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US Global Task Force on COVID-19
The External Affairs Minister of India recently held a discussion with the US Global Task Force on Pandemic Response. He discussed about the priorities of India in vaccines, pharmaceuticals and oxygen. The Global Task Force on Pandemic earlier announced that it is closely working with US-India Strategic Partnership Forum and US-India Business Council to make ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Adobe • AstraZeneca • Google • medical oxygen • Remdesivir • Sundar Pichai • US India Business Council • USAID • ventilator
PM orders Audit of Ventilators provided by the Centre
On May 15, 2021, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered an audit of ventilators provided by the Central Government to the State Government and the Union Territories. Why the audit? It has come to the notice of the PM that several ventilators issued to the States are lying in the storage unutilized. Thus, an audit ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: PM CARES Fund • PM Modi • Punjab • ventilator • Ventilators
Rs 2000 Crore from PM CARES Fund allocated for 50,000 Made-in-India Ventilators
The Government of India on its way to create an AtmaNirbhar Bharat had allocated Rs 2000 crore for 50,000 Made-in-India ventilators. The entire sum of Rs 2000 crore was allocated from PM CARES Fund Trust. These ventilators will be supplied to various government-run COVID hospitals based on priority across the country. To date, a total ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Atmanirbhar Bharat • Bharat Electronics Limited • COVID-19 • Maharashtra • PM CARES Fund • Tamil Nadu • Uttar Pradesh • ventilator
“Delhi Corona” App launched by Delhi Government
On June 2, 2020, the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched Delhi Corona App. The application is to provide all required information that are related to ventilators and hospital beds in the city. The Application mainly aims at providing real time information. Highlights The Delhi Corona Application was launched by the Delhi CM through video ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Topics: Arvind Kejriwal • COVID-19 mobile application • Delhi Government • Google • mobile application • ventilator
COVID-19: Rs 3,100 crores allocated from PM CARES Funds
The PM CARES Fund trust was created on March 27, 2020. It was headed by Prime Minister Modi. The other members include Home Minister, Defence Minister and Finance Minister. Ventilators The allocated funds are to be used to buy 50,000 ventilators. The ventilators are to be purchased at a cost of Rs 2,000 cores. These ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) • COVID-19 vaccine • Migrant workers • PM CARES Fund • PM Modi • Principal Scientific Adviser • ventilator