The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi has started screening children aged between 12-18 years for clinical trials of India's indigenous COVID-19 vaccine- Bharat Biotech's Covaxin.
India's rank has slipped by two places from last year to 117 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by 193 United Nations member states in 2015.
The USA has introduced the Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment Act of 2021 which will "benefit the US economy by allowing American employers to focus on hiring immigrants based on their merit, not their birthplace".