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Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) meets in Bangkok
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue also known as Quad is an informal strategic grouping consisting of India, US, Australia and Japan recently met in Bangkok in Thailand. Key Highlights of Meet The meet in Bangkok was attended by senior officials of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Global Childhood Report
The Global Childhood Report by UK-based non-profit organisation, Save the Children quotes the following data about India: There was an overall improvement in India s childhood index score. India moved up by 137 points i.e. from 632 points in 2000 ..
Global Drug Survey
The Global Drug Survey (GDS) is an anonymised, online survey based on a detailed questionnaire to assess trends in drug use and self-reported harms among regular drug users and early adopters of new trends. The survey which encompassed nearly 1,00,000 ..
India Signs Christchurch Call to Action
India has decided to sign an international call initiated by the governments of France and New Zealand along with top social media companies to eliminate the violent and terrorist content online. Christchurch Call to Action Christchurch Call to Action was ..
Trends on Babies with Low Birth Weight
The study from the researchers of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) published in The Lancet Global Health makes the following observations: 20.5 million babies (14.6%) were found to have ..
International Jazz Day observed on April 30
The International Jazz Day was globally observed on April 30. The 2019 edition was launched in Australia and was celebrated in more than 190 countries around the world. International Jazz Day It is celebrated worldwide on April 30 every year ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
StartupBlink Ranking of Countries for Startup Environment
StartupBlink has ranked 100 countries for startup environment of countries globally. The rankings were based on the data from over 61,000 startups, more than 500 accelerators, and over 1,400 coworking spaces registered on its platform along with data gathered from ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Health Ministry Urged to Frame Law to Ban Manufacture, Sale of e-cigarettes
The Ministry of Commerce and Industries has urged the Health Ministry to frame law banning manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes in the country as in the absence of the domestic legislation, it would not be possible to put a blanket ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019
The Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare has notified the Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 with an aim to promote clinical research in the country. Features of the New Rules The new rules reduce the time for approving ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
IPL witnesses its first Mankading
The mega celebration of Cricket, Indian Premier League (IPL) witnessed its first ever Mankading in its history in the match of Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler became the first victim of ‘Mankading’ in the ..