India will deploy its vast election machinery to deliver 60 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable people in the next six to eight months through conventional cold chain systems, the expert leading the initiative said on Friday.

The government has lined up cold storage facilities with temperatures between 2 to 8 degrees Celsius (36 to 48°F), said VK Paul, who heads the group of experts on vaccine administration for COVID-19 that advises India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the global climate summit on Saturday on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, said Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Environment here on Friday.

Tomorrow, the Paris Climate Agreement would complete five years. The United Kingdom has called for a global climate summit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi would also be taking part in the meeting, Javadekar said.

2020 has been a tough year for citizens across the globe. With millions losing lives since the time the coronavirus pandemic hit the human race, any help in terms of donation of PPE kits, government-approved injections or medications have been welcomed by authorities that are working day and night to bring down the count of infected people.

Amid the efforts by one and all, actor Shah Rukh Khan, who is known to have extended a helping hand in this difficult time of COVID-19 pandemic (he earlier donated 2,000 PPE kits to COVID-19 frontline health workers in Chhattisgarh) and for various causes in the past too, donated 500 Remdesivir injections for COVID-19 patients in Delhi.

With the global race for coronavirus vaccine progressing significantly, a panel of experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday recommended emergency approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

The FDA's vaccine advisory panel, composed of independent scientific experts, infectious disease doctors and statisticians, voted 17 to 4, with one member, in favour of emergency authorisation for people aged 16 years or older, reported The New York Times.

30-year-old Russian YouTuber Stas Reeflay pulled a mean prank on his girlfriend Valentina Grigoryeva during one of his live streams, which went wrong. Reeflay locked her out in the balcony in the freezing cold. Unable to bear the cold, Valentina was declared dead during the live stream.

According to a report on Zee News Hindi, Stas took up the challenge after a user offered him USD 1300. Valentina, who was carrying Stas' child in her belly, died freezing in the cold on the balcony. The pregnant girlfriend was knocking the door to let her in, while in a bikini.

Gold price today fell to Rs 52,420 from Rs 53,190 per 10 gm, while silver price was trending at Rs 63,400 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery price vary across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making changes.

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 69.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.58 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Friday, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 69,496,859 and 1,580,727, respectively.

Union Minister for Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that India was a destination with huge potential for attractive investments and urged people to invest in MSMEs in the country.

While speaking at the virtual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Conference, Gadkari added that with the world moving production away from dealings in China, India was the next best alternative.

India is the biggest buyer of COVID-19 vaccines in the world, with an advance purchase made of 1.6 billion does. The caveat is that it would cover only 59 per cent of the country's population, says a study by a private research university in the United States.

The study by the Duke University shows a massive gap in the vaccine purchases made by rich nations and developing countries through these trends.

The West Bengal Police on Thursday said that the situation is peaceful in the state, and the BJP national President JP Nadda reached safely at the venue in Diamond Harbour. It also stated that the matter is being investigated.

Shri JP Nadda, National President, BJP reached safely at the venue, Diamond Harbour, South 24 Pgs. Nothing happened to his convoy. Few bystanders at Debipur, Falta PS, Diamond Harbour PD, sporadically and suddenly threw stones towards vehicles trailing long behind his convoy, WB Police tweeted.

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