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Centre notifies new medical device rules

September 21, 2022

The Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2022 were notified by the Union Cabinet recently. Key facts The new rules require online registration of all manufacturers of all class A medical devices. Class A medical devices are those having low-to-moderate risk to ..

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Soviet Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov passes away

September 20, 2022

Valery Polyakov, who held the record for the achieving the longest single stay in space, has passed away at the age of 80. Key facts Valery Polyakov’s record of 437 days in space started on January 8, 1994. While aboard ..

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India’s presidency of AIBD extended for one year

September 20, 2022

The Asia-pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD) has unanimously extended India’s presidency for one more year. Key facts The member countries of the AIBD have decided to extend India’s presidency at the two-day General Conference of the Institute that was ..

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InSight lander detects space rocks hitting Mars

September 20, 2022

NASA’s InSight lander has detected seismic and acoustic waves caused by the impact of four meteoroids and found the location of the craters left by these space rocks. Key facts For the first time, scientists were able to calculate the ..

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NASA’s Perseverance finds organic matter on Mars

September 20, 2022

The Perseverance Rover has collected samples having high concentration of organic matter from the Martian surface. Key facts The Perseverance Rover has collected several organic rock samples from an ancient river delta on Mars. These samples are currently stored for ..

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IDMC-ADB report: southwest monsoon lasting longer, displacing millions in South Asia

September 20, 2022

The recently released joint report of the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised concerns regarding long southwest monsoon causing large-scale displacement of masses in South Asia. Key findings The report found that southwest monsoon ..

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RBI asks large UCBs to set up Board-approved policy, compliance function

September 20, 2022

The RBI has directed urban cooperative banks (UCBs) belonging to tier 3 and tier 4 categories to create a Board-approved policy and compliance function. Key facts The central bank has asked the urban cooperative banks with more than Rs.10,000 crore ..

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77th session of the United Nations General Assembly

September 20, 2022

The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77) opened on September 13 and will include a high-level debate organized from September 20 to 26 this year. Key facts The theme of the UNGA 77 is “A watershed moment: ..

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World’s First Cloned Arctic Wolf

September 20, 2022

Scientists in China have successfully cloned wild Arctic Wolf for the first time Key facts A Beijing-based gene firm had succeeded in cloning the Arctic Wolf to prevent the endangered species from going extinct. The newly cloned wolf was named ..

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Lassa fever in Nigeria

September 20, 2022

171 people have died because of Lassa fever in Nigeria despite the government’s measures to reduce the spread of the viral infection across the country. Key facts Nigeria currently has the total of 917 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, with ..

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