International Medical Device Regulators Forum: India has become an affiliate member of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF). International Medical Device Regulators Forum was established in 2011. It is a group of global medical device regulators whose aim is to speed up the adoption of international medical device regulatory harmonisation and convergence. Its members […]
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Electrolyte : Study
Electrolyte: Study Researchers recently developed an electrolyte with high conductivity, formability, and electrochemical stability. Electrolytes are minerals that give off an electrical charge when they dissolve in fluids like blood and urine. The most familiar electrolytes are acids, bases, and salts which ionize when dissolved in such solvents as water or alcohol. Many salts, such […]
Five-Hundred Aperture Spherical Telescope : In News
Five-Hundred Aperture Spherical Telescope : In News China has kicked off a second phase of construction to enhance the capabilities of the Five-Hundred Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST). Five-Hundred Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) is a radio telescope in China’s Guizhou Province. It is the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope, with a receiving area equivalent […]
Anna DARPAN Project
Anna DARPAN Project: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has selected Coforge Limited as the System Integrator (SI) for its digital transformation project, Anna DARPAN. The project aims to streamline and enhance the supply chain management system at various levels. This system will be designed to improve efficiency and productivity by creating an interactive and […]
Digital Personal Data Protection Act
Digital Personal Data Protection Act: NITI Aayog, the top think tank of the government, had opposed some of the provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, and particularly red-flagged the changes proposed to the Right to Information (RTI) Act that could “weaken” the legislation. The data protection law proposed is an amendment to a […]
PM Modi Laid Foundation & Dedicated Projects worth Rs.11,200 Crore Projects in Maharashtra
PM Modi Laid Foundation & Dedicated Projects worth Rs.11,200 Crore Projects in Maharashtra: Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone and commenced various projects worth Rs.11,200 crore in Maharashtra. PM Modi inaugurated the Pune Metro section (from District Court to Swargate) marking the completion of the Pune Metro Rail Project (Phase-1) and […]
China Successfully Launched 6 new satellites
China Successfully Launched 6 new satellites: On 20th September 2024, China successfully launched six new satellites – “Jilin-1 Kuanfu 02B (01-06)” into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province. Jilin-1 Kuanfu (wideband) 02B satellites numbers 1-6 were launched aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket.This marked the 536th flight mission of […]
Tsetse flies : Recent Study
Tsetse flies : Recent Study According to a new atlas published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Tsetse flies are present in 34 African countries. Tsetse flies (genus Glossina) are unicellular blood-sucking insects. They are holometaboulos insects, females giving birth to full-grown larvae which rapidly pupate in the soil. They are […]
2024 AYUSH Medical Value Travel Summit Inaugurated
2024 AYUSH Medical Value Travel Summit Inaugurated: Shri Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Ayush, and Union Minister of State, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, inaugurated the Ayush Medical Value Travel Summit 2024. The event took place in Mumbai. Aim To strengthen India’s position in Medical Value […]
Chikungunya : Outbreak
Chikungunya : Outbreak The chikungunya outbreak in Pune and nearby regions has been traced to the Indian Ocean lineage of the virus, according to scientists at the National Institute of Virology (NIV). Chikungunya is a viral diseasetransmitted to humans through the bites of mosquitoes infected with the chikungunya virus. The word comes from the African […]
