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US approves first test to screen Zika virus in donated blood
United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ‘Cbas Zika test’ for detecting Zika virus in donated blood. It is first of kind test approved by FDA for detecting Zika virus in donated blood. The cobas Zika test is ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
First Meeting of India-Australia Joint Steering Committee held in New Delhi
The First Meeting of India-Australia Joint Steering Committee (JSC) was held in New Delhi. The delegations for the meeting was led by TVSN Prasad, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Home Affairs andStephen Bouwhuis, First Assistant Secretary, International and Auscheck Division, ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
CBDT signs 2 more APAs with taxpayers
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed two more advance pricing agreements (APAs) in September 2017 with Indian taxpayers in order to reduce litigation by providing certainty in transfer pricing. The two signed APAs pertain to automobile and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Gauri Lankesh becomes first Indian to win Anna Politkovskaya Award
Late Kannada journalist Gauri Lankesh awarded a prestigious Reach All Women in WAR (RAW in WAR) Anna Politkovskaya Award. She will share this award with Gulalai Ismail, a Pakistani peace activist who has faced death threats for speaking out against ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Recommendations of Uday Kotak Committee on Corporate Governance
21-member Committee on corporate governance headed by banker Uday Kotak has submitted its report to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The panel was constituted by SEBI in June 2017. It was given four months to submit its ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Nobel Peace Prize 2017 awarded to International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Norwegian Nobel Committee has selected Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a coalition of non-governmental organisations from over 100 countries around globe for 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee honoured ICAN for its decade-long campaign to ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Snow leopard photographed for first time in Arunachal Pradesh
Scientists for first time have captured images of Snow Leopard using camera trap at Thembang village’s Community Conserved Area (CCA) in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. The camera trap study was conducted by World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF-India) ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Banwarilal Purohit sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu
Banwarilal Purohit was sworn in as 25th Governor of Tamil Nadu. He was administered oath of office and secrecy by Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee. He was transferred from post of Governor of Assam by President Ram Nath ..