Second National Sickle Cell Conclave on ‘Sickle Cell Disease: The Minister of Tribal Affairs inaugurated the Second National Sickle Cell Conclave on ‘Sickle Cell Disease’. The Conclave is being held to mark the World Sickle Cell Day observed on 19th June 2021 every year. It is characterized by a modification in the shape of […]
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Twitter Has Lost Its Intermediary Status In India
Twitter Has Lost Its Intermediary Status In India: According to some media reports, Twitter has lost its intermediary status in India over non-compliance of the new IT rules that came into effect on May 26. As per Section 2 (1) of the Information Technology Act, an intermediary is a person/entity that receives, stores and transmits […]
Shenzhou-12” : Chinese Spaceship
Shenzhou-12: Chinese Spaceship: A Chinese spaceship “Shenzhou-12” carrying a three-person crew docked with China’s new space station module Tianhe-1. This has come after the launch of the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft, which carried vital supplies for the space station. The Shenzhou-12 craft connected with the Tianhe space station module about six hours after takeoff from the […]
Changes In Cable Television Network Rules
Changes In Cable Television Network Rules: The central government issued a notification amending the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 thereby providing a statutory mechanism for redressal of grievances/complaints of citizens. These grievances/complaints are related to content broadcast by television channels in accordance with the provisions of the Cable Television Network Act, 1995. About the Notification: […]
Corporatization Of Ordnance Factory Board
Corporatization Of Ordnance Factory Board: The Union Cabinet approved a plan to corporatise the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). New Structure: 41 factories across the country will be dissolved into seven new Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSU). The newly created entities will be 100% owned by the government. These entities will be responsible for different verticals […]
Inland Vessels Bill, 2021
Inland Vessels Bill, 2021: The Union Cabinet has given the nod to the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021, which will replace the Inland Vessels Act, 1917. The Bill will regulate the safety, security, and registration of inland vessels. Key features of the Bill: It provides for a unified law for the entire country, instead of separate […]
MoU For Seaplane Services In India
MoU For Seaplane Services In India: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and the Ministry of Civil Aviation signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Development of Seaplane Services in India. India’s first seaplane service started operation between Kevadia and Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad in October 2020, under Sagarmala Seaplane Services. This MoU envisages developing […]
What is Jivan Vayu?
Jivan Vayu: IIT Ropar has developed the nation’s first power-free CPAP device ‘Jivan Vayu’. This substitute of CPAP machines can function even without electricity. It is adapted to both kinds of oxygen generation units like O2 cylinders and oxygen pipelines in hospitals. These provisions are not available in otherwise existing CPAP machines. Continuous Positive Airway […]
New Shephard : Tourists To Space
New Shephard: Tourists To Space: Last week, Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos’s space company called Blue Origin concluded the online auction for the first seat on New Shephard, a rocket system meant to take tourists to space. The seat went for a winning bid of $28 million. Blue Origin is an American privately-funded aerospace […]
What is Project O2?
Project O2: The Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India has launched ‘Project O2 for India’. Its objective is to enable stakeholders to work to augment the country’s ability to meet the rise in demand for medical oxygen. Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India In November 1999, Cabinet Secretariat […]
