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The Department of Science & Technology (Ministry of Earth Sciences) has launched a unique scheme called Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI). The DST has already set up 3 such centres in the country, one each at IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi and BHU. It is planned to set up 5 SATHI Centres every year […]
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The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released a study on missing persons (especially on women and children) in India. The analysis was directed by the Supreme Court of India in 2019 to identify the areas prone to child and women trafficking. The data for the study has been taken from the annual Crime in
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The Indian Institute of Veterinary Research (IVRI) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) developed a new vaccine to control classical swine fever. This vaccine will help to protect rabbits as currently lapinized CSF (Classical Swine Fever) vaccines are manufactured from rabbits. This new vaccine will provide two years of immunization capacity, while the
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World Cancer Day, organized by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and celebrated each year on 4 February, is an opportunity to rally the international community to end the injustice of preventable suffering from cancer. This year’s theme for world cancer day is – I am and I will. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by CSIR-CFTRI with APEDA to set up a Liaison Office in Guwahati, Assam to provide technical support to the food industries in the North East region. It will benefit the farmers, producers and entrepreneurs. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Capacity building is another such area where APEDA is
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Finance Minister of India proposed to sell a part of its holding in largest insurer LIC via initial public offer (IPO). She also proposed to sell the government’s remaining stake in IDBI Bank. The government set a divestment target of Rs 2.1 lakh crore for FY21 compared with Rs 1.05 lakh crore target for the
The novel coronavirus has been declared a public health emergency in the United States. US citizens returning from the rest of mainland China in the two weeks prior will face a health screening at a select number of ports of entry. Those citizens also face up to two weeks of monitored self-quarantine to ensure they
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Union Government aims to achieve objective of Housing for All by 2022 under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Grameen (PMAY-G). A total of over one crore 50 lakh rural houses have been completed in the last five years. The eligible beneficiaries will get one crore 95 lakh houses in the second phase of the scheme.
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The Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation (TMVI) system received European CE mark. It is the world first transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) technology to gain commercial clearance. It addresses a critical need to eliminate mitral regurgitation when surgery or mitral repair is not an option in high-risk surgical patients. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 This therapy
The Indian Space Research Organisation is readying to launch low-cost satellite vehicles costing about Rs 30-35 crore each, which can put into orbit satellites weighing 500 kg. The first such launch from the country is expected to take place in the next four months. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 This capability will give ISRO a
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