Context: The States and the Union Territories have rolled out the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 scheme to cover children and pregnant women who missed routine immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mission Indradhanush:

• Mission Indradhanush is a health mission of the Government of India.
• The scheme seeks to drive towards 90% full immunization coverage of India and sustain the same by year 2020.
• Vaccination is being provided against eight vaccine-preventable diseases nationally, i.e. Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Polio, Measles, severe form of Childhood Tuberculosis and Hepatitis B and meningitis & pneumonia caused by Haemophilus influenza type B; and against Rotavirus Diarrhea and Japanese Encephalitis in selected states and districts respectively.
• 201 districts will be covered in the first phase. Of these, 82 districts are in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh.

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/indradhanush-30-to-fill-gap-in-immunisation/article33918244.ece

ECONOMY

Govt. to review anti-dumping duty on Chinese steel products

Context:

• The Commerce Ministry’s investigation arm DGTR has initiated a probe to review the need for continuing imposition of anti-dumping duty on certain types of steel products imported from China following complaints from domestic industry.
• ISMT Ltd. and Jindal Saw Ltd. have filed an application before the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) for a sunset review of anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of seamless tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron, alloy or non-alloy steel from China.
• The applicants have alleged that dumping of these products from China has continued even after imposition of anti-dumping duty, and there has been a significant increase in the volume of imports.
• DGTR would review the need for continued imposition of the duties in force and examine whether the expiry of existing duties is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and impact the domestic industry.
• The duty on the product was first imposed in February 2017 and is set to expire on May 16 this year.

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/govt-to-review-anti-dumping-duty-on-chinese-steel-products/article33918133.ece

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