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NCPCR issues guidelines for assessment of child suspects in heinous offences
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NCPCR issues guidelines for assessment of child suspects in heinous offences

Science & Tech 18/04/23 06:40 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has issued guidelines for the first time for conducting a preliminary assessment' To determine whether a child should be treated as Read More...

NAMAN Programme
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NAMAN Programme

Science & Tech 18/04/23 06:31 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) and NGO Ashraya Hastha Trust (AHT) signed an MoU recently to test the feasibility of a model comprehensive rural mental health prog Read More...

India to chair Commonwealth group on reform of financial architecture
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India to chair Commonwealth group on reform of financial architecture

Science & Tech 17/04/23 22:05 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Finance ministers from various Commonwealth countries have called for a systemic reform of the global financial architecture to enhance access to development financing for vulnerable countries.' Read More...

The Juice Mission to Explore Jupiter’s Moons
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The Juice Mission to Explore Jupiter’s Moons

Science & Tech 17/04/23 13:52 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The European Space Agency launched its maiden mission to explore the moons of the largest planet in the solar system.' The Jupiter ICy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission launched onboard Europe's Aria Read More...

IIT Indore develops low-cost camera in collaboration with Nasa, Caltech
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IIT Indore develops low-cost camera in collaboration with Nasa, Caltech

Science & Tech 17/04/23 13:45 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore in collaboration with the NASA-Caltech from the US and Sweden's University of Gothenburg has developed a low-cost camera setup which can provide multis Read More...

World Hemophilia Day
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World Hemophilia Day

Science & Tech 17/04/23 13:39 PM IST
by Mahesh

'World Hemophilia Day is celebrated every year on April 17th to honor the birth anniversary of Frank Schnabel, who established the World Federation of Hemophilia.' The purpose of this day is to rai Read More...

WHO draft document lays out framework for countries to introduce new TB vaccines
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WHO draft document lays out framework for countries to introduce new TB vaccines

Science & Tech 16/04/23 14:03 PM IST
by Mahesh

'WHO has developed a Global Framework to prepare for Country Introduction of New TB Vaccines for Adults and Adolescents which aims to guide countries and global stakeholders in preparing for the intro Read More...

Ghana becomes first country to approve Oxford malaria vaccine for children
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Ghana becomes first country to approve Oxford malaria vaccine for children

Science & Tech 16/04/23 13:49 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve an effective malaria vaccine developed at Oxford University.' The R21/Matrix-M vaccine, the first to exceed the World Health Organization Read More...

Tamil Nadu’s Cumbum grapes get Geographical Indication tag
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Tamil Nadu’s Cumbum grapes get Geographical Indication tag

Science & Tech 16/04/23 12:08 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Cumbum grapes have recently been given the Geographical Indication tag or GI tag.' These grapes were introduced in Tamil Nadu in 1832 by a French priest. A unique factor is that in this Cumbu Read More...

Sunken ocean floor
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Sunken ocean floor

Science & Tech 15/04/23 12:34 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Using high-resolution imaging of the interiors of our planet, geologists have found something that hasn’t been discovered before—a layer between the core and the mantle that is likely to Read More...