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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on October 22 at 10 am. India achieved the target of 100 crore vaccinations in the nation on October 21. It was reported that leaders from across the globe congratulated India on the same. Also, COVID-19 manufacturers, frontline workers, and others who were involved in the vaccination drive were thanked by the PM. 

As PUBG made a comeback in India, TikTok is also in talks with the Indian government for the re-launch of their application in India. TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has approached IT Ministry & PMO officials, and has assured to comply with the new IT rules required for Social Media Platforms. Last year in July, government banned over 250 apps including TikTok due to the user privacy and national security reasons.

The Centre on April 25 allocated funds from PM Cares Fund to establish 551 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Medical Oxygen Generation plants in country. To be installed at identified district-level government hospitals across the country, PM Narendra Modi has directed the officials to establish the plants at earliest to overcome the oxygen crisis. The PM cares had earlier this year allocated Rs 201.58 crore to install 162 oxygen plants.

To chalk out a plan for development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine, PM Narendra Modi on November 20 met with top government officials. PM Modi tweeted, "Progress of vaccine development, regulatory approvals and procurement were discussed." He also reviewed the logistical issues related to the vaccine distribution. Earlier, the government stated five vaccines were in their advanced stages and over half-dozen countries were interested in… read-more