Porter Prize 2023: The Union Health Ministry has been awarded the Porter Prize 2023 for successfully combating the COVID-19 crisis. The prize was announced at The India Dialog, organized by Institute for Competitiveness (IFC) and US Asia Technology Management Center (USATMC) at Stanford University on February 23-24, The award was presented to the Ministry of […]
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GSMA Government Leadership Award 2023
GSMA Government Leadership Award 2023: GSM Association (GSMA) has conferred Government Leadership Award 2023 to India for implementing best practices in telecom policy and regulation. The Minister for Communications, Electronics & IT and Railways, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw said “GSMA Awards represent global recognition of the telecom reforms carried out by PM Shri Narendra Modi ji. […]
First Meeting Of The Governing Board Of BIMSTEC Energy Centre
First Meeting Of The Governing Board Of BIMSTEC Energy Centre: India hosted the first meeting of the Governing Board of BIMSTEC Energy Centre (BEC) on 27th February, 2023 at Shangi-La Hotel. Bengaluru. Shri Ajay Tewari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, and chairperson of the Governing Board of the BEC, welcomed the delegates from BIMSTEC member […]
Country Reports On Terrorism 2021: India
Country Reports On Terrorism 2021: India As per ‘Country Reports on Terrorism 2021: India’, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad, Hizbul Mujahideen, ISIS, al-Qaeda, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, are the terrorist groups active in India. Terrorist tactics showed a shift toward attacks on civilians and greater reliance on IEDs( improvised explosive device ), including an explosives attack using drones […]
Proton Beam Therapy : For Cancer Treatment
Proton Beam Therapy : For Cancer Treatment There are no government facilities that offer proton beam therapy treatment in India. The treatment is considered a viable alternative to radiation for treating solid tumours, especially for head and neck cancers. PBT is a type of cancer treatment that uses a beam of high-energy protons to destroy […]
FCRA License Of The Centre For Policy Research Suspended
FCRA License Of The Centre For Policy Research Suspended: The Centre suspended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) following prima facie inputs regarding the violation of funding norms. Foreign Contribution Regulation Act was enacted during the Emergency in 1976 amid apprehensions that foreign powers were interfering in […]
E-pharmacy In India : Show Cause Notices To Companies
E-pharmacy In India : Show Cause Notices To Companies In February 2023, the Ministry of Health issued show cause notices to at least 20 companies, including Tata-1mg, Flipkart, Apollo, PharmEasy, Amazon, and Reliance Netmeds for selling medicines online. The growth of e-pharmacy in India has been significant in recent years and is expected to grow […]
What Is Social Stock Exchange?
What Is Social Stock Exchange? The National Stock Exchange of India received the final approval from the markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to set up a Social Stock Exchange (SSE). Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Union Budget back in 2019, had proposed to initiate steps for creating a stock exchange […]
Success Of “SWAYATT” Initiative
Success Of “SWAYATT” Initiative: A function was held to commemorate the success of “SWAYATT”, an initiative that was first launched in February 2019. SWAYATT Initiative is an initiative to promote Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions on Government eMarketplace (GeM). Aim: To promote the inclusion of various categories of sellers and service providers on […]
Exercise Shinyuu Maitri
Exercise Shinyuu Maitri: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in Exercise Shinyuu Maitri with the Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF). Exercise Shinyuu Maitri is a bilateral military exercise between Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF). The exercise is being organized on the sidelines of the Indo-Japan Joint Army […]
