The Democratic Republic of Congo declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that infected 12 people in the eastern province of North Kivu and killed six of them. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The outbreak was contained using Merck’s Ebola vaccine, which was given to more than 1,600 of the patients’ contacts and contacts of […]
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Since the Covid-19 inoculation exercise commenced for the 18-44 age group, finding an available slot at a vaccine center has become a challenge, especially given that it is mandatory for this age group to make an appointment on the CoWin app. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 With an aim to resolve this, the National Health
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A malaria vaccine candidate has shown promise in phase 2b clinical trials, with high efficacy at 77%. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The new vaccine candidate, called R21/Matrix M, is a modified version of RTS, S — another candidate against malaria that has been in development for more than 30 years by Walter Reed Institute
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has issued detailed operational scheme guidelines and has launched an online portal for ‘Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 As a part of Prime Minister’s announcement of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Government of India has approved a new Central Sector Scheme
Imports of COVID-19 relief material, including vaccines, medical oxygen and Remdesivir vials have waived off IGST. The exemption has been granted till 30th June for the free distribution of these medical supplies. Earlier the Centre had waived the import duty & health cess on such medical supplies. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 IGST meaning Integrated
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Former Union Minister and Former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Jagmohan passed away in New Delhi at the age of 94. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Jagmohan Malhotra (1927 — 2021), known by the mononym Jagmohan, was a former Indian civil servant and politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. During his stint as vice-chairman
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs and Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Governor for India Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the Governor’s Seminar on “Cooperation for a Resilient Future”, held as part of ADB’s annual meeting 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Other participants included Japan, Georgia, China, Philippines and Netherlands. The virtual seminar was
Paradip is the latest port to be opened up for rice shipments after the deepwater port in Kakinada. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In a major boost to India’s rice exports potential especially from the eastern region, a consignment has been officially flagged off today from the Paradip International Cargo Terminal (PICT), Odisha to Vietnam.
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Renowned sitar player Debu Chaudhuri passed away. Pandit Devabrata (Debu) Chaudhuri (1935 – 2021) was an Indian sitarist and teacher. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 He is considered one of the greatest sitar player of the era with Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ravi Shankar and Nikhil Banerjee. He is regarded as one of the leading proponents
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Astrophysicists using the Gemini telescope have spotted the first blow-away galaxy, in which the hydrogen clouds have been stripped off exposing high-energy light. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This finding could give a clue to solving the puzzle of the reionisation of the universe. The galaxy, named Pox 186, is so small that it could
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