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Cover Story Sankalp years
Shakti of

VACCINE MAITRI

Vaccine Maitri: Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah, Sarve Japan, and Australia as well as now with Russia.
Santu Niramaya. Vaccination against Corona
Non-permanent membership of the Security
started with this basic mantra and when India
Council for the eighth time: India was elected as
invented two vaccines, the country also supported
a non-permanent member of the United Nations
the world.
Security Council for the eighth time.
Quad: India is an important strategic partner of
Passport: 9.98 crore passports were issued in nine
the Quad grouping along with the US, Japan, and
years. Passport Seva Kendras numbers increased
Australia. This partnership is very important from
for ease of passport services. The number was
the strategic point of view of the Asia and Pacific
increased from 153 in 2014 to 523. In 2014 it used to
region.
take an average of 16 days to issue a passport, now
2+2 dialogue: 2+2 dialogue started with the US, it is 6 days.

INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY COALITION FOR DISASTER
RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE

India's ancient, rich (CDRI)
tradition of Yoga brought
global recognition and the More than $5 crore
world accepted June 21 as
40 fund has been
International Yoga Day.
announced, this has
countries became
boosted interest
part of CDRI in less in developing
INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE than 4 years. countries.

The CDRI was launched on September 23,
2019, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during
the United Nations Climate Action Summit
in New York. This is the second major global
initiative launched by the Government of
India to demonstrate India's leadership role in
addressing climate change issues.
International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an initiative
launched to meet the special energy needs of
solar resource-rich countries. Its leadership is in the
hands of India and France. The headquarters of this
international organization is in India. It has become an
organization of 114 countries. ISA's mission is to invest $1
trillion in the solar energy sector by 2030.

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