According to the India TB report released by the Health Ministry, in 2020, there were 18.05 TB notifications, which was a fall of 24% from 2019 due to the disruptions caused by the pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Between January and February 2020, the notifications were on an upward trajectory, with 6% more cases […]
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Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Science & technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the new Advanced High Resolution Microscopy Facility at National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 He also Unveiled the 4 Star GRIHA Certification of Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB) Lab and Admin Building at Mohali in
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In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the movement to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) from India by 2025, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union minister for health and family welfare has been appointed chairman of the Stop TB Partnership Board. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Union Health Minister will serve a three year term, commencing July 2021,
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Union Health Minister recently launched the ‘CSIR Floriculture Mission’ through virtual mode in New Delhi on March 4, 2021 for implementation in 21 States/UTs wherein available knowledgebase in CSIR Institutes will be utilized and leveraged to help Indian farmers and industry re-position itself to meet the import requirements. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Floriculture, or
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Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare addressed the event on Restoring Cross Border Mobility by World Economic Forum’s Common Trust Network through Video Conference. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 As countries around the world work to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and restart their economies, they all face the challenge of how to reopen their
Union Health and Science and Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched CuRED, a website that gives comprehensive info about the numerous COVID-19 clinical trials that the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) is engaged in partnership with industry, other government departments and ministries. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points CuRED is a website that
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Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Harsh Vardhan has inaugurated the “DBT-BIRAC Clean Tech Demo Park” at Barapullah drain site, near Sundial Park, Sarai Kale Khan, New Delhi in a virtual event. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The DBT-BIRAC Clean Tech Demo Park will be used to demonstrate innovative Waste-to-Value technologies with support
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Recently the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare informed Rajya Sabha about the status of HIV/AIDS Patients in India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points As per the latest HIV estimates report (2019) of the Government, India is estimated to have around 23.49 lakh people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in 2019. The HIV epidemic
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has notified new sets of specified health warnings for all tobacco product packs by making an amendment in the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008 vide GSR 458 (E) dated 21st July, 2020 “The Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and
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The Union Health Ministry has warned against the use of N95 masks with valved respirators, which is basically the raised plastic disk that is embedded in the fibre. In May, the San Francisco Department of Public Health had warned of the inappropriate usage of N95 masks. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points N95 masks are
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