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Golden Globe Awards Winners
Hollywood opened its “awards season of the Golden Globe”. The Golden Globe Awards event was organised behind the closed doors on January 9, 2022. Key Facts “The Power...
New Covid Strain ‘Deltacron’
According to Leonodios Kostrikis, a professor of biological sciences at University of Cyprus, a strain of Covid-19 combining delta and omicron was found in Cyprus. Highlights The discovery...
Gangasagar Mela
The Gangasagar Mela started on January 10, 2022 in the which occurs at West Bengal’s Gangasagar Island. It will continue till January 16, 2022. Key Facts The Gangasagar...
Indian SARS – CoV – 2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG)
INSACOG is a multi-lab agency. It was established by the Government of India in 2020 to monitor the genomic variations of COVID-19. In the beginning, there were ten...
New Covid-19 variant ‘IHU’
Scientists in France have identified a new and more mutated strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus, causing covid-19 disease. Highlights New virus was identified, when the world is still grappling...
Sri Lanka’s Financial Crisis
According to World Bank’s Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU), Sri Lanka is facing an acute economic crisis because of job & earning losses, and high food inflation. Key...
Recent Updates on Census 2021
Central Government has postponed the first phase of the census and collection of details for updating the National Population Register (NPR) at least till September, 2022. Highlights Earlier...
India’s Air bubble agreement with Saudi Arabia
The Indian government and Saudi Arabian Government have finalised an air bubble agreement, to allow all eligible travellers to travel between both the countries. Highlights The air bubble...
Telangana: First large state to complete 100 per cent 1st dose Covid vaccination
The State of Telangana has become India’s first state to compete 100 per cent 1st dose Covid-19 vaccination. Key Points This milestone was achieved with the efforts of...
ICRA’s forecast of Indian GDP Growth
Ratings agency ICRA revised its Indian GDP growth estimate, recently. Highlights According to ICRA’s estimate, there was an upward growth of 7.9 % in the second quarter of... What are the New COVID Vaccines and Pill Approved by India?
India cleared two more covid vaccines and one pill on December 28, 2021. Key Points The two vaccines, Corbevax and Covovax, were approved by drug regulator Central Drugs... 