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In his Independence Day address on August 15th, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that every Indian will have a digital health identity.

Unveiling the National Digital Health Mission on the eve of the 74th Independence Day, Prime Minister Modi said that this ID will be similar to the passbook of a bank account.

He also informed that the nation is getting ready to immunise its citizens with three indigenously-developed Covid-19 vaccine.

India’s Covid-19 tally increased to 25,89,682 with a single-day spike of 63,490 cases, while the total number of recoveries rose to 18,62,258 pushing the recovery rate to 71.91 per cent as of August 16th.

Mahindra Singh Dhoni announced his retirement from International cricket on Instagram. This was followed by his team-mate Suresh Raina’s announcment of his retirement from International cricket as well.

Will there be more surprises in the Indian sporting arena? Is India moving closer towards a permanent solution towards to the Covid-19 pandemic? Tune in next week to know more.