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News: India hosted the first meeting of the Governing Board of BIMSTEC Energy Centre (BEC) on 27th February, 2023 at Shangi-La Hotel. Bengaluru. Shri Ajay Tewari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, and chairperson of the Governing Board of the BEC, welcomed the delegates from BIMSTEC member countries and gave a brief background about ongoing cooperation …
Read MoreContext: In early February, the Ministry of Health pulled up at least 20 companies including Tata-1mg, Apollo, PharmEasy,Reliance Netmeds and Amazon by issuing them a show cause notice, for selling medicines online. This happened after the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), a powerful lobby of over 12 lakh pharmacists, threatened to launch …
Read MoreContext: A group of 16 countries has launched a valiant endeavour to fight the problem of climate change. The effort is led by Vanuatu — an island country in the South Pacific Ocean — the group seeks an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the issue of climate change. International Court …
Read MoreNews: According to a recent study done in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Bisphenol A may indirectly contribute to the spread of diseases that are transmitted to humans and animals via vectors. The study demonstrates that the synthetic chemical Bisphenol A can drastically reduce the time that southern house mosquitoes spend breeding (Culex quinquefasciatus). This mosquito contributes …
Read MoreNews: The Supreme Court of India denied a PIL (Public Interest Lawsuit) demanding menstruation leave for workers and students across the country. The court labelled it a policy concern and pointed out that menstrual pain leave has different dimensions and may potentially function as a disincentive for businesses from engaging female personnel. Menstrual leave …
Read MoreNews: By putting the robotic scavenger Bandicoot into service in the temple town of Guruvayur, Kerala became the first state in the nation to deploy robotics technology for cleaning all of its commissioned manholes. The Bandicoot Robot, created by Kerala-based Genrobotics, is the first robotic scavenger in the world. The world’s first robotic scavenger, …
Read MoreNews: 800 women worldwide will die from pregnancy- and childbirth-related avoidable causes each day in 2020. Reduce maternal mortality to less than 70 deaths per 100 000 live births by 2030, according to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 (target 3.1). The United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimate Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), which is made up of …
Read MoreNews: Recently, RBI disclosed its intention to begin a pilot project to evaluate the performance of coin-operated devices using QR codes (QCVM). A cashless coin dispenser called a QCVM would dispense coins after deducting the necessary sum from the user’s account via United Payments Interface (UPI). It will do away with the requirement for …
Read MoreNews: The G-20 Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) will hold its inaugural meeting in Gurugram, Haryana, from March 1–3, 2023. It is being presided over by India, with Italy serving as the co-chair nation. Approximately 90 delegates representing 20 member nations, 10 invitee nations, and 9 international organisations will hold in-depth discussions on bolstering global …
Read MoreNews: A novel type of corrosion called as 1D wormhole corrosion has just been identified by scientists. The 1D morphology of this form of corrosion is characterised by wormhole-like features that can behave as mass-flow pathways. In particular, it has implications for next-generation nuclear power plants that use molten salts as coolants. The discovery …
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