Current Affairs July 2020

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CCI approves acquisition by Aceso in Health Care Global Enterprises Limited

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition by Aceso Company Pte. Ltd. (Aceso) in HealthCare Global Enterprises Limited (HCG), under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Proposed Combination relates to an acquisition of upto 58.92% stake in HCG by Aceso by way of Subscription to equity […]

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Military to put in invalid pension even if less than 10 years of service

Military to put in invalid pension even if less than 10 years of service

Government of India has decided to allow Invalid Pension to Armed Forces Personnel with less than ten years of qualifying service. Invalid pension is granted to the Armed Forces Personnel who is invalided out of service on account of disability which is accepted as Neither Attributable to Nor aggravated (NANA) by Military Service. Daily Current

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DCGI gives market approval for Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine

DCGI gives market approval for Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine

Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has given market approval to the first fully indigenously developed Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine. This vaccine has been developed by M/s. Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd, Pune. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Serum Institute first obtained the approval of DCGI to conduct Phase I, Phase II and

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75th Anniversary of United Nations

75th Anniversary of United Nations

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give a keynote address virtually at the valedictory session of the High-level Segment of the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) on July 17 in New York. The session will be on the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 United Nations’ Economic

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Panel suggests govt pay companies for processed non-personal data

Panel suggests govt pay companies for processed non-personal data

A panel that is looking into the regulation of anonymized data has suggested that the government may have to pay a ‘fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory’ remuneration for certain non-personal data that it requests from companies. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The government committee, which submitted its report has classified non-personal data into three main

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President Trump administration reverses course on barring many foreign students

President Trump administration reverses course on barring many foreign students

US president Donald Trump administration has abandoned a plan that would have forced out tens of thousands of foreign students following widespread condemnation of the move and pressure from colleges and major businesses in a stunning reversal of policy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points U.S. officials announced last week that international students at schools

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Zydus begins human trials for potential coronavirus vaccine

Zydus begins human trials for potential coronavirus vaccine

Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus has started human studies for its potential COVID-19 vaccine, as coronavirus infections continue to surge in the world’s third worst-hit nation. In the human trials, Zydus will enrol over 1,000 subjects across multiple clinical study sites in India. ZyCoV-D, its plasmid DNA vaccine, was found to be safe, immunogenic and well-tolerated

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