Page-11 of Current Affairs - July, 2020

India-EU Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement Renewed till 2025

July 25, 2020

India and the European Union have renewed its agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation for a period of the next five years (2020-2025) and this has been done now by the exchange of Note Verbale between two sides. The initial ..

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Affordable and Portable Device to Detect COVID 19 Developed by IIT-Kharagpur

July 25, 2020

A team of researchers from the IIT Kharagpur has developed an affordable and portable test in order to detect COVID 19 infection. The test can be conducted in an ultra-low-cost portable enclosure as an alternative to specialized laboratory equipment. The ..

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Haryana to Host the Khelo India Youth Games 2021

July 25, 2020

The Ministry of Sports has announced that Haryana is going to host the 4th edition of the Khelo India Games in 2021. Star Sports will be the official broadcast partner of the games for this year also just like the ..

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Super Duplex Stainless Steel developed by SAIL

July 25, 2020
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The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has been able to achieve the capability of developing Super Duplex Stainless Steel in SS 32205 grade at its Salem Steel Plant. This marks a major technological breakthrough for the company and with ..

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Bangladesh inaugurates India-funded Science Block in Chittagong College

July 25, 2020

The Information Minister of Bangladesh and the Indian High Commissioner have inaugurated the new science block at the Alipur Rahamania College in Chittagong in Bangladesh. The science block has been constructed under the High Impact Community Development Project funded by ..

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Air Marshal VR Chaudhari Appointed new Commander-in-Chief of Western Air Command

July 25, 2020

Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari has been appointed as the new commander-in-chief of the Western Air Command (WAC) of the Indian Air Force. This is tasked with the administration of the aerial defence of the sensitive Ladakh sector as well ..

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No More Animal Test in Indian Pharmacopoeia

July 25, 2020

The Indian Pharmacopoeia has decided to remove the abnormal toxicity test from the human vaccine monographs of the Indian Pharmacopoeia. Indian Pharmacopoeia is the official compilation of approved tests for drugs manufactured and marketed in India. This decision has been ..

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Maharashtra Received Maximum COVID 19 War Gear from Centre: RTI Reply

July 25, 2020

A reply to an RTI query has revealed that Maharashtra, the worst-hit state by the COVID 19 Pandemic, has received the maximum number of N95 masks, PPE kits, tablets and ventilators, from the central government. The reply has been given ..

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$1 Million Medical Assistance Provided by India to North Korea

July 25, 2020

India has extended medical assistance worth about $1 million to North Korea in response to a request from the World Health Organization. India is sensitive to the shortage of medical supply situation in the country and that is why it ..

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US bars Foreign Students taking Online Courses from Entry to the Country

July 25, 2020

The US President has announced new guidelines that are going to block any new student planning to take admission in the online-only study from entering the United States. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement has clarified that non-immigrant students in new ..

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