrencies, the Reserve Bank of India has raised concerns that the digital currency may impact financial stability in India. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: RBI working on digital currency, wants to tap on blockchain technology: Das

Adani Enterprises and global data centre operator EdgeConneX have formed a 50:50 joint venture (JV), AdaniConneX, to provide data centre solutions in India; The sale of Patanjali's Coronil tablets will not be permitted without \"proper certifications\" in Maharashtra, said the state's Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday; Goa stood out as the most solid market in hospitality sector in September-to-December 2020 period. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Twitter erupts after Motera stadium is renamed Narendra Modi stadium

'Reduce fuel prices by partially rolling back excise duty': Sonia Gandhi to PM Modi Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reduce fuel prices by partially rolling back excise duty, saying that the prices of petrol and diesel are at 'historic and unsustainable' high. She said that the central government has unreasonably levied excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 33 and Rs 32, respectively, which is higher than the base price of these fuels....

The government will carry out surveys and collect the necessary data to formulate relevant policy for every sector. The Centre has roped in the Labour Bureau of India and Ministry of Labour and Employment to chalk out the contours of the policy.

Justin Trudeau informed PM Modi of Canada's requirements of coronavirus vaccines from India. PM Modi assured the Canadian Prime Minister that India would do its best to support their vaccination efforts, just as it had done for multiple other countries

PM Modi Lok Sabha speech: The Prime Minister emphasised on the role of private sector in the growth of the country

Bitcoin breached the $44,000 mark for the first time on Monday after Tesla revealed that it had invested around $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency last month; Drug firm AstraZeneca India on Monday said it has received marketing authorisation to use its anti-diabetic drug dapagliflozin for the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD); Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called newly elected US President Joe Biden and the two leaders discussed regional, environmental, and other issues. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: COVID-19: AstraZeneca vaccine offers protection against severe disease, death, says WHO

Oxford Languages names 'Aatmanirbharta' as Hindi Word of 2020 Oxford Languages has named 'Aatmanirbharta' as its Hindi Word of the Year 2020. The word gained significance after Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised on 'Aatmanirbharta' (self-reliance) as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic last year. According to the dictionary publisher, 'Aatmanirbharta' was chosen as it \"validated the day-to-day achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived the perils of a pandemic\"...

According to the dictionary publisher, 'Aatmanirbharta' was chosen as it 'validated the day-to-day achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived the perils of a pandemic'

The finance minister added that the government will also provide Rs 35,000 crore for coronavirus vaccination in 2021-22 and is committed to providing further support to eliminate COVID-19

Union Budget 2021 Highlights: Congress leader P. Chidambaram said that the government had only marginally raised health funding, which when adjusted to inflation becomes nil

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says preparation of this Budget was taken under circumstances like never before

Budget 2021: Several recommendations have been sent to Centre to provide relief to taxpayers in terms of tax deduction, slabs and rates but it's unlikely as the Centre's finances have badly hit due to pandemic

Budget 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already indicated that Budget 2021 is part of a series of four-five \"mini-budgets'' presented in the form of economic packages last year. So what should you expect from this year's budget?

Bharti Airtel added more new subscribers as compared to market leader Reliance Jio for the fourth consecutive month in November; The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating e-commerce giant Amazon for alleged violation of foreign exchange laws in its dealings with Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail; After a record September quarter, Apple has doubled its business in October - December 2020 quarter (also referred as Apple's Q1 2021) in India. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Economic Survey: India's real economic growth to be 11% in FY22

Budget Session 2021: Chief Economic Advisor KV Subramanian launches Economic Survey; says India took \"short term pain for long term gain\" and recognised that GDP growth will recover, lost human lives cannot be brought back, adds the CEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India not only managed to beat the COVID-19 crisis, but also helped over 150 countries in the process. Addressing the World Economic Forum's Davos Dialogue via video conference, PM Modi said that at the beginning of the pandemic, global experts had predicted that India would face a tsunami of coronavirus cases, but with the use of public participation and technology for testing and tracking, the country was able to turn the fight against COVID-19 into a mass movement. Watch the video for more.Also Read: WEF Davos Agenda: India will supply many more COVID-19 vaccines to world, says PM Modi

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