# Digital connectivity in schools

• In the academic year 2019-20, only 22% of schools in India had internet facilities, according to education ministry data released on thursday.

• Among government schools, less than 12% had internet in 2019-20, while less than 30% had functional computer facilities.

• The unified district information system for education plus (UDISE+) report collates data from more than 15 lakh schools across the country.

# European “green pass”

• Nine European countries have given recognition to the covishield vaccine produced by the SII, informed sources said.

• The confirmation came on thursday when the european union (EU) started the “green pass” facility, which will allow people vaccinated with an authorised set of vaccines to travel within its zone.

• The European union member states that have recognised covishield include Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland and Spain.

# Chinese communist party

• China’s ruling communist party on thursday marked its centenary with a massive parade in Beijing and a warning from leader Xi jinping “any foreign forces” that China would not be “bullied”.

• Xi jinping addressed a crowd of thousands at “infamous” Tiananmenn square.

# Zydus cadila

• Zydus cadila has applied to the Drug controller general of India (DCGI) seeking Emergency use authorisation for ZyCoV-D.

• It is a plasmid DNA vaccine to counter Covid-19.

• It will be the world’s first plasmid DNA vaccine for covid-19.

# Gross NPA

• The gross NPA ratio (GNPA) of India’s scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) may climb by the end of the current fiscal year to as much as 11.2%.

• Macro stress tests indicate that the GNPA  ratio of SCBs may increase to 9.8% by march 2022.