Daily News Monitor: 22 December 2020

HEADLINES:

1. Indo-Japan Samwad Conference: PM Modi says discussions on global growth cannot happen among few, table must be bigger

2. Government aims to double farm mechanisation in next 10 years

3. Centralised investment clearance cell by April 15

4. New Covid strain: India suspends all flights originating from the UK till December 31

5. India govt opens bids to sell majority stake in Shipping Corp of India

6. Dailyhunt parent becomes a unicorn with $100 million funding round

7. Karnataka govt launches affidavit-based approval system for ease of doing business

8. India must begin talks on indemnities for Covid-vaccine makers, EU’s AstraZeneca deal offers a template

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