National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on 21 May every year in India to raise awareness about the anti-social act of terrorism and its impact on human suffering and lives. The day marks the death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, the Former Prime Minister of India. The day also aims to spread the message of peace and […]
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A magnetic nanoparticle-based RNA extraction kit for use during testing for detection of COVID-19 named “Agappe Chitra Magna” has launched by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST). The RNA extraction kit was developed by SCTIMST along with Agappe Diagnostics Ltd, an in vitro diagnostics manufacturing company based in Cochin. Agappe Chitra
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Defence Ministry approved the procurement of 26 defence items only from local suppliers to boost the “Make in India” initiative. Centre has issued Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order 2017 to promote the manufacturing and production of goods and services in India. MoD has notified 127 items where purchase preference is given to
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Central government has launched a scheme for solarisation of Konark Sun Temple and Konark town in Odisha. Under the scheme, the Centre aims to set up the 10-MW grid-connected solar project and various solar off-grid applications such as solar drinking water kiosks, solar trees, and off-grid solar power plants with battery storage. It will be
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Central Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has been elected as the chairman of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Executive Board. He will assume the charge on 22 May 2020. He will succeed Dr. Hiroki Nakatani of Japan, who is the current Chairman of the WHO Executive Board. The proposal to appoint India’s nominee to the executive
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The number of people benefited from the ‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme has crossed the one crore-mark. In September 2018, Modi had launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-Ayushman Bharat. It has been termed as the biggest government-sponsored healthcare scheme in the world. The mission is popularly known as Modicare. The flagship health insurance programme of GoI
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The Cabinet has approved the “Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana – A scheme to bring about Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of fisheries sector in India” with highest ever investment of Rs. 20050 crores in fisheries sector comprising of Central share of Rs. 9407 crore, State share of Rs 4880 crore and Beneficiaries
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Union Cabinet has given its approval to the following for the welfare of and to enable old age income security for Senior Citizens: As per the approval, the scheme is extended up to 31 March 2023 for a further period of three years beyond 31 March 2020. It also allowed initially an assured rate of
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World Bee day is observed on 20 May every year to strengthen measures to protect bees and other pollinators. The day aims to spread awareness about the significance of pollinators like bees, butterflies, bats, and sparrows. The theme for 2020 World Bee Day is “Save the Bees”. The theme aims to stress the protection of
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Centre has decided to implement three important recommendations of the Shekatkar Committee of Experts (CoE) headed by the Chairmanship of Lt General D B Shekatkar (Retd). The recommendations are related to border Infrastructure like speeding up road construction, leading to socio-economic development in the border areas. GoI has implemented the recommendation of CoE to outsource
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