Bird Flu Current Affairs, GK & News
GoI sets up control room to control spread of Bird Flu
The Department of Animal Husbandry has set up a control room after confirmation of Bird Flu in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Himachal Pradesh. What are the functions of the control room? The control room will watch the situation and take stock on daily basis of the preventive and control measures undertaken by the respective ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Avian Flu • Bird Flu • H5N1 • H5N8 • Influenza • World Health Organisation (WHO)
Bird Flu outbreak in India
The Bird Flu in India has been reported in wild Geese in Himachal Pradesh, ducks in Kerala, crows in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Also, in Haryana more than one lakh poultry birds have died mysteriously in the last few days. The Kerala Government recently declared Avian Influenza as State Disaster. In Kerala more than 1,700 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Avian influenza • Bird Flu • H5N1 • H5N8 • Influenza • Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 • Transmission and infection of H5N1 • World Health Organisation (WHO)
Avian Flu in Rajasthan
The Jhalawar town of Rajasthan has imposed a curfew in one-kilo metre radius after it was confirmed that fifty crows died of bird flu. What is the issue? Why did birds die in Rajasthan? Around fifty crows died in the Radi ke Balaji temple in Jhalawar town on December 25, 2020. The Animal Husbandry department ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: avian botulism • Avian Flu • Avian influenza • Bird Flu • Influenza • Sambhar lake
United Nations approves Epidemic Preparedness Day
Context in Current Affairs: The United Nations General Assembly recently approved the resolution that proclaimed to mark December 27 as the the International Day of epidemic preparedness. The day is to be marked to facilitate exchange of information, transmission of scientific knowledge and best practices locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. This will help to prevent ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Bird Flu • Bubonic Plague • COVID-19 • Epidemics Preparedness Day • Measles • Smallpox • United Nations • Zika virus
PUSA: Decontamination Tunnel developed by ICAR
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute has developed PUSA decontamination tunnel. It was inaugurated on April 16, 2020 by the Union Minister Shri Kailash Choudhary. About the Tunnel The Tunnel includes foot operated water dispenser and soap. The tunnel also provides fogging for about 20 seconds. Also, it sources Quaternary Ammonium Compounds that are used at ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Antimicrobial resistance • Bird Flu • Corona virus • COVID-19 • ICAR • PUSA • Vaccine • Virus