The Parliament passed the Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021 to extend the term of Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director to a maximum of 5 years.
International Tea Day is celebrated on December 15 in India and other tea-growing nations- Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Uganda and Tanzania.
Serum Institute of India's CEO Adar Poonawalla said that they are working towards developing a vaccine booster shot that is more effective against the new Omicron COVID variant.
Maharashtra Government launched My Vasundhara (My Earth) initiative environmental conservation and protection, focusing on all the five elements of nature called "Panchmahabhutas".
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