International Tea Day is celebrated on December 15 in India and other tea-growing nations- Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Uganda and Tanzania.
The Parliament passed the Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021 to extend the term of Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director to a maximum of 5 years.
Serum Institute of India's CEO Adar Poonawalla said that they are working towards developing a vaccine booster shot that is more effective against the new Omicron COVID variant.