Page-42 of Current Affairs - April, 2018
Kerala becomes first Indian state to adopt a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for determining brain death cases
Kerala has become the first Indian state to adopt a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for brain death certification in government and private hospitals. The Kerala government has brought out SOP as per the high court directive and to mitigate public ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
FSSAI launches Project Dhoop to address vitamin D deficiency amongst youngsters
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched ‘Project Dhoop’ to address rising incidence of Vitamin D deficiencies (VDD), particularly amongst the young people. The project aims to encourage schools to shift their morning assembly to around noon-time, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Balram Bhargava appointed DG of ICMR
The Union Government has appointed AIIMS professor Balram Bhargava as Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Secretary of the Department of Health Research. He will have tenure of three years or until attainment of age of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Earth's bedrock: New source of global nitrogen discovered
According to recently published study, over quarter of nitrogen on Earth comes from weathering of planet’s bedrock. For centuries, prevailing science indicated that all of nitrogen on Earth available to plants comes from atmosphere. This study could greatly improve climate ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Rajesh Ranjan appointed as DG of CISF
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed senior IPS officer Rajesh Ranjan as Director General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). He will have tenure till November 30, 2020, i.e. the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
April 10: World Homoeopathy Day
The World Homoeopathy Day (WHD) is observed every year on April 10 to pay tribute to Dr. Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, founder and father of Homeopathy system of medicine. Observance of day seeks to spread more knowledge about this form ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Ban Ki-moon elected as Chairman of Boao Forum
Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was elected as Chairman of Boao Forum for Asia replacing Japan’s Yasuo Fukuda. Former governor of People’s Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan was appointed vice-chairman. Both the appointments took place during second session of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
UIDAI launches digitally signed QR code with photo on e-Aadhaar
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has brought in secured digitally-signed QR Code on e-Aadhaar. It will contain photograph of Aadhaar holder in addition to demographic details. The small QR code will be on front side of cutaway portion ..