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India’s first CRISPR Covid-19 test approved for use in India

India’s first CRISPR Covid-19 test approved for use in India

The Tata CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) test, powered by CSIR-IGIB (Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology) FELUDA, received regulatory approvals today from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for commercial launch, as per ICMR guidelines, meeting high quality benchmarks with 96% sensitivity and 98% specificity for detecting the novel coronavirus. Daily […]

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Rajya Sabha passed Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (2nd Amendment) Bill

Rajya Sabha passed Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (2nd Amendment) Bill

Rajya Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (2nd Amendment) Bill, thereby temporarily suspending initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The Bill seeks to temporarily suspend initiation of the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) under the Code. When a default occurs,

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Lok Sabha passed taxation bill to provide reliefs for taxpayers

Lok Sabha passed taxation bill to provide reliefs for taxpayers

Lok Sabha passed a taxation bill that seeks to provide various reliefs in terms of compliance requirements for taxpayers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The reliefs include extending deadlines for filing returns and for linking PAN and Aadhaar. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Bill,

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Amendment of Companies Act to promote ease of doing business

Amendment of Companies Act to promote ease of doing business

The Lok Sabha passed the Companies Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which decriminalises a number of technical and filing-related corporate offences. It also allows direct listing of Indian companies on foreign stock exchanges and revokes the criminal provisions added to the Companies Act for violations of provisions of corporate social responsibility rules. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited get BIS Certification for all its products

Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited get BIS Certification for all its products

Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL), a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has been granted Bureau of Indian Standards – BIS certification for all its products. HOCL has been a pioneer in the manufacturing of Chemicals since its inception and quality is its motto since then. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The

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