Daily News Monitor: 2 March 2021

HEADLINES:

1. Oil India, Engineers India and Assam govt to pick up BPCL stake in Numaligarh refinery for Rs 9,876 crore

2. PM Modi kicks off third phase of vaccination, takes first jab of Covaxin

3. European Union drug regulator audits manufacturing site of Serum Institute

4. SMEs in western countries turn to India for virtual staffing; no H1-B required

5. Adani group mulls alternative plan to invest in Colombo port

6. State tourism boards unveil campaigns to woo well-heeled domestic travellers

7. ;Make in India' campaign epitomises challenges facing US-India trade relationship: USTR Report

8. India repatriates over 6 million under Vande Bharat Mission: Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri

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