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Inter-Ministerial group set up to clear global relief materials
The Government of India has set up a High level Inter-Ministerial Group to establish procedures for immediate clearance of relief materials from foreign countries. About the Group As the number of COVID-19 cases in India have started increasing to a ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
WHO to provide 4,000 oxygen concentrators to India
The World Health Organisation recently announced that it will provide 4,000 Oxygen Concentrators to India to help the country in its fight against COVID-19. Help from other countries The following countries stepped forward to help India to combat against the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
What is Cycle threshold (Ct) Value in a RT-PCR Test?
The Ct Value in a RT-PCR test is cycle Threshold value. This value determines if a patient is COVID-19 positive or not. Why is it in news? The State Government of Maharashtra recently asked the Indian Council of Medical Research ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
ADB provided $1.5-billion to India for Covid response
The Asian Development Bank has provided fiscal support of 1.5 billion USD to India to fight against COVID-19 crisis. This is according to the Annual Report, 2020 of ADB that was released recently. This is part of the fiscal support ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
RBI’s State of the Economy Report – Update (April, 2021)
The Reserve Bank of India recently released the State of Economy Report for the month of April 2021. Key Findings of the Report The resurgence of COVID-19 might bring back inflationary pressures. Also, the restrictions and disruptions in supply chains ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Google, Microsoft announce funding to help India tackle COVID-19
Google and Microsoft have recently pledged to help India fight COVID-19. Google is to provide 18 million USD (Rs 135 crores). Microsoft is to help India with relief efforts to buy oxygen concentration devices. The initiatives and the announcements about ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
WHO’s E-2025 initiative
The World Health Organisation recently identified twenty-five countries with the potential to eradicate malaria by 2025. This is called the E-2025 initiative. What is the plan? The identified 25 countries will work by responding to the dual threat of malaria ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
What is an Oxygen Concentrator?
The Government of India is to import 10,000 oxygen concentrators. What is an Oxygen Concentrator? An oxygen concentrator concentrates oxygen from the atmosphere. Working of Oxygen Concentrator The atmospheric air has 78% of nitrogen and 21% of oxygen. The Oxygen ..