Page-19 of Current Affairs - October, 2020
ICMR approves “COVIRAP” test developed by IIT Kharagpur
The Indian Council of Medical Research recently approved the covid-19 test called COVIRAP. It is a Diagnostic machine that was developed by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. This kit gives close test results as produced by RT-PCR. Key highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
New organ in throat discovered
The scientists in Netherlands have discovered a new organ in human throat during a research on prostate cancer. The scientists of the Netherlands Cancer Institute discovered a set of salivary glands in the upper part of the throat. they have ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Anaemia Mukt Bharat Index released
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with UNICEF launched the anaemia Mukt Bharat index. The anaemia Mukt Bharat is an initiative to reduce the prevalence of anaemia in India. Key highlights Haryana topped the anaemia free India ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
CuRED: Portal for information on clinical trial of repurposed drugs
On October 20, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched “CSIR Ushered Repurposed Drugs” portal called CuRED. Portal will provide the details about drugs repurposed by CSIR. Also, the portal will provide details about clinical trials of devices and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
SOGA Report: India recorded the highest air pollution exposure
On October 20, 2020, the State of Global Air report 2020 was released. The report was released by US based institutes. These institutes were Health Effects Institute and Institute for Health metrics and evaluation. The report has been created based ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
World Economic Forum: “The Future of Jobs Report, 2020”
The world economic forum recently released the third edition of the future of jobs report 2020. According to the report the covid-19 and its impacts will disrupt more than 85 million jobs by 2025. About the report The report is ..