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1 January – India begins its two-year tenure (2021–22) as a non-permanent member of the UNSC. [1] 2 January – India approves two coronavirus vaccines, Bharat Biotech's "Covaxin" and the Oxford/AstraZeneca "Covishield", for emergency use. [2][3] Experts raised questions over the efficacy of Covaxin and a lack of transparency in trials. [4 ...
China and India conduct the 30th round of talks in New Delhi, to resolve the ongoing border disputes, by agreeing to speed up negotiations over the border disputes and to maintain peace and tranquility in border regions. [125] Swapnil Kusale wins a bronze medal in Men's 50 meter rifle three positions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [126]
Russo–Ukrainian war. August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion. The Russian Foreign Ministry reports that at least 56 Russian civilians were killed and 266 more were wounded by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kursk Oblast, which the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denies as Russian propaganda. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents.
On 15 May, Reuters reported that they had accessed an official confirmation that COVID-19 deaths were being dumped in rivers. [43] On 13 May 2021, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation placed India's total deaths at 736,811 while the reported number of cases were 248,016.
On the evening of 24 March 2020, the Government of India ordered a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, limiting the movement of the entire 1.38 billion (138 crores) population of India as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic in India. [1] It was ordered after a 14-hour voluntary public curfew on 22 March, followed by enforcement of a ...
June. 2 June – 2023 Odisha train collision: train number 12841 Coromandel Express running at 130 km/h (81 mph) collides with a freight train (Goods Train) in Odisha 's Balasore district. The accident happened around 19:30 IST near Bahanaga Bazar station when the train was on the way to Chennai Central from Shalimar railway station near Kolkata.
October. 1 October - 5G telecom services launched in India, primarily in selected 13 cities of the country. [ 62 ] 2 October - Tractor-Trolley returning from a temple falls into a pond in Kanpur, kills 27 people. [ 63 ] 2022 Bhadohi fire: Fourteen people died and more than 75 people were injured in the incident.
On 3 May 2023, ethnic violence erupted in India 's north-eastern state of Manipur between the Meitei people, a majority that lives in the Imphal Valley, and the Kuki-Zo tribal community from the surrounding hills. [48] According to government figures, as of 3 May 2024, 221 people have been killed in the violence and 60,000 people have been ...