Morning Digest | Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks to PM Modi on G20, peace formula; MGNREGA attendance to be made digital from January 1, and more

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COVID-19 | Mock drill across States, UTs on December 27 to ensure readiness of health facilities

A drill will be held on December 27 across a number of health facilities in several States and Union territories to ensure their readiness to deal with any eventuality related to COVID-19, following an advisory by the Centre. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday to take stock of the drill to be conducted there.

Centre makes digitally capturing MGNREGA attendance universal from January 1

Digitally capturing the attendance of workers employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGREGS) has been made universal by the Centre from January 1, 2023. The Union government, arguing for transparency and accountability in May 2021, had started a pilot project to capture attendance via a mobile application, the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS). 

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks to PM Modi about G20, thanks India for aid and UN support

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, to discuss India’s ongoing G-20 Presidency, and asked for support for his “10-point Peace Plan”. The call marked the fourth telephone conversation between the two leaders this year and came days after Mr. Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington, his first trip abroad since the war in Ukraine began in February. Apart from discussing the G20, Mr. Zelenskyy thanked India for its help during the war. 

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