Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a bid to bring relief to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government is running Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana to provide free grains and the scheme has been extended till March 2022.
The Jharkhand Assembly has passed the Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021, which aims to provide "effective protection" of constitutional rights and prevent mob violence in the state.
Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed the first squadron of the S-400 air defence missile system in the western Punjab sector which will take care of aerial threats from Pakistan and China.