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1st country to identify need for action for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

India has become the first country in the world to identify the need for action for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launched the operational guidelines for integration of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with the National Programme for Prevention & Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and […]

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After oils, FSSAI caps transfats in foods

The FSSAI has amended its rules to put a cap on trans fatty acids (TFAs) in food products just weeks after it tightened the norms for oils and fats. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Food products in which edible oils and fats are used as an ingredient shall not contain industrial trans-fatty acids more than

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Pulse Polio Programme for 2021

The countrywide Pulse Polio Programme for 2021 has began. President Ram Nath Kovind launched the programme on the eve of the Polio National Immunization Day by administering polio drops to children less than five years old at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The drops were administered to children on the eve of the

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Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health System

The Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health System, a cross-sector initiative to develop a citizens’ roadmap to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) in India over a period of ten years, was launched online. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It was a first-of-its-kind participatory, countrywide initiative, in collaboration with world’s leading health journal The

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Kerala detects rare malaria-causing parasite in soldier

Kerala has reported a rare species of the plasmodium parasite that causes malaria in people. Kerala ‘Plasmodium ovale’ has been detected in the state during the hospitalisation of a soldier, who had recently returned to Kannur from Sudan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Malaria is caused by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito,

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India’s ‘Fitness Ka Dose Aadha Ghanta Roz’ campaign

The clarion call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to all Indians of Fitness Ka Dose, Aadha Ghanta Roz has received praise from the World Health Organisation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The campaign was launched as part of the nation-wide Fit India Movement by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Kiren Rijiju

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Mumbai offers Highest Quality of Life

IIT-Bombay researchers have come up with an urban quality of life index tailored to the reality of life in India. And, for the first time, they have factored in gender parity. Chennai, it turns out, is the most women-friendly and Patna the least. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Overall, Mumbai tops the list of

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Honey marketed by prominent Indian brands failed a key test of purity

Honey marketed by prominent brands failed a key test of purity, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has claimed, citing an investigation it conducted on various brands of Indian honey. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Current regulations specify around 18 parameters that honey must comply with for producers to label it ‘pure honey’.

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AYUSH Day Care Therapy Centres for Central Government employees

Ministry of Health and Family welfare has approved the proposal of Day Care Therapy Center facility under Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy systems for central government employees and pensioners. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Private Day Care Therapy centers of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy will be empanelled under Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) shortly, in

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a severe type of muscle weakness that usually begins at an early age and worsens quickly, may soon have a new strategy of treatment through genetic regulation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe type of muscular dystrophy that primarily affects boys. Females with a single

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