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India wins UN award for hypertension control initiative
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India wins UN award for hypertension control initiative

Science & Tech 22/09/22 07:28 AM IST
by Mahesh

'India recently won a United Nations (UN) award for its ‘India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)’, a large-scale hypertension intervention under the National Health Mission that saw 3 Read More...

2023 International Year of Millets
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2023 International Year of Millets

Science & Tech 22/09/22 07:21 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The UN General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution sponsored by India and supported by over 70 nations declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets, aimed at raising awareness about the Read More...

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

Science & Tech 22/09/22 07:16 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 (Amendment Regulations) recently.' Read More...

Reforms and the task of getting teachers on board
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Reforms and the task of getting teachers on board

Science & Tech 22/09/22 06:03 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The government of Andhra Pradesh has been giving top priority to education and has brought several reforms in the sector and spent Rs 53,000 crore during the last three years.' The state governmen Read More...

Bengal assembly passes resolution against CBI & ED
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Bengal assembly passes resolution against CBI & ED

Science & Tech 22/09/22 05:32 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The West Bengal Assembly became the first state to pass a resolution against the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and other federal agencies, saying they are &l Read More...

Hoysala Temples proposed to be listed under UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Hoysala Temples proposed to be listed under UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Science & Tech 22/09/22 05:25 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Tiong Kian Boom, an expert from International Commission on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), visited Hoysaleshwara temple in Halebeedu.' According to historians, the Hoysaleeshwara temple was constru Read More...

Central Bank exits RBI’s PCA framework
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Central Bank exits RBI’s PCA framework

Science & Tech 22/09/22 05:15 AM IST
by Mahesh

'State-owned Central Bank of India will no longer be subject to strict lending curbs imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in June 2017, as the regulator said that the bank has been taken out of Read More...

RBI asks large UCBs to set up Board-approved policy, compliance function
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RBI asks large UCBs to set up Board-approved policy, compliance function

Science & Tech 21/09/22 17:01 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked urban co-operative banks (UCBs) with more than ?10,000 crore deposits (Tier 4 category) to put in place a Board-approved policy and a Compliance Function, in Read More...

Lassa fever
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Lassa fever

Science & Tech 21/09/22 16:57 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The death toll of Lassa fever in Nigeria this year has risen to 171, despite measures by the government to reduce infections across the country.' According to the World Health Organization, Lassa Read More...

New security feature added to Aadhaar-linked payment systems to prevent frauds
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New security feature added to Aadhaar-linked payment systems to prevent frauds

Science & Tech 21/09/22 16:50 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced a new security feature to the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS).' The new feature has been pushed to AEPS point of sale (PoS Read More...