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India participated in the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) on 18 May. WHA addressed Global Vaccine Plan, polio eradication, and neglected tropical diseases other than COVID-19. On this platform, the health leaders committed to fighting COVID-19 pandemic together, in unity, in solidarity. ...

Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces hosted a webinar on "Revitalising Museums and Cultural Spaces" on 18 May to celebrate the International Museum Day and kick start conversations around creating sustainable cultural organizations in post-pandemic India. The objective aims to identify ...

Madhya Pradesh has launched the Charan Paduka initiative for the migrant labourers passing through the State. Under the Charan Paduka campaign, the migrant labourers who are heading back to their native land will be provided shoes and slippers to reduce their pain. The campaign is being ...

Cyclone "AMPHAN" has developed into a super cyclone in the Bay of Bengal on 19 May. The intensification of the storm from category I cyclone to category V in less than 18 hours. Cyclone AMPHAN is linked with climate change. The reasons including high Sea Surface Temperature, low Vertical ...

Government of India announced results of the Star rating of garbage-free cities for the assessment year 2019-2020. A total of six cities have been certified as 5-Star, 65 cities as 3-Star, and 70 cities as 1-Star. The results were announced by Hardeep S, Puri, Minister of State (I/C) for ...

The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) reported that the export from India is expected to fall by 20 per cent in the current fiscal in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. FIEO directed the exporters to improve their competitiveness in the global markets. It also requested the ...

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has disbursed Rs 20,500 crore to cooperative banks and regional rural banks (RRBs) for on-lending to farmers. Of the total, Rs.15,200 crore has been released to cooperative banks and Rs.5,300 crore to RRBs as special liquidity ...

Home Affairs Ministry has issued the guidelines to the National Directives for COVID-19 management to public places and workplaces. The guidelines should be followed by all persons in public places and in transport. Under the guidelines issued by MHA, all the people should wear face covers is ...

India's space agency will tap startups to develop food and medicines for astronauts, better tools to access machines in a spacecraft and green engines for its maiden humanspace flight Gaganyaan-1. Amid lockdown, ISRO has identified a set of 17 technologies that to develop locally at lower costs ...

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day was observed on 17 May every year to celebrate the power of telecommunication and its importance in building relationships across cultures around the world. The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day aims to raise awareness of the ...