The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, developed mobile application SAHYO, an Integrated Geospatial Platform out of available geospatial datasets, standards-based services, and analytic tools. The mobile application and the website prepared and managed by the Survey ...

Government of India has stated that in order to succeed against the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of parallel efforts are being taken. The move is being done globally and nationally. Indian start-ups are working on COVID-19 vaccine candidates in the very strong Indian vaccine industry. The ...

Dehradun Smart City Limited (DSCL) has utilized the Integrated Command and Control Centre for monitoring and surveillance activities in the fight against coronavirus. To manage COVID-19, DSCL authorities have collaborated with District Administration. To implement and execute several ...

Agra Smart City has created a GIS dashboard which will show various hotspots, heat map, positive cases, recovered cases etc. Agra Smart City dashboard updates the COVID-19 latest detail on a daily basis and it can be accessed from the link: http://covid.sgligis.com/agra. The dashboard is ...

Scientists of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur have explored the neuroinvasive nature of the COVID 19 virus SARS-CoV-2 highlighting that loss of smell and taste of infected patients makes their entire Central Nervous System (CNS) and the underlying structures in the brain more prone ...

Indian Council of Medical Research reported that the National Task Force has reviewed the data evolving from various countries on use of Rapid Antibody Test kits and based on available evidence, the testing strategy for COVID-19 has been revised. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ...

The External Affairs Ministry has announced a training programme on COVID-19 from April 17 for healthcare professionals from SAARC countries. The training programme will be carried out by the Central government's Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme. Daily Current Affairs ...

The government decision to divide all districts across the country into hotspots, nonhotspots and green zones will help in managing the Covid-19 pandemic as well as partial opening up of economic activities during the extended period of the nationwide lockdown. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

The government has made an action plan for strengthening of surveillance network to monitor the spread of COVID-19 in India. In a daily press briefing, the ministry said that a n action plan has been made prepared on strengthening surveillance with the help of WHO's national polio surveillance ...

Government of India issued an Order on 14th April, 2020 that the lockdown measures stipulated in the Consolidated Guidelines of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for containment of COVID-19 epidemic in the country, will continue to remain in force upto 3rd May, 2020. Daily Current Affairs ...