Fully vaccinated international passengers from 82 countries will be permitted quarantine free entry from February 14, ministry of health and family welfare said on Thursday.
The requirement of compulsory on arrival testing for passengers from certain countries identified as ‘at risk’ will also be removed.
According to the latest guidelines of the ministry of health and family welfare, quarantine free entry for fully vaccinated passengers from certain countries is based on the principles of reciprocity.
# Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday decided to keep the bench mark repo rate unchanged at 4℅.
RBI reiterated its accommodative policy stance in a bid to ensure economic recovery from Covid-19.
The improving outlook outlook for inflation gave RBI room to focus on growth.
# Defense land survey
The Directorate general Defense estates (DGDE) has completed the exercise of surveying the 17.8 lakh acres of defense land.
This is the first such survey post independence, said Rajnath singh.
# Russia
Russia rolled its tanks across Belarus on Thursday for live fire drills that drew a warning from NATO and added urgency to western efforts to avert a feared invasion of Ukraine.
The war games are set to run Until February 20 – followed a gradual Russian military build up around Ukraine that some US estimates say has reached 1,30,000.
# Indonesia
Indonesia will order 42 Rafale fighter jets, confirmed French Defense minister.
Rafale aircraft is made by Dassault aviation of France.