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AMR could Cause 10 Million Deaths: UN

UN Interagency Coordinating Group has released a report titled "NO TIME TO WAIT: Securing The Future From Drug-resistant Infections". The Report...

30 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Emergency Financial Powers

The Army is in the process of procuring the equipment through a set of new financial powers for emergency procurements sanctioned by the Defence...

30 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Climate-Resistant Chickpea Varieties

An international team led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has discovered important factors for heat...

30 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

A Policy for Disease Control

This editorial is based on the article 'A Rare Opportunity' which appeared in "Indian Express" on 11th April, 2019. The article talks about current...

29 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Delisting of Controlled Substances

In a bid to curb trade of narcotics and other controlled substances on online portals, the government has reached out to the industry, especially...

29 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Stem cell

Recently, Doctors in Mumbai used stem cell therapy to save life of a premature baby boy, who was suffering from a chronic lung disease. Stem...

26 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Fines for Delaying Payment of Crop-Insurance Claims

Under a new rule introduced in October 2018 (which took effect in January 2019), insurance companies will have to pay fines for delaying payment of...

26 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Illegal Cultivation of Bt Brinjal

The activists representing the Coalition for a GM-Free India (CGFI) have alleged that Bt brinjal is being cultivated illegally in...

26 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

World's First Malaria Vaccine

The world first malaria vaccine has been rolled out in Malawi for children under two. RTS,S/AS01, trade name Mosquirix, is an injectable vaccine...

25 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Massive Open Online Courses

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) is a free Web-based distance learning program that is designed for the participation of large numbers of...

25 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Broader Definition of ‘Conflict Diamonds’

India is concerned over widening of definition of ‘conflict diamonds’ under the Kimberley Process, as suggested by developed countries...

24 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Special Properties of River Ganga

A study commissioned by the Union Water Resources Ministry to probe the “unique properties” of the Ganga found that the river water...

20 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Index of Cancer Preparedness

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has created the Index of Cancer Preparedness (ICP). It draws on a wide range of data relevant to cancer...

20 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels & Zinc Deficiency

Rising carbon dioxide levels can accelerate zinc deficiency in crops and thus in human consumption, according to a new study titled ‘Inadequate...

20 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Investments through P-notes

Investments through Participatory Notes in domestic capital market rose to Rs 78,110 crore at the end of March,2019 amid positive market...

18 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress 2019

The Vice President of India highlighted the need to make sustainable solutions such as harvesting solar energy, enhancing green cover and water...

16 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Global Measles Cases up by 300%: WHO

Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released new measles surveillance data for 2019. According to WHO, measles cases rose 300%...

16 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Indo-Pacific Wing in MEA

India has set up an Indo-Pacific division in the Ministry of External Affairs. The new division is intended to give a coherent architecture to the...

15 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Agreement to Save Coastal Wetlands

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed a memorandum of understanding...

13 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP)

ICAP is a long term vision to address the cooling requirement across sectors. Reducing cooling demand by 20-25% and refrigeration demand by 25-30%...

13 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions