Suryamitra Skill Development Programme: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing Suryamitra Skill Development Programme through National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram since Financial Year 2015-16. Objective is to train youth of age above 18 years as solar PV technicians for installation, operation and maintenance of solar power projects. Up to June 2022, a […]
Tag: 28th Jul 2022
India Has Added Five More Ramsar Sites
India Has Added Five More Ramsar Sites: India has added five more Ramsar sites, or wetlands of international importance, bringing the number of such sites to 54. New Ramsar Sites: Karikili Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu): The sanctuary is spread over a five-kilometre-wide belt and is home to cormorants, egrets, grey heron, open-billed stork, darter, spoonbill, […]
Draft Medical Devices Bill
Draft Medical Devices Bill: The Union Health Ministry released a draft of the proposed Drugs Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022 which would replace the existing Drugs and Cosmetics Act,1940, and other several rules. It focuses on creating a separate regulation for medical devices, which makes provision for fines and imprisonment for injury and death […]
