WHO BioHub Initiative: The World Health Organization (WHO) and Switzerland have launched a BioHub facility that will allow pathogens sharing between laboratories and facilitate “analysis and preparedness” against them. The facility will help in the safe reception, sequencing, storage and preparation of biological materials for distribution to other laboratories, so as to facilitate global preparedness […]
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Vesak Celebration : Buddha Purnima
Vesak Celebration: The Prime Minister addressed “Virtual Vesak Global Celebrations” on Buddha Purnima. The event is being organized by the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) and will witness the participation of all the supreme heads of the Buddhist Sanghas from around the world. Buddha Purnima: It is celebrated to […]
One Stop Centres for Gender-Based Violence
One-Stop Centres: The Ministry of Women and Child Development will set up One Stop Centres (OSCs) across 10 countries to provide assistance to Indian women who are survivors of gender-based violence. The missions where the OSCs will come up are Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Jeddah and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Australia, Canada and Singapore. […]
How is a CBI Director Appointed?
Subodh Kumar Jaiswal: New Director Of The CBI: The Central Government has appointed ‘Subodh Kumar Jaiswal’ as a new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Director of the CBI is appointed as per section 4A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act of 1946. The CBI was set up in 1963 by […]
What is a Supermoon?
Supermoon: The Moon will have the nearest approach to Earth on May 26, and therefore will appear to be the closest and largest Full Moon or “supermoon” of 2021. This celestial event coincides with this year’s only total lunar eclipse, the first since January 2019. Significantly, a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse have not […]
Institute Of Cost Accountants Of India (ICoAl) And Institute Of Company Secretaries Of India (ICSI)
Institute Of Cost Accountants Of India (ICoAl) And Institute Of Company Secretaries Of India (ICSI): The Union Cabinet has granted ex-post facto approval to the MoUs entered into by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICoAl) and Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) with various Foreign Countries/Organisations. The Institute of Cost Accountants of […]
Hate speech In The IPC
Hate speech : The IPC: A panel constituted by the Union Home Ministry to suggest reforms to the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) is likely to propose a separate Section on “offenses relating to speech and expression.” As there is no clear definition of what constitutes a “hate speech” in the IPC, the Committee for […]
Protected Planet Report 2020
Protected Planet Report 2020: The report, titled Protected Planet Report 2020, underlined the progress the world has made toward the ambitious goals agreed by countries in 2010 at the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. The reports are released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the International Union […]
India – Israel Agreement On Agriculture Cooperation
India – Israel Agreement On Agriculture Cooperation: India and Israel have signed “a three-year work program agreement” for development in agriculture cooperation. The programme aims to grow existing Centres of Excellence, establish new centers, increase CoE’s value chain, bring the Centres of Excellence into the self-sufficient mode, and encourage private sector companies and collaboration. Both […]
MCA 21 Version 3.0: Digital Corporate Compliance Portal
MCA 21 Version 3.0: Digital Corporate Compliance Portal: The government launched the first phase of the latest update to its digital corporate compliance portal, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) 21 Version 3.0. It will help in improving the Ease of Doing Business in India. India ranked 63rd out of 190 countries in Ease Doing Business […]
