First Human Case Of H10N3 Bird Flu: The First Human case of H10N3 bird flu was reported in the eastern province of Jiangsu in China. A 41-year-old man has become the first human case of infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu. He was diagnosed with the H10N3 avian influenza virus on May […]
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Space Agreement With NASA : New Zealand
Space Agreement With NASA: Newzealand: New Zealand has become the latest country to sign “space agreement with NASA” with the objective of boosting nascent space industry of New Zealand. New Zealand is the eleventh signatory to Artemis Accords. Artemis Accords is a blueprint for space cooperation and supporting NASA’s plan to return humans to […]
Asia Pacific Public Sector Cyber Security Executive Council : Microsoft
Asia Pacific Public Sector Cyber Security Executive Council: MICROSOFT: Microsoft has launched the first-ever “Asia Pacific Public Sector Cyber Security Executive Council”. It was launched with the aim of building a strong communications channel to address cyber threats and to share best practices among participating countries. Cybersecurity Council comprises policy makers and influencers from […]
BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting 2021
BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting: BRICS foreign ministers meeting held virtually on June 1, 2021. During the minister’s meet, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted significant principles which were guiding BRICS. He also referred to international law and the UN Charter which recognizes sovereign equality of all states and respects territorial integrity. According to him, […]
World Milk Day 2021
World Milk Day: Every year, the first day of June is observed as World Milk Day. On this occasion, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying announced the launch of the Gopal Ratna Awards and integration of the e-Gopala App with the UMANG platform. UMANG Platform: Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG) […]
State Of Finance For Nature Report 2021
State Of Finance For Nature Report: The UN report, titled State of Finance for Nature, analyzes the investment flow in nature-based solutions (NbS) and identifies the future investment needed to meet the climate change, biodiversity and land degradation targets (set in three Rio Conventions). The report was jointly produced by the United Nations Environment […]
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) : Scope Expansion
Government e-Marketplace (GeM): Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs Piyush Goyal called upon Government e-Marketplace (GeM), public procurement portal to expand its scope and include more participants in GeM portal for public procurement of both Products & Services. GeM is an online marketplace that was launched in 2016. Objective: To ensure that public […]
One Nation One Standard Mission Of BIS
One Nation One Standard” Mission Of BIS: RDSO (Research Design & Standards Organization) of Indian Railways has become the FIRST Institution to be declared SDO under “One Nation One Standard” mission of BIS ( Bureau of Indian Standards) which is an Institution under Department of Consumer Affairs. To attain “ Nation One Standard” vision […]
Dr. K.P. Krishnan Committee
Dr. K.P. Krishnan Headed Expert Committee: Dr. K.P. Krishnan headed the expert committee on the Variable Capital Company has submitted its report on the feasibility of Variable Capital Companies in the International Financial Services Centres in India to the Chairperson of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), Shri. Injeti Srinivas. The IFSCA set […]
Central Government Health Scheme
Central Government Health Scheme: Union Minister of Health launched the revamped Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and the Umbrella schemes of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) and Health Minister’s Discretionary Grant (HMDG) on National Health Authority (NHA)’s IT platform for providing cashless, paperless and citizen-centric services. Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS): The CGHS is a […]
