Vardhan Current Affairs, GK & News
SUMAN initiative launched for Quality health care
On 11th October 2019, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has launched Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) initiative in New Delhi during the 13th Conference of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare. The aim of the initiative is to assure dignified, respectful and quality health care at no cost and zero tolerance for denial of ..
Topics: Academic disciplines • Harsh Vardhan • Health • Infant mortality • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • Public health • Vardhan
POSHAN Maah 2019 started with Eat Right India campaign
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has kick-started POSHAN Maah (nutrition month) 2019 with a year-long social and mass media campaign on the Eat Right India movement. This movement is aligned with the government’s flagship public health programmes such as POSHAN Abhiyaan, Anemia Mukt Bharat, Ayushman Bharat Yojana and Swachh Bharat Mission. Dr. Vardhan also ..
Topics: Ayushman Bharat Yojana • Dr. Vinod Kumar Paul • Government of India • Harsh Vardhan • Ministry of Ayush • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • Narendra Modi ministry • Publicly funded health care • Swachh Bharat Mission • Vardhan
Manipur tops rankings in Health Ministry report card on “Breastfeeding & Infant & Child feeding Practices”
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has recently released a report card on “Breastfeeding & Infant & Child feeding Practices” with data from the State and UTs on 8th August in New Delhi. In it, Manipur has topped the rankings in the Breastfeeding report card in the country. National capital ..
Topics: Ageing • Breastfeeding • Breastfeeding and HIV • Breastfeeding in public • Childhood • Harsh Vardhan • Human development • Infant • Infant feeding • RTT • Vardhan
India’s first agromet forecast centre inaugurated in Karnataka
The Union Environment Minister, Dr Harsha Vardhan has recently inaugurated the North Karnataka Agromet Forecasting and Research Centre (NKAFC) at the Farmers’ Knowledge Centre on University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad . It is the first of its kind in India to boost agricultural activities across the country by taking modern technology to farmers. ..
Topics: Agriculture in India • Dharwad • India Meteorological Department • Ministry of Earth Sciences • Science and technology in India • UAS • University of Agricultural Sciences • Vardhan
The first-ever solutions-focused event “Global Cooling Innovation Summit” to be held in India
The first-of-its-kind solutions-focused event “Global Cooling Innovation Summit” will be inaugurated by Union Science & Technology Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan in New Delhi on 12th November 2018. The Summit will bring together leaders from around the world to explore concrete means and pathways to address the climate threat that comes from the growing demand from ..
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: Air conditioning • Ancient Egyptian technology • Ancient Roman technology • Automation • CEPT • Department of Science and Technology • Government of India • Harsh Vardhan • Technology • Vardhan
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launches Green Good Deeds campaign
Dr Harsh Vardhan, the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has launched people-oriented campaign “Green Good Deeds” to sensitize the people and students, in particular, about climate change and global warming. Referring to the crucial role played by “Polio Sainiks” for Pulse Polio campaign, Dr Vardhan has underlined the need for “Green Sainiks” ..
Topics: Government of India • Harsh Vardhan • Lok Sabha • Medical specialties • Narendra Modi ministry • Polio • Pulse Polio • Vardhan