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India remains polio free, all vaccines used in Government immunisation programme safe: UNICEF, WHO
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) have reiterated India’s status as polio-free country. This comes in backdrop of some oral polio vaccine vials being found contaminated with the type-2 polio virus. Key Facts The two global ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
IWAI launches Ro-Ro service from Neamati to Manjuli Island in Assam
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) in collaboration with Assam Government has launched new Roll on-Roll off (Ro-Ro) facility connecting Neamati to Manjuli Island in Assam. The Ro-Ro facility will cut down circuitous road route of 423 km that trucks ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Cabinet approves MoC between India and Finland on Environmental Cooperation
Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between India and Finland on Environmental Cooperation. The MoC will enable establishment and promotion of closer and long-term cooperation between two countries in field of environment protection and management of natural resources ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Cabinet approves establishment of National Council for Vocational Education and Training
Union Cabinet chaired has approved establishment of National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET). It will be set up by merging existing regulatory institutions in the skills space – National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and National Skill Development ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Cabinet approves establishment of permanent campuses of two new IISERs at Tirupati and Berhampur
Union Cabinet has approved establishment and operationalisation of two new permanent campuses of the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) and Behrampur (Odisha). Cabinet also has approved creation of two posts of Registrar, one ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Union Cabinet approves Productivity linked bonus for Railway Employees
Union Cabinet has approved the payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days’ wages for financial year 2017-18 for all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees. It will be not available to Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel. This decision will ..