International Finance Corporation: The Medical Education and Drugs Department (MEDD) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) have joined forces to prioritise health care projects with emphasis on Medical Education under the public-private partnership (PPP) model in Maharashtra. IFC will be the transaction advisor for the PPPs to develop super-specialty hospitals and medical education facilities across the […]
World Immunization Week 2022
World Immunization Week 2022: World Immunization Week 2022 was celebrated from 24th to 30th April 2022. The theme of 2022 is Long Life for All and it aims to unify people around the idea that vaccines make it possible for us to follow our dreams, protect our loved ones and live a long, healthy life. […]
Fasal Bima Pathshala
Fasal Bima Pathshala: Government of India will conduct ‘Fasal Bima Pathshala’ under ‘Kisan Bhagidari Prathmikta Campaign’ during the period from 25th April to 1st May 2022 as a Jan Bhagidari movement under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar will chair the National level special programme on […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 27th April 2022
Today Current Affairs: 27th April 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020
Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020: Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 has been amended based on the approvals accorded by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in respect of the following: Going forward all modernisation requirements of the Defence Services and Indian Coast Guard are to be indigenously sourced irrespective of the nature of procurement. Import of defence […]
Governor’s Powers To Appoint VCs Of State Universities
Governor’s Powers To Appoint VCs Of State Universities: Tamil Nadu has passed two Bills proposing to take away the Governor’s powers to appoint VCs of state universities. Highlights of the Bill: The Bills stress that “every appointment of the Vice-Chancellor shall be made by the Government from out of a panel of three names” recommended […]
Pratapsingh Rane : Lifetime Status Of The Rank Of Cabinet Minister
Pratapsingh Rane : Lifetime Status Of The Rank Of Cabinet Minister The BJP govt had honoured the veteran Congress leader – Pratapsingh Rane – for his 50 years as MLA by providing the “lifetime status of the rank of Cabinet minister”. Pratapsingh Rane is a six-time Chief Minister of Goa and a legislator for a […]
Military Spending : Data
Military Spending : Data According to the latest data published by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), world military spending continued to grow in 2021, reaching an all-time high of USD 2.1 trillion despite the economic fallout of the pandemic. As a result of a sharp economic recovery in 2021, the global military burden—world military […]
Emmanuel Macron : French President
Emmanuel Macron : French President French President Emmanuel Macron comfortably won re-election to a second term by defeating Marine Le Pen in French election. In the midst of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the result offered the European Union the reassurance of stable leadership in the bloc’s only nuclear-armed power and was immediately hailed by France’s […]
Self-Amplifying mRNA Vaccine
Self-Amplifying mRNA Vaccine: A self-amplifying mRNA vaccine — one in which the delivered RNA multiplies inside the body — has shown promising results against Covid-19 in ongoing phase 1/2/3 trials. The vaccine, ARCT-154, has been developed by Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, based in San Diego, California, and its trials are in progress in Vietnam. An mRNA […]
