CEPI to include India among six other countries for COVID-19 Vaccine Testing

The Global Initiative of Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness for Innovation, CEPI has identified six labs from countries such as Britain, Netherlands, Italy, Canada, Bangladesh and India. Highlights The THSTI lab of India has been recognised under the global network of CEPI for assessment of COVID-19 vaccines. THSTI is Translational Health Science and Technology Institute. It ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • International Current Affairs

Topics: Biofortification • Blueprint priority diseases • CEPI • COVID-19 vaccine • Epidemic • IndCEPI Mission • Poshan Abhiyan • World Health Organisation

Ayushman Bharat: School Health Ambassador initiative launched

On February 12, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare introduced School Health Ambassador initiative. Under the initiative, two teachers in every school are to be made as Health and Wellness ambassador. Highlights The initiative is to be linked with other initiatives such as Eat Right Campaign, Fit India Movement and Poshan Abhiyan. 11 ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Aayushman Bharat • Aspirational District Programme • Eat Right Movement • Fit India Movement • Health • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • Poshan Abhiyan

M.Venkaiah Naidu launches POSHAN Anthem

The Vice President of India, M.Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday, 3rd December 2019, launched the POSHAN Anthem in New Delhi with the aim to encourage and inspire people to join the POSHAN Abhiyaan to fight against the scourge of malnutrition. The Anthem was sung and composed by Shankar Mahadevan and written by Prasoon Joshi. The POSHAN ..

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: International Women's Day • Jhunjhunu • M. Venkaiah Naidu • Narendra Modi • Poshan Abhiyan • POSHAN Anthem • Prasoon Joshi • Prime minister • Rajasthan • Shankar Mahadevan

Bharatiya Poshan Anthem launched by Vice President M Venkaiah

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched the ‘Bharatiya Poshan Anthem’ in New Delhi, which aims towrads taking message of making India malnutrition free to all corners of country. While launching, Vice president hoped that the ‘poshan anthem’ will lead to a nutrition revolution to transform India into a malnutrition-free country by 2022. The anthem was ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Bharatiya Poshan Anthem • M. Venkaiah Naidu • Malnutrition free India • Ministry of Women and Child Development • National Nutrition Mission • Poshan Abhiyan

POSHAN Atlas to map crops

In order to tackle malnutrition, GoI is planning to develop an atlas to map crops and food grains grown all over the country. The initiative was launched by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani during the fifth National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges Aim of the initiative This is done to ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: malnutrition • Ministry of Women and Child Development • national council on india's nutrition challenges • NITI Aayog • Poshan Abhiyan • Poshan Atlas