On December 20, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved world’s first injectable medication for reducing the risk of acquiring HIV. About Apretude Apretude is an injectable...
NASA is all set to launch its much-awaited next-generation space telescope mission named “James Webb Space Telescope Mission”, as and when weather is clear. It will be launched...
Sports Minister, Anurag Thakur, introduced “Anti-Doping Bill” on December 17, 2021 in Lok Sabha. Key Points of the bill The bill seeks to provide statutory framework for the...
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology notified a semiconductor policy in order to boost the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in India. Highlights The semiconductor policy was cleared by Cabinet...
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published its report on “Rule Violations”, recently. Key Findings of the report Number of offenders in India and increased in 2019, making India among...
On December 21, 2021, Rajya Sabha passed The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, by voice vote. The bill enables for linking electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem....
A 66-million-year-old dinosaur embryo was discovered in Ganzhou in southern China. Highlights The embryo is believed to be a toothless theropod dinosaur, or oviraptorosaur, It has been named...
On December 20, 2021, Delhi Cabinet approved to set up Delhi Teachers’ University. Highlights The university will offer a four-year integrated teacher education programme after Class 12. In the programme,...
Karnataka Government has announced to give 1 per cent reservation to transgenders in Police. Key Points Reservation will be given to them across all the ranks in police...
On December 21, 2021, first batch of Indigenous Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance vehicles were inducted into the Indian Army. Key Points These next-generation vehicles were inducted into the Corps...