News:Technology Development Board(TDB) has approved funding for Mylab Discovery Solutions to develop Covid-19 kits. Facts: Technology Development Board(TDB) is a statutory body established in 1996 under the Technology Development Board …
Read MoreNews:The Union Health minister has urged the states to use e-Raktkosh portal as a single point for maintaining real-time information on the status of stocks of each blood group. Facts: …
Read MoreNews:United Nations Office of Drugs and Crimes(UNODC) has launched “Lockdown Learners Series” under the Education for Justice Initiative. Facts: Lockdown Learner’s Series aims to sensitize students on the issues such …
Read MoreNews:Scientists at the CSIR’s Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) have developed a coronavirus test named Feluda. Facts: Feluda is a low cost paper strip test which can detect …
Read MoreNews:The United States oil markets created history when the prices of West Texas Intermediate(WTI) fell to minus $40.32 a barrel in interlay trade in New York. Facts: West Texas Intermediate(WTI) …
Read MoreNews:Union Cabinet has approved promulgation of an Ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act,1897 in order to protect healthcare service personnel as well as the property against the violence during …
Read MoreNews:The Government of India has announced the setting up of a new task force to work on the development of vaccines and potential drugs. Facts: Chairman: It is co-chaired by …
Read MoreNews:The United States has claimed that China may have conducted a low level zero yield nuclear test. Facts: Zero yield: It refers to a nuclear test in which there is …
Read MoreNews:After leaving the Intensive care unit(ICU), some Covid-19 patients may suffer from what is known as post-intensive care syndrome(PICS). Facts: Post-intensive care syndrome(PICS) is a collection of physical, mental and …
Read MoreNews:Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) has laid down the need for healthcare workers to factor in the consequences of the probable vertical transmission of COVID-19. Facts: Vertical transmission: It refers …
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