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PM CARES Fund: Oxygen Plant for 100 new hospitals
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently announced that around hundred new hospitals are to have their own oxygen plant under the PM CARES Fund. PM CARES Fund is Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
What is Adenovirus?
The US health authorities recently paused the rollout of one-shot Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine uses similar technology as that of the Astra Zeneca vaccine. Both the vaccines are developed from adenoviral vectors. Why did the US stop ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
MANAS Application launched
The Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India recently launched a mobile application to promote the mental wellbeing of the people of India. It is called the MANAS App. About the MANAS App MANAS stands for Mental Health and Normalcy ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
PLI Scheme: Critical Bulk Drugs approved
The Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers recently approved sixteen applicants under Production Linked Incentive scheme. The approvals will promote domestic manufacturing of drug intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in the country. What is the plan? The approved applicants will set ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
2021 Global food policy report
The Global Food Policy Report is published by the International Food Policy Research Institute. This year the institute has released the report based on the theme “Transforming Food Systems After COVID-19”. Key Findings of the report: India The lockdown imposed ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Remdesivir Shortage in India
Remdesivir is an injectable anti-virus. It is injected to prevent replication of the virus. The Remdesivir was created in 2014. It was manufactured in large scale to treat Ebola. Later it was used to treat SARS and MERS. Recently, after ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
India: Second most hit by COVID-19 in the world
On April 12, 2021, India reported 168,912 new COVID-19 cases in the last twenty four hours. With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases in India increased to 13.53 million making India, the second most COVID-19 struck country in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Indian National Young Academy of Sciences: COVID-19 Vaccination Awareness Campaign
The Department of Science and Technology recently launched nationwide mass awareness campaign called the “COVID-19 Vaccination Awareness Campaign”. The campaign will bust myths about COVID-19 vaccination. To achieve this, the Department launched information packages in eleven languages including Hindi and ..