INDIA
– COVID-19 vaccines: DCGI grants EUA (emergency use authorisation) to Biological E’s Corbevax for those aged 5-12, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for 6-12 age group and Cadila Healthcare’s ZyCoV-D for those above 12 years
– India enters Guinness Book for waving over 78,000 national flags at Bhojpur, Bihar on April 23
MP govt to give Rs 900 per month to farmers rearing indigenous cows
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– India could become carbon neutral before its 2070 goal, says IRENA chief Francesco La Camera
– Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman interacts with Semiconductor ecosystem industry leaders in San Francisco
– Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bharat Electronics sign deal to make indigenous search & track system for Su-30 MKI jets
– India, Maldives plan interconnection for transferring renewable power
– Flipkart signs MoU with West Bengal govt. to support local artisans, weavers and handicraft makers
WORLD
– WTO’s 12th ministerial conference to take place on June 12-15 in Geneva
– Instagram launches Enhanced Tags on Reels to boost creator recognition
– Pakistan: 3 Chinese tutors among 4 killed in blast inside University of Karachi
– World Intellectual Property Day celebrated on April 26; theme: ‘IP and Youth innovating for a Better Future’
– International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day observed on April 26
