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First indigenous vaccine for fish developed in India
The Central Institute of Brackish Aquaculture located in Chennai has developed an indigenous vaccine for Viral Nervous Necrosis. The name of the vaccine is Nodavac-R Viral Nervous Necrosis The disease is caused by the Betanodavirus. It mostly affects teleost fish. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Brazil: Sputnik V vaccine supply had live cold virus
The Health Regulator of Brazil recently announced that the Sputnik V vaccines of Russia carried live cold virus. It has thus raised questions about the integrity of the manufacturing process of the virus. This issue has come up due to ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Somanathan: New Finance secretary
The Expenditure Secretary T V Somanathan was recently designated as the Finance Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. About T V Somanathan Currently he is the senior most officer among all the secretaries in the Ministry of Finance. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
PM CARES Fund: 1 Lakh Portable Oxygen Concentrators
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently sanctioned the procurement of one lakh oxygen portable oxygen concentrators from the PM-CARES Fund. Oxygen Generation Plants Initially, 162 Pressure Swing Adsorption Oxygen Generation plants were sanctioned under PM CARES Fund. Later this was ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Daily Current Affairs Quiz: April 29, 2021
1. Which institution has released the “State of the Economy Report”? [A] IMF[B] World Bank[C] Reserve Bank of India[D] NITI Aayog Show Answer Correct Answer: C [Reserve Bank of India] Notes:The country’s apex financial regulator the Reserve Bank of India ..
Top 10 Science & Technology Current Affairs Questions – April, 2021
‘CACTus and CIISCO’ are the software launched by the Department of Science and Technology, associated with which field? Answer: Solar Mission Which telescope captured the M 87 black hole with its magnetic fields? Answer: Event Horizon Telescope Researchers of which Indian institution ..