Page-14 of Current Affairs - October, 2020

22 October 2020: Today’s News Headlines

Here are top News Headlines of 22nd October 2020 India SC to examine if educational institutions fall under consumer law and can be sued for deficiency in services Police Commemoration Day observed on October 21; National Police Memorial located in ..

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Tamil Nadu Government to implement Smart Black Board Scheme

The Tamil Nadu State government is to implement the smart blackboard scheme in more than 80,000 Government schools. This is to ensure better teaching environment. Key highlights The smart blackboard scheme aims to use audio visual teaching material that can be ..

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ITBP deputes First Officer to the newly created Guwahati based Eastern Command

The Indo Tibetan Border Police guards the line of actual control. It has recently posted the first officer to head the newly created Guwauhati based Eastern command.  The ADG Amrit Mohan Prasad has been posted to the Guwahati headquarters of ..

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INS Kavaratti to be commissioned into Indian Navy

On October 22, 2020, the Indian Naval Ship Kavaratti is to be commissioned into the Indian Navy. The INS Kavaratti is one of the four indigenously built anti-submarine Warfare stealth corvettes under project 28. The project 28 is also called ..

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ICMR approves “COVIRAP” test developed by IIT Kharagpur

The Indian Council of Medical Research recently approved the covid-19 test called COVIRAP. It is a Diagnostic machine that was developed by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. This kit gives close test results as produced by RT-PCR. Key highlights ..

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New organ in throat discovered

The scientists in Netherlands have discovered a new organ in human throat during a research on prostate cancer. The scientists of the Netherlands Cancer Institute discovered a set of salivary glands in the upper part of the throat. they have ..

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Anaemia Mukt Bharat Index released

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with UNICEF launched the anaemia Mukt Bharat index. The anaemia Mukt Bharat is an initiative to reduce the prevalence of anaemia in India. Key highlights Haryana topped the anaemia free India ..

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CuRED: Portal for information on clinical trial of repurposed drugs

On October 20, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched “CSIR Ushered Repurposed Drugs” portal called CuRED. Portal will provide the details about drugs repurposed by CSIR. Also, the portal will provide details about clinical trials of devices and ..

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