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Contact Tracing

The importance of contact tracing is being acknowledged across the world in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many aspects of which are yet to be understood. About...

March 21, 2020

National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill

The Rajya Sabha recently passed the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2019. It is to be tabled before the Lok Sabha now. National Commission for...

March 21, 2020

National Commission for Homoeopathy Medicine Bill

The Rajya Sabha recently passed the National Commission for Homoeopathy Medicine Bill, 2019. It also passed the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2019. National Commission...

March 21, 2020

Windrush Scandal

The British government recently apologised for the Windrush Scandal of 2018- for the wrongful detention and mistreatment of the Windrush generation. About the Scandal In 2018, a political...

March 21, 2020

Ceasefire in Philippines

The President of Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, recently declared ceasefire with the insurgent forces in the country, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. About the Rebellion The ongoing rebellion/...

March 21, 2020

Bangladesh’s Coronavirus Test Kit

The government of Bangladesh has approved the production of a low cost test kit based on rapid blot dot technique for detecting COVID-19 infections. About the Test Kit...

March 21, 2020

G7 Summit

The US President Trump had cancelled the in-person G7 Summit that was scheduled to be held between 10th and 12th of June. This is to be replaced with...

March 21, 2020

CSIR IHBT Hand Sanitizers

Scientists at the CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology in Himachal Pradesh have developed a hand sanitizer in light of the increase in demand for such products across India....

March 21, 2020

World Sparrow Day

March 20th is observed as World Sparrow Day every year. It is observed to create awareness about the decline of the house sparrow. About the Day March 20th...

March 21, 2020

RAISE 2020: First Artificial Intelligence Summit of India postponed due to Corona Virus

The GoI has postponed the first artificial intelligence summit of the country called RAISE to October 2020. Highlights RAISE 2020 is Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020. The...

March 21, 2020

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