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India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) project
Analysis of the data from the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) was recently released. What is the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)? It is a five-year initiative by the Union Ministry of Health and Family welfare, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), State Governments, and the World Health Organization (WHO) to monitor and treat ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Blood Pressure Monitors • BP • Complications of hypertension • India-WHO • WHO
CO2 emissions rose by 2% in 2018: Study
As per a closely-watched review by United Kingdom (UK) based energy giant BP, titled “The BP Statistical Review of World Energy”, the global carbon emissions grew by 2.0% in 2018, the highest rate since 2010-2011. BP is a London based, British multinational oil and gas company. Key Findings of Study The study called that the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: BP • BP Statistical Review of World Energy • Britain • British multinational Oil and Gas Company • Carbon Dioxide Emmsision • Climate change • GHG • Green House Gas Emissions • Renewable energy • Shale gas • US
Houston disaster contaminates the ship channel
The oil by products, toxic gasoiline of the Houston petrochemical accident have been washed into the sea.This has affected the ship channels in the bay. The fire that burnt for 3 days in the Houston petrochemical accident has already caused enough damages to the surrounding. At the 6th day of the incident it is emitting ..
Topics: Benzene • BP • Carcinogens • Chemical compounds • Chemical substances • Chemistry • Mutagens • Occupational safety and health • Petrochemicals
RIL warns of KG-D6 shutdown, govt shows CAG’s red card
The tussle b/w Reliance Industries and the petroleum ministry over the future of India’s significant gas acreage reached to a full blown confrontation. Reliance and its partner BP have indicated the shutdown of the country’s biggest gas discovery- KG-D6 in 2015 if the government did not approve its long-pending investment proposals and revised capital expenditure ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: BP • BSE SENSEX • CNX Nifty • Companies • Krishna Godavari Basin • Natural gas by country • Oil companies • Reliance Industries Limited
Deepwater Horizon: BP agrees to pay $7.8-billion settlement
British Petroleum agreed to pay $7.8 billion in to resolve private plaintiffs affected by the spill from one of its wells in the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill disaster in April 2010. The proposed settlement presents a substantial advancement towards settling issues from the Deepwater Horizon accident and adding further to economic and environmental restoration ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2012
Topics: BP • Companies • Deepwater Horizon • Deepwater Horizon litigation • Deepwater Horizon oil spill • Mitsui Oil Exploration • Oil companies • Oil spill • Petroleum Industry