Vaccine Passport Programme: Covishield, manufactured by Serum Institute of India, is not among the vaccines which have been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its “vaccine passport” programme that allows free movement of people in and out of Europe. The EMA list only includes four vaccines now Vaxzevria (Oxford-AstraZeneca), Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech), Spikevax (Moderna) […]
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World’s 100 Best Medical Colleges For The Year 2021
World’s 100 Best Medical Colleges For The Year 2021: Six medical colleges from India have found a place in the list of the World’s 100 best medical colleges for the year 2021, in a ranking released by CEO World Magazine. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi has bagged 23rd position, while […]
Baihetan Dam: World’s Second Biggest Hydropower Dam
Baihetan Dam: World’s Second Biggest Hydropower Dam: China has put into operation the Baihetan Dam, world’s Second Biggest Hydropower Dam. The Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydropower dam in the world and is also along China’s Yangtze River. It began operations in 2003. It is on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze […]
Exercise Sea Breeze
Exercise Sea Breeze: Ukraine and the United States launched joint naval Exercise ‘Sea Breeze’ in the Black Sea in a show of Western cooperation with Ukraine as it faces off with Russia. The drills come just days after the British Royal Navy’s HMS Defender passed near Russian-annexed Crimea in the Black Sea. The exercise Sea […]
Relief Package : Corona 2nd Wave
Relief Package : Corona: Union Finance Minister announced a slew of measures to provide relief to diverse sectors affected by the 2nd wave of COVID-19 pandemic. She announced a relief package of Rs 6,28,993 crore to support Indian economy in fight against COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 17 measures amounting to Rs. 6,28,993 crore were […]
Agni-P (Prime) Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile
Agni-P (Prime): A new-generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Agni-P (Prime) was successfully test-fired by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam island, Balasore, off the coast of Odisha. The ‘Agni Prime’ is the advanced version of the ‘Agni-1’ missile. The ‘Agni Prime’ is a short-range ballistic missile that will have […]
Rock Phosphate in DAP And NPK Fertilisers.
Rock Phosphate, The Key Raw Material Of DAP And NPK Fertilisers.: In order to improve the availability of phosphatic fertilisers (DAP and NPK) and to reduce the dependence on imports, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers chaired a meeting. Government ready with Action Plan to make India Aatmanirbhar in Rock Phosphate, the key raw […]
PV Narasimha Rao 100th Birth Anniversary
PV Narasimha Rao: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to former Prime Minister, Shri PV Narasimha Rao Ji on his 100th birth anniversary. Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (1921 –2004) was a politician who served as the 9th Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1996. He also became the Chief minister of […]
Attorney General term extended
Attorney General:: The central government has extended the term of K.K. Venugopal as Attorney General (AG) for one more year. This is the second time the Centre has extended his tenure. Venugopal received his first extension of term in 2020. Venugopal was appointed the 15th AG of India in 2017. He succeeded Mukul Rohatgi who […]
National Statistics Day 2021
National Statistics Day: Every year, the Statistics Day is celebrated on 29th June, the birth anniversary of Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, to recognise his invaluable contribution in establishing the National Statistical System. Aim: To popularise the use of statistics in everyday life and sensitise the public as to how statistics help in shaping and framing […]
