Draft National Policy For The Medical Devices: Department of Pharmaceuticals has released an Approach Paper for the Draft National Policy for the Medical Devices, 2022 for consultation. The Draft policy aims at addressing the core objectives of accessibility, affordability, safety and quality, focus on self-sustainability, innovation and growth in the Medical devices sector. This Policy […]
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Syllipsimopodi Bideni : Oldest Octopus Fossil
Syllipsimopodi Bideni : Oldest Octopus Fossil For the roughly 300 known octopus species dwelling in the world’s oceans, having eight arms is a defining characteristic. But that is not the way it started. Scientists said a fossil unearthed in central Montana of a species named Syllipsimopodi bideni represents the oldest-known relative of today’s octopuses and […]
What Are Chemical Weapons?
What Are Chemical Weapons? The US said that Russia could be planning a chemical or biological weapon attack in Ukraine. Earlier, Russian claimed that the US had chemical and biological weapons labs in Ukraine, which was denied by the US. A Chemical Weapon is a chemical used to cause intentional death or harm through its […]
What Are Biological Weapon?
What Are Biological Weapon? Biological weapons use microbiological agents (such as bacteria, viruses or fungi) or toxins to intentionally cause death or harm to humans, animals, or plants. Related Initiatives: The 1925 Geneva Protocol banned the use of biological weapons in war. India ratified the Geneva Convention in 1950. Subsequently, the Biological and Toxin Weapons […]
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project: Latest Update
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project: Latest Update After Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to halt the construction of the ‘Away From Reactor’ (AFR) facility at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) site for storing nuclear waste, the Kudankulam Village Panchayat, under which the project site falls, has passed […]
What Is Space Junk?
What Is Space Junk? A leftover piece of a spacecraft flying through space reportedly hit the surface of the moon, creating a new crater that may be around 65 feet wide. The piece of space junk was is the third-stage booster of Chang’e 5-T1 – a lunar mission launched by the China National Space Administration […]
Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) And Innovation Park
Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) And Innovation Park: The Union Minister for Power has launched the Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) and Innovation Park. Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) Located within the powergrid centre in Manesar (Haryana), Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) is the first of its […]
UPI123Pay and Digisaathi: New UPI Services By RBI
New UPI Services By RBI: UPI123Pay And Digisaathi The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched new UPI services for feature phones called UPI123Pay for non internet users to make digital payments, also launched a 24×7 helpline for digital payments called ‘Digisaathi’. ‘Digisaathi’ has also been set up by the National Payments Corporation of India […]
PARAM Ganga: A Supercomputer
PARAM Ganga: A Supercomputer The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) has deployed “PARAM Ganga”, a supercomputer at IIT Roorkee, with a supercomputing capacity of 1.66 Petaflops. The system is designed and commissioned by C-DAC under Phase 2 of the build approach of the NSM. The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) is being steered jointly by Ministry of […]
The Code Of Ethics And Procedure, And Safeguards In Relation To The Digital Media
The Code Of Ethics And Procedure, And Safeguards In Relation To The Digital Media: The Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has approached the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) of all the State and Union Territory governments to initiate an awareness drive for sensitising their officials to the code of ethics and procedure, and […]
