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India-Austria Cooperation in Road Infrastructure sector
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between India and Austria on Technology Cooperation in Road Infrastructure Sector in New Delhi. The MoU seeks to create a framework for the countries’ mutual cooperation in the field of Road Transportation, Road/Highways infrastructure development, management and administration, road safety and intelligent transport systems. This is to enhance trade ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Europe • Highway Projects • India-Austria • ISRO • PSLV • road infrastructure • Road Infrastructure Improving project • Satellites • Satish Dhawan Center for Space Science • Toll road • toll-operate-transfer
GoI lifts ban on Paracetamol API exports
On May 28, 2020, the Government of India lifted the ban on export of paracetamol Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. Highlights The removal of ban will now allow the export of pharmaceutical ingredients used for COVID-19 treatment. In order to achieve this, the GoI has amended Section 3 of Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) act, 1992. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Apis • Europe • Export • Foreign Trade • hydroxychloroquine • WHO Essential Medicines List • World Health Organization (WHO)
Europe’s Discovery looks for drug to treat COVID-19
The results from the Discovery Drug Trials of Europe have started coming out while the death toll from COVID-19 continues to increase. Discovery Trial The Discovery drug trial is an add-on drug trial to WHO’s Solidarity trial. It aims to speed up the drug trials by selecting a sub-set of drugs being tested by the ..
Category: International Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • Drug test • Europe • France
Corona Virus: ICMR develops testing strategy; WHO shifts epicenter from China to Europe
On March 15, 2020, the Indian Council of Medical Research developed COVID-19 testing strategy for people infected with the virus. The Council has given a detailed explanation about the methodology to test the people. Centres of Testing The three main testing centres of Corona Virus are AIIMS, National Institute of Virology and National Centre for ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: AIIMS • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Diseases • Europe • ICMR • NIV • WHO
Prince Charles launches new Tata Motors’ JLR innovation centre in London
Prince Charles has recently launched a new £150-million Tata Motors’ Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) innovation centre in London. The centre called the National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC), is created along with the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) It is the largest such automotive research and development facility in Europe. Project Vector, which is an advanced and ..
Topics: British monarchy • Electric vehicle • Europe • Tata Motors