Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
covid-19 front has brightened in recent days. Government data shows that infections peaked in September. The Centre expects them to get snuffed out by February, more or less, if we sustain safety protocols.
Above all, India has the outline of a plan for a mass vaccination drive. This could be the great big sigh of relief we have all awaited with bated breath.
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi indicated that a digital health card programme, initiated by the Centre under the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) announced on 15 August, would be deployed to ensure the rapid immunization of Indians.
At first glance, twinning the two exercises makes eminent sense. A vaccination project would require not just logistical mobilization on a.