Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the purpose of the Draft Uniform Code for Medical Device Marketing Practices (UCMDMP)?3 What are the key provisions of the code?3.1 Allows for more collaboration with medical professionals3.2 Bars Gifts to Medical Professionals What is the News? The Department of Pharmaceuticals(DoP) has published a draft Uniform Code for… Continue reading Code for medical devices welcomed
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National Security Council Secretariat organizes National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise(NCX India) to strengthen India’s Cyber posture
What is the News? The National Security Advisor has inaugurated the National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise(NCX India). What is the National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise(NCX India)? Conducted by: National Security Council Secretariat(NSCS) in association with Data Security Council of India (DSCI) as the knowledge partner and supported by the Defence Research and Development… Continue reading National Security Council Secretariat organizes National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise(NCX India) to strengthen India’s Cyber posture
India to try groundwater recharge method to solve water problem
What is the News? The government is planning to implement the Pilot Artificial Groundwater Recharge Project in Tamil Nadu. About Artificial Groundwater Recharge Project in Tamil Nadu Launched by: Ministry of Jal Shakti in collaboration with the Netherlands. Location: The project is being implemented in the doab of Araniyar and Korattailaiyar River in Tamil Nadu.… Continue reading India to try groundwater recharge method to solve water problem
Nitrogen levels on a decline in ‘nitrogen-rich world’, plants and animals may face consequences: Study
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Nitrogen?3 The decline in Nitrogen Availability4 Excess Human Production of Nitrogen What is the News? According to a report, an imbalance in nitrogen availability has been reported across the globe with some places having an excess and others a shortage of the element. What is Nitrogen? Nitrogen is… Continue reading Nitrogen levels on a decline in ‘nitrogen-rich world’, plants and animals may face consequences: Study
The UK Rwanda Asylum Plan
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the UK-Rwanda Asylum Deal?3 Why was this deal needed?4 Will this Rwanda Deal solve the problem of illegal migration? What is the News? The United Kingdom has signed a deal with Rwanda to send illegal asylum seekers coming to the UK to Rwanda. What is the UK-Rwanda Asylum… Continue reading The UK Rwanda Asylum Plan
Ecowrap Report: States need to reset spending, cut freebies: SBI advisor’s report
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key findings of the Ecowrap Report?2.1 States opting for Freebies3 Higher Fiscal Deficit of States3.1 Dichotomy in Growth Numbers What is the News? State Bank of India’s(SBI) Economic Research Department has released the Ecowrap Report. What are the key findings of the Ecowrap Report? States opting for… Continue reading Ecowrap Report: States need to reset spending, cut freebies: SBI advisor’s report
Explained: What is the ‘Tree City of the World’ tag that Mumbai, Hyderabad have been awarded?
What is the News? Mumbai and Hyderabad have been recognised as ‘2021 Tree City of the World’ by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization(UN-FAO) and Arbor Day Foundation. Note: Hyderabad and Mumbai are recognised alongside 136 other cities from 21 countries. While Mumbai has made the list for the first time, Hyderabad has been… Continue reading Explained: What is the ‘Tree City of the World’ tag that Mumbai, Hyderabad have been awarded?
All we know about the Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet, the largest one ever seen
What is the News? The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s(NASA) Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed that the huge Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet is indeed the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers. Note: Comets are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun. What is Bernardinelli-Bernstein? It is the largest icy comet… Continue reading All we know about the Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet, the largest one ever seen
Bihar sends fresh proposal seeking UNESCO’s heritage tag for 2,500-yr-old ‘Cyclopean wall’
What is the News? The Bihar government has sent a fresh proposal to the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) to get the Cyclopean wall listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Note: Bihar is currently home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites namely: 1) Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda and 2) Mahabodhi temple of… Continue reading Bihar sends fresh proposal seeking UNESCO’s heritage tag for 2,500-yr-old ‘Cyclopean wall’
InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer: FDA authorizes first breath test for Covid
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer?3 How does the test device work?4 Significance of this device What is the News? The US Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for the Covid-19 test named InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer. What is InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer? It is the first testing device… Continue reading InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer: FDA authorizes first breath test for Covid
