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Nobel Peace Prize 2020 Awarded To World Food Programme

News: The Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 has been awarded to the World Food Programme for feeding millions of people from Yemen to North Korea with the coronavirus pandemic seen pushing millions more into hunger. Facts: World Food Programme(WFP): It is the food assistance branch of the United Nations, established in 1961. Aim: To eradicate… Continue reading Nobel Peace Prize 2020 Awarded To World Food Programme

MoRTH enhances allocation of funds for SARDP-NE related works

News: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has enhanced the allocation of funds for expenditure under Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Areas(SARDP-NE). Facts: SARDP-NE: It is an initiative of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for the development of road networks in the North Eastern Region and Sikkim. Objectives: Up-gradation of… Continue reading MoRTH enhances allocation of funds for SARDP-NE related works

India has highest number of stillbirths:Report

News: UN Inter-agency group for child mortality estimation has released a report titled “ A neglected tragedy: The global burden of stillbirths 2020”. Facts: Stillbirth: It means a baby born with no signs of life at 28 weeks of pregnancy or more. Aim of the report: It aims to present the number of babies that… Continue reading India has highest number of stillbirths:Report

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as carriers of drugs and artificial blood capillaries

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are cylindrical molecules that consist of rolled-up sheets of single-layer carbon atoms (graphene). They can be single-walled (SWCNT) with a diameter measured to less than 1 nanometer (nm). They are very lightweight, almost 1/6th of the steel with a mechanical tensile strength of almost 400 times that of steel.… Continue reading Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as carriers of drugs and artificial blood capillaries

9 PM Daily Brief – October 9th,2020

Good evening dear reader. Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today 9 PM for Mains examination GS-2 Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020 Violence and justice for women CAG audit- Improvement in disaster management GS-3 Redesign policy for private investment CRISPR-Cas9: life sciences into new epoch 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLy… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – October 9th,2020

China joins COVAX initiative for Covid-19 vaccine distribution

News: China has announced the joining of Covid-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX. Facts: COVAX alliance: It is co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations(CEPI) and WHO.  Aim: To accelerate the development and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines, and to guarantee fair and equitable access for every country in the world. The alliance also… Continue reading China joins COVAX initiative for Covid-19 vaccine distribution

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