WHO Pre-qualification, Or Emergency Use Listing (EUL): A WHO pre-qualification, or Emergency Use Listing (EUL), is necessary for a vaccine company to supply vaccines to global facilities such as COVAX or international procurement. So far, eight vaccines have got an EUL from the WHO. WHO will also take a decision on including Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin […]
Category: Current Affairs
Himalayan Yak : IUCN Status
Himalayan Yaks: The National Research Centre on Yak (NRCY) at Dirang in West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, has tied up with the National Insurance Company Ltd. for insuring their livestock. The insurance policy would shield the yak owners against the risks posed by weather calamities, diseases, in-transit mishaps, surgical operations and strikes or riots. According […]
India Industrial Land Bank (IILB)
India Industrial Land Bank (IILB): It is a GIS-based portal with all industrial infrastructure-related information such as connectivity, infra, natural resources and terrain, plot-level information on vacant plots, line of activity, and contact details. It acts as a one-stop repository of all industrial infrastructure-related information. It serves as a decision support system for investors scouting […]
India’s Covid-19 Emergency Response Package: Phase II
India’s Covid-19 Emergency Response Package: Phase II: The Union Cabinet has approved a new scheme ‘India COVID-19 Emergency Response & Health System Preparedness Package: Phase-II’ amounting to Rs. 23,123 crore for FY 2021-22. The Phase-II of the Package has Central Sector (CS) and Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) components. Under the Central Sector components: National Centre […]
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund: The Union Cabinet gave its approval to the various modifications in Central Sector Scheme of Financing Facility under ‘Agriculture Infrastructure Fund’. Eligibility has now been extended to State Agencies/APMCs, National & State Federations of Cooperatives, Federations of Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs) and Federations of Self Help Groups (SHGs). For APMCs, interest subvention […]
Authorised Economic Operators Programme:
Authorised Economic Operators Programme: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has inaugurated the online filing of Authorised Economic Operators (AEO). The new version (V 2.0) of the web application is designed to ensure continuous real-time and digital monitoring of physically filed applications for timely intervention and expedience. Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme: […]
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft : Findings
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft: Findings: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has made the following discoveries in the moons of Saturn by flying through their plumes: Titan has methane in its atmosphere. Enceladus has a liquid ocean with erupting plumes of gas and water. Researchers have concluded that there may be unknown methane-producing processes on Enceladus that await discovery. […]
A Future For All – The Need For Human-Wildlife Coexistence: WWF And UNEP Report
A Future For All – The Need For Human-Wildlife Coexistence: WWF And UNEP Report: A report titled, A future for all – the need for human-wildlife coexistence, was recently released by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Highlights of the Report: Conflict between humans and animals is one […]
Youth And Food System: UN Report
Youth And Food System: UN Report: A new UN report on youth and agriculture underscores the urgent need to make agri-food systems more appealing to young people to secure the future of global food security and nutrition. The report ‘Promoting youth engagement and employment in agriculture and food systems’ is prepared and shared to the […]
Organisation Of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC)
Organisation Of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC): The Ministry of External Affairs rejected the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) proposal to assist a dialogue between India and Pakistan. Earlier in December 2020, India also rejected the criticism of its Kashmir policy by the OIC. OIC’s Offered to arrange a meeting between India and Pakistan and proposed to […]
