Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Current Affairs, GK & News
13 August: Organ Donation Day
Every year 13 August is observed as Organ donation day, to create awareness about organ donation and to remove the myths about organ donation from people’s mind. Organ donation day urges people of all communities to come forth and donate organs to save precious lives. Organ Donation Day Background: Union Ministry of Health & Family ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: National Health Portal • Organ donation • Organ Donation Day • Organ Donation in India • Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA) 1994 • Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Cabinet approves merger of NIMH with ICMR-NIOH
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved to dissolve National Institute of Miners’ Health (NIMH), an autonomous Institute under Union Ministry of Mines (MoM) and merge it with ICMR-NIOH (Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Occupational Health), Ahmedabad, under Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW) with all assets and ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Topics: Cabinet Decisions • ICMR-NIOH • Karnataka Societies Registration Act 1960 • National Institute of Miners' Health • National Institute of Occupational Health • Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare • Union Ministry of Mines
Punjab bans Online Food Delivery without Hygiene Rating
The Punjab government has decided to make it mandatory for all online food aggregators to ensure that food supplied by them should compulsorily have hygiene rating as per Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines. Key Highlights Reason: The online food order and door to door delivery mechanism of food supply has created ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Topics: Food safety • Food Safety and Standards Authority of India • FSSAI • Online Food Business Operators • Online Food Delivery • Public health • Punjab • Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare