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BCG revaccination study in high-risk adults to begin in 23 States
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BCG revaccination study in high-risk adults to begin in 23 States

Science & Tech 03/12/23 09:07 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Twenty-three States have consented to participate in the BCG revaccination study in adults that will be undertaken in a “programme implementation study mode” to evaluate the effectiveness Read More...

Impact of liquor prohibition in Bihar
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Impact of liquor prohibition in Bihar

Science & Tech 03/12/23 08:57 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced that there would be a fresh “house-to-house” survey to assess the impact of liquor prohibition in Bihar. ' The survey is likely to begin from Read More...

Centre approves fourth phase roll-out of GIAN scheme
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Centre approves fourth phase roll-out of GIAN scheme

Science & Tech 03/12/23 08:46 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Eight years after its inception, past its brief discontinuation during the COVID period, the Ministry of Education is gearing up to restart the fourth phase of the Global Initiative of Academic Netwo Read More...

World Malaria Report
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World Malaria Report

Science & Tech 03/12/23 08:01 AM IST
by Mahesh

'In 2022, India accounted for 66% of malaria cases in the WHO South-East Asia Region noted the new — 2023 World Malaria Report — published by the World Health Organization (WHO).' It Read More...

AIDS can be stopped with science-backed tools
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AIDS can be stopped with science-backed tools

Science & Tech 02/12/23 10:57 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The World Health Organization has developed guidelines for Advanced HIV to prevent and diagnose these opportunistic infections.' These guidelines are still not widely implemented across the world Read More...

Gujral Doctrine of foreign policy
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Gujral Doctrine of foreign policy

Science & Tech 02/12/23 10:26 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Inder Kumar Gujral was sworn in as the 12th Prime Minister of India from April 1997 to May 1998.' IK Gujral can be remembered for two significant contributions to Indian foreign policy: One, he p Read More...

President Murmu advocates for All India Judicial Service
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President Murmu advocates for All India Judicial Service

Science & Tech 02/12/23 10:09 AM IST
by Mahesh

'During her inaugural address at the Supreme Court’s Constitution Day celebration, President Droupadi Murmu called for an “all-India judicial service” to recruit judges, saying this Read More...

Green Credits scheme
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Green Credits scheme

Science & Tech 02/12/23 10:04 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Prime Minister Narendra Modi together with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of UAE, co-hosted the High-level event on ‘Green Credits Programme’ at COP-28.' The Green Cre Read More...

History of UNLF, Meitei insurgent group that signed peace deal with Centre
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History of UNLF, Meitei insurgent group that signed peace deal with Centre

Science & Tech 01/12/23 12:26 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The accord signed recently by the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) in Manipur with the government of India is, therefore, a welcome move.' The significance of striking a peace accord with t Read More...

India is building its own ‘sovereign AI’
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India is building its own ‘sovereign AI’

Science & Tech 01/12/23 12:14 PM IST
by Mahesh

'India has pitched itself as a country that has effectively used technology to develop and deliver governance solutions at a mass scale.' The examples it cites to support the argument, especially m Read More...