India’s First Oral Vaccine for Moderate COVID-19 Cases gets Approval

For the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 positive patients across the country, on 19th June 2020, for manufacturing and marketing of oral antiviral drug ‘Favipiravir (Fabiflu)’ was approved by the National Regulatory Authority for Indian pharmaceuticals -Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to Mumbai based Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. The approval for the drug was given ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) • COVID-19 • Favipiravir • Glenmark Pharmaceuticals • Japan • Mumbai • Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) • Russia • Tokyo

Commonwealth Youth Games postponed to 2023

The 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games is being postponed to 2023 as it faced clash of dates with the Tokyo Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics that was scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8, 2020, was postponed by a year. Highlights The decision was taken by the Commonwealth Games Federation Executive Board. The 17th ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Topics: 2020 Tokyo Olympics • Commonwealth • Commonwealth Games • Olympics • Tokyo • Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021. The event will still bear the name of Tokyo 2020. Selection of Tokyo The 2020 event would mark the second time Tokyo is hosting the Summer Olympic Games. This makes the city the only one in Asia ..

Topics: COVID-19 • Olympics • Paralympic Games • Tokyo

Suiso Frontier- World’s First Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier Ship

Tokyo based Japanese public multinational corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited has announced the World’s First Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier Ship- Suiso Frontier on last Wednesday. As a key next-generation energy source, Hydrogen is gaining popularity as countries around the world are continuously making efforts to combat global warming, the Suiso Frontier was developed to provide a ..

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Australia • Japan • Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited • Suiso Frontier • Tokyo • World's First Liquefied Hydrogen

Water Treatment measure introduced in Tokyo

Tokyo which is hosting summer Olympics in 2020 has introduced water treatment measure to better deal with natural calamities like typhoons or squalls to keep the city safe. Preventing the Calamities The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has developed infrastructure such as levee protection, a pond to control the water level, tide embankment, watergate and so on. Disaster ..

Topics: Chemical compounds • Chemistry • Emergency management • Humanitarian aid • Matter • Occupational safety and health • Tokyo • Water