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WHO team to visit China to investigate origins of COVID-19

July 4, 2020

A team from the World Health Organization is to visit China next week to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 virus. Highlights According to the Indian Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan, the team will conduct a through research on how ..

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Indian Railways Achievements: 100% Punctuality, Longest Train

July 3, 2020

On July 2, 2020, the Indian Railways operated the longest freight train in the South East Central Railway Zone. The train was named “SeshNaag”. About SheshNaag SheshNaag had 251 wagons and was pulled by four electric locomotives. The locomotives were ..

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GoI: 19 lakh tap connections under Jal Jeevan Mision during Lock Down

July 3, 2020

On July 2, 2020, the Government of India announced that around 19 lakh tap connections were provided during lock down under Jal Jeevan Mission Jal Jeevan Mission The Mission aims to provide clean drinking water supply to all the households ..

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GoI launches Drug Discovery Hackathon for COVID-19

July 2, 2020

On July 2, 2020, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan and Union Minister of HRD Ramesh Pokhriyal launched “Drug Discovery Hackathon”, 2020. Highlights The event was jointly launched by the All India Council for Technical ..

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United Nations Security Council passes first COVID-19 resolution

July 2, 2020

On July 1, 2020, the United Nations Security Council adopted the first COVID-19 related resolution. The resolution demanded an immediate cessation of hostilities all around the world Highlights The resolution was drafted by France and Tunisia. The resolution calls for ..

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COPAL-19 application launched to track potential Plasma donors in Delhi

July 2, 2020

On July 1, 2020, the students of IIT-Delhi and AIIMS launched COPAL-19 mobile application to track potential plasma donors in Delhi. Highlights The application will store details about patients who have been discharged from AIIMS and also about patients who ..

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World Bank approves 750 million USD to support Indian MSMEs

July 1, 2020

On June 30, 2020, the world Bank approved 750 million USD of budget support to India. The funds are to be used to support 15 crore MSMEs in the country. Highlights The funds are to be used to strengthen small ..

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COVAXIN: India’s first COVID-19 Vaccine trials

July 1, 2020

The Central Drugs and Standard Control Organization has granted its approval to conduct human trials of COVAXIN vaccine. The vaccine was developed by Bharat Biotech India. The trials are to begin in July 2020. Highlights The trials of the vaccine ..

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MyGov Corona Helpdesk wins Global Awards

July 1, 2020

The AI enabled MyGov Corona Helpdesk has won two awards under the categories of Best Innovation at the Global Leadership Summit and festival of AI and Emerging Technology. The festival is held in London annually MyGov Corona Helpdesk The MyGov ..

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Indigenously Developed ‘COVAXIN’ gets DCGI approval for Human Clinical Trials

June 30, 2020

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has given approval for Phase I and Phase II human clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine ‘COVAXIN’. In association with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV), ..

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