Page-11 of Current Affairs - September, 2020

FELUDA: First Gene based COVID-19 test approved in India

September 21, 2020

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has recently approved the gene-based COVID-19 test called Feluda. The test was indigenously developed and uses cutting edge CRISPR gene editing technology to detect the COVID-19 virus. Highlights The test was developed by scientists ..

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21 September 2020: Today’s News Headlines

September 21, 2020

[no_toc]Here are top News Headlines of 21st September 2020. INDIA Bill to set up National Forensic Sciences University by upgrading the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University passed by Lok Sabha MoU signed between AYUSH Ministry and WCD Ministry for controlling Malnutrition ..

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World Largest Telescope to have IT controls built in India

September 21, 2020

The square kilometre array also called the SKA, an international initiative building the world’s largest radio telescope is to have control systems designed and built by Tata Consultancy Services, an IT company based in India. Several other multiple leading Indian scientific ..

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Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan launched in 272 districts

September 21, 2020

On September 20, 2020, the minister of state for Social justice and Empowerment Shri Ratan Lal Kataria said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha that the Ministry has launched Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan in more than ..

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POSHAN ABHIYAN: MoU signed between AYUSH Ministry and WCD Ministry to control Malnutrition

September 21, 2020

On September 20, 2020, the Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Women and Child Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding to control malnutrition in the country. The agreement was signed as a part of Poshan Abhiyaan. Highlights According to the ..

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20 September 2020: Today’s News Headlines

September 20, 2020

[no_toc]Here are top News Headlines of 20th September 2020. INDIA Rajya Sabha passes Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to punish those attacking healthcare workers Covid-19: Commercial launch of Tata CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) test approved by DGCI ..

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September 19: International Coastal Clean-Up Day

September 19, 2020

Every year, the International Coastal Clean-Up Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of the month of September. This year, the day is celebrated on September 19 under the theme Theme: Achieving a Trash free coastline Highlights The International Coastal ..

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Top Current Affairs – September 19, 2020 (Evening Digest)

September 19, 2020

GKToday presents daily digest of Top Current Affairs covering major news updates of the day. Here are the evening updates for Current Affairs of 19 September 2020: Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 passed in Rajya Sabha The amendment Bill makes ..

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19 September 2020: News Headlines

September 19, 2020

India Parliament passed a bill to reduce for one year the salaries, allowances and pensions of MPs by 30% “to meet the exigencies arising out of COVID-19 pandemic” Parliament passed a bill to reduce for one year the salaries and ..

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Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Second Amendment) passed in Rajya Sabha

September 19, 2020

On September 19, 2020, the Rajya Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code (second Amendment) Bill 2020. According to the new amendment, fresh insolvency proceedings will not be started for the next six months considering Covid-19 pandemic. Why the suspension? ..

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