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Yearender 2021: A quick relook, in numbers

Updated On: 22 December, 2021 04:17 PM IST |

Sometimes statistics speak louder than words. From registering the highest-ever Covid-19 infections in any country to hitting a milestone of administering a billion vaccine doses, from recording the highest medal tally at the Olympics to carrying out one the largest drug seizures in the world to date, here’s a look-back at the year that was for India, in numbers

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Sometimes statistics speak louder than words. From registering the highest-ever Covid-19 infections in any country to hitting a milestone of administering a billion vaccine doses, from recording the highest medal tally at the Olympics to carrying out one the largest drug seizures in the world to date, here’s a look-back at the year that was for India, in numbers

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Sometimes statistics speak louder than words. From registering the highest-ever Covid-19 infections in any country to hitting a milestone of administering a billion vaccine doses, from recording the highest medal tally at the Olympics to carrying out one the largest drug seizures in the world to date, here’s a look-back at the year that was for India, in numbers
<p>India`s Covid-19 vaccination drive, kick-started in Jan 2021, is the world`s largest&nbsp;</p>

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India`s Covid-19 vaccination drive, kick-started in Jan 2021, is the world`s largest 

<p>On February 7, a portion of a &lsquo;hanging glacier&rsquo; on the slopes of Nanda Devi broke off and triggered flash floods in Uttarakhand</p>

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On February 7, a portion of a ‘hanging glacier’ on the slopes of Nanda Devi broke off and triggered flash floods in Uttarakhand

<p>Maharashtra saw a 400 per cent jump in Covid-19 cases from February to March</p>

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Maharashtra saw a 400 per cent jump in Covid-19 cases from February to March

<p>The death toll in Sukma-Bijapur attack was the worst for the Indian security forces since 2017</p>

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The death toll in Sukma-Bijapur attack was the worst for the Indian security forces since 2017

<p>Later, hundreds of decomposed bodies were found floating in the river Ganga or buried in the sand of its banks in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar</p>

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Later, hundreds of decomposed bodies were found floating in the river Ganga or buried in the sand of its banks in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

<p>The rise in reserves was on account of an increase in foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves</p>

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The rise in reserves was on account of an increase in foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves

<p>In the Cabinet reshuffle, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and his deputy, Ashwini Choubey, were sacked along with 10 other senior ministers</p>

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In the Cabinet reshuffle, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and his deputy, Ashwini Choubey, were sacked along with 10 other senior ministers

<p>India finished in the top 50 at Tokyo Olympics 2020, its best in four decades</p>

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India finished in the top 50 at Tokyo Olympics 2020, its best in four decades

<p>Punjab has the highest share of Dalits, or Scheduled Castes (SC), in its population</p>

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Punjab has the highest share of Dalits, or Scheduled Castes (SC), in its population

<p>Within a fortnight of scripting history, India`s first homegrown vaccine, Covaxin, too won WHO`s emergency use listing</p>

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Within a fortnight of scripting history, India`s first homegrown vaccine, Covaxin, too won WHO`s emergency use listing

<p>PayTM had done India`s biggest Initial Public Offering worth Rs 18,300 crore</p>

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PayTM had done India`s biggest Initial Public Offering worth Rs 18,300 crore

<p>On December 19, the Nagaland Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution demanding the repeal of AFSPA</p>

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On December 19, the Nagaland Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution demanding the repeal of AFSPA

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