# World’s largest vaccination drive

• PM Narendra modi will flag off the first phase of the nationwide covid-19 vaccination drive on saturday.

• The world’s largest vaccination programme will begin at a total of 3006 session sites across all the states and UT’s.

• A dedicated 24*7 call centre 1075 has been set up to address queries related to the pandemic and vaccine roll out.

• The person who is going to be vaccinated does not have a choice to choose between “covaxin” and “covishield”.

# Vaccine export

• A special plane from Brazil to carry the first exports of “covishield”, was delayed on friday.

• Indian government has not cleared the export of vaccine.

• Similar requests for vaccines have been placed by Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmmar, and Srilanka as well.

# India – Nepal relations

• Foreign minister of Nepal “pradeep gyawali” is in India for an official visit.

• Foreign minister level talks happened on friday where the issue of border dispute were raised by nepalese side.

• There was a discussion on the export of vaccine to Nepal as well.

# US relief package

• President elect joe biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion corona virus plan to end “a crisis of deep human suffering”.

• This plan includes administering 100 million vaccines by the 100th day of Biden’s administration.

• The plan also aims to provide $1400 cheques for most americans to boost the economy.

# Open skies treaty

• Russia pulls out of “open skies treaty”.

• “Open skies treaty” allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries.

• The united states left the open skies arms control and verification treaty in november, accusing Russia of violating the treaty.

# Trade with china

• India’s trade with china declined last year to the lowest level since 2017.

• Bilateral trade slid 5.6% to $8.7 billion, according to new figures from China’s general administration of customs(GAC).

• The trade deficit, a source of friction in bilateral ties, shrank to $45.8 billion, the lowest level since 2015.