# Vaccine drive

• PM Narendra modi on saturday launched the country wide covid-19 drive.

• He also said that Indian vaccines are much cheaper than foreign ones and easier and more conducive to India’s conditions.

• Signing of consent form is mandatory before taking the “covaxin”. As “covaxin” has been rolled out in clinical trial mode.

# What’s app

• The facebook has pushed back its implementation of privacy policy for what’s app by 3 months to may 15.

• No one’s account will be suspended if they do not accept the updated terms and conditions of privacy by what’s app.

• The company said, it will do a lot more to clear up the mis information around new privacy policy.

# Anti cow slaughter law

• The karnataka prevention of slaughter and preservation of cattle ordinance, 2020 to ban slaughter of cattle, will come into effect from january 18.

• The ordinance bans slaughter of cow, bulls, bullocks of all ages, besides he or she buffaloes aged below 13.

• The government also framed draft rules for transportation of cattles.

# Jal shakti minister

• Union minister of jal shakti Gajendra singh shekhawat has asked the CMs of Andhra pradesh and Telangana to take the initiative to submit the DPR of all new projects taken up by the government on krishna and godavari rivers.

• Both the CMs had agreed to submit the DPR s of all new projects to krishna and Godavari river management boards ( KRMB and GRMB) respectively.

• This provision has been constituted under the provisions of the Andhra pradesh reorganisation act.

# Punjab wetland

• Winter migratory water birds using the central asian fly way have started making a beeline to punjab’s Harike wetland.

• Some prominent birds which can be seen are asian coot, greylag goose, bar headed goose, gadwall and the northern shoveler.

• On an average the number of birds which migrates are between 92,000 and 94,000.