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Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme

Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme: The Union Health Ministry gave a statement that it is keeping a close watch on the Seasonal Influenza situation, through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme network on a real-time basis. The Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) was initiated with assistance from the World bank, in the year 2004. The Programme continued […]

National Startup Advisory Council : Sixth Meeting To Be Held Soon

National Startup Advisory Council : Sixth Meeting To Be Held Soon The sixth meeting of the National Startup Advisory Council (NSAC) is to be held soon. National-Startup-Advisory-Council was constituted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). It works under the Minister of Commerce and Industry It advises the government on measures […]

Inter-Village Tea Garden Cleanliness Competition : Initiative By Local MLA

Inter-Village Tea Garden Cleanliness Competition: Initiative By Local MLA Around 148 villages and 24 tea gardens in Assam’s Khumtai Assembly constituency are taking part in an “Inter-Village Tea Garden Cleanliness Competition.” Participating villages have to clear the plastic waste and improve cleanliness throughout the villages. The winning gets a one-km concrete road and other cash […]

Women Icons Leading Swachhata (WINS) Awards 2023

Women Icons Leading Swachhata (WINS) Awards 2023: To highlight the impact of women in sanitation and waste management, the Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) announced the ‘Women Icons Leading Swachhata’ (WINS) Awards 2023 on the eve of International Women’s Day. It aims to recognize celebrate and disseminate inspiring and exemplary initiatives in […]

Gene-Editing In Embryos

Gene-Editing In Embryos: A new study published in the journal Nature Communications has warned of the potential consequences of gene editing technology, which is still not fully understood. Key findings: Using Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) to delete harmful disease-causing mutations could create more problems CRISPR could lead to extensive gene copying from […]