National Centre For Disease Control: The Union Health Minister virtually laid the foundation stone for National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) branches in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tripura, and Uttar Pradesh. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), formerly National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), had its origin as the Central Malaria Bureau, […]
Tag: 9th Sep 2022
3rd International Day Of Clean Air For Blue Skies
3rd International Day Of Clean Air For Blue Skies: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&C) organized 3rd International Day of Clean Air for blue skies as ‘Swachh Vayu Diwas (“Swachh Vayu Neel Gagan”) ’today to raise awareness and facilitate actions to improve air quality under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). 20 cities […]
Ceasefire Agreement With NSCN (K)
Ceasefire Agreement With NSCN (K): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the ceasefire agreement with the Niki Sumi faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland. The MHA said that a ceasefire agreement was in operation between the Government of India and NSCN (K). “It was decided to extend the Ceasefire Agreement with the […]
The Gender Snapshot 2022
The Gender Snapshot 2022: The report entitled “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): The Gender Snapshot 2022” was launched by United Nations (UN) Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). The report highlighted that Substainable Development Goal-5 (SDG-5), or achieving gender equality, will not be met by 2030 at […]
Solar-Powered Drones : China
Solar-Powered Drones : China China’s first fully solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle has successfully completed its maiden test flight with all onboard systems functioning optimally. With a wingspan of 164-ft, the drone is a large machine powered entirely by solar panels. The high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) UAV can stay airborne for long durations. Named the Qimingxing-50, or […]
UNESCO Global Network Of Learning Cities
UNESCO Global Network Of Learning Cities: The Indian cities, Nilambur and Thrissur in Kerala, have gained recognition from UNESCO after they became the nation’s first entrants in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities along with Telangana’s second largest city, Warangal, According to UNESCO’s website, the network is a global policy-oriented network offering “inspiration, know-how […]
7th Eastern Economic Forum
7th Eastern Economic Forum: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Plenary Session of 7th Eastern Economic Forum being held in Vladivostok through video conferencing. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India is keen to strengthen its partnership with Russia on Arctic subjects. He said, along with energy, India has also made significant investments in […]
India-US 2+2 Inter-Sessional Meeting
India-US 2+2 Inter-Sessional Meeting: India-US 2+2 Inter-sessional meeting was held in New Delhi where the senior officials vowed to further strengthen the strategic partnership between both nations. The officials also reviewed the outcomes of the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue which was held in April 2022. The India-US 2+2 Inter-sessional meeting was led by senior officials from […]
