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National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 chaired by Dr V K Paul met for the first time

The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID 19 met for the first time on August 13 to discuss regarding the delivery of vaccines in the country....

August 13, 2020

Factsheet: 75th anniversary of Hiroshima nuclear attack

Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the first-ever atomic bomb attack in the world amidst the COVID 19 pandemic. The celebrations were muted because of the pandemic situation...

August 6, 2020

US to pay $2 Billion approx. to Pharma Companies for COVID 19 Vaccine

The US Government has decided to pay Pfizer and BioNTech SE $1.95 billion to procure 100 million doses of their COVID 19 vaccine being experimented in order to...

July 23, 2020

US Lower House Passes Bill to Remove Confederate Names from Military Bases

The United States Lower house, the House of Representatives, has passed a $740 billion funding bill aimed at removing the names of the Confederate soldiers and leaders to...

July 22, 2020

ANASIS II: South Korea Launches its First Military Satellite

South Korea has successfully launched its first-ever military communications satellite through the private operator, Space X. The launch is aimed at increasing the defence capabilities of the country....

July 21, 2020

US Civil Rights Activist John Lewis Dies at 80: End of An Era

John Lewis, the civil rights warrior, passed away at the age of 80, on 17th July 2020. He was known for his fight against racial injustice to the...

July 18, 2020

Hypersonic Missile Tested by US

According to the US Military, it has recently tested a hypersonic missile successfully and it flew 17 times faster than the speed of sound. The test was carried...

July 17, 2020

Swiss Money: India moves down to 77th rank

On June 26, 2020, the Swiss National Bank released its analysis of annual banking statistics. According to the report, India ranked low when it comes to money held...

June 27, 2020

US: FDA revokes emergency use of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked emergency use authorization for the drugs Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19 patients after concluding that they may...

June 16, 2020

Michael Jordan pledges $100 million to promote racial equality

Famous basketball player Michael Jordan and Nike owned Jordan brand recently announced donation of $100 million to organisations promoting racial equality and social justice. The money will be...

June 6, 2020

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