Israeli Firm to develop 30-second Coronavirus Breath Test

The Israeli Firm, NanoScent, is in the process of designing a test in order to detect the presence of SARS CoV 2 in the human body within 30 seconds. The firm is conducting the trials of this test and it ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

New Website of Prime Minister to Include 6 UN Languages and 22 Indian Languages

The Government of India has started the process to redesign the Prime Minister’s Official website as the new website is to be available in six United Nations Language and 22 scheduled Indian languages. The present website of the Prime Minister ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

New Health Warning for Tobacco Products from December 1

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced that the new warnings on the tobacco products will come into effect from December 1, 2020. The message that will be printed on the packs is – ‘tobacco causes painful death.’ ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

No Commission to be charged by Google on its E-Commerce Platform

Google has announced that it will let sellers – both the small retailers and the big corporates – sell products on its e-commerce marketplace product, Google Shopping, without charging any commission to them. This move is expected to counter Amazon ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Nadu-Nedu Scheme Extended to Anganwadi Centres in AP

The Andhra Pradesh Government has taken the decision to extend the ambit of the NADU-Nedu scheme to the Anganwadi centres also in the state and develop them with 10 facilities that are being provided now in the government schools across ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

NIT, Technical Institutions Admission Criteria relaxed by HRD Ministry

The Union Human Resources Development Ministry has announced relaxation in the admission criteria for the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and centrally funded technical institutions amid the COVID 19 pandemic. The Central Seat Allocation Board has taken this decision for ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Five Point Agenda for GIFT City to make it Credible Jurisdiction

According to the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, the government is working on a five-point reform proposal in which it is being seen that IFSC in Gujarat does not turn out to become a tax haven in the ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

West Bengal Tops the List for Performance Assessment for States: AIFF

The All India Football Federation has carried out the performance assessment test for the football associations in the states. In this, Indian Football Association (IFA), West Bengal, has come at the top of the rankings whereas Western Indian Football Association ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

First-ever INDSAT Exam held under ‘Study in India’ Program

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has recently conducted the first-ever Indian Scholastic Assessment (IND-SAT) Test 2020 under its flagship ‘Study in India’ Program. Around 5000 students from countries such as Nepal, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Second National-Level Plasma Bank Inaugurated in Tamil Nadu

The second national-level plasma bank was opened in Tamil Nadu with an estimated cost of Rs 2.34 crores and it has been inaugurated by the Tamil Nadu government on July 23. It is the second facility after the first one ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020