Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Current Affairs, GK & News

13 August: Organ Donation Day

August 14, 2019

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 ..

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Cabinet approves merger of NIMH with ICMR-NIOH

July 25, 2019

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 ..

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Punjab bans Online Food Delivery without Hygiene Rating

May 31, 2019

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 ..

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