EPIDEMIC DISEASES ACT , 1897: NEED FOR A NEW COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC HEALTH LEGISLATION

In times of  Covid-19 pandemic,  Center and states in India have enforced the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus in their respective areas.The Act…

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National Panchayati Raj Day 2020

The first National Panchayati Raj Day was celebrated in 2010. Since then, the National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated on April 24 every year in India. Every year on this National Panchayati Raj…

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WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK

World Immunization Week 2018 is celebrated widely in the last week of April (24 to April 30). It aims at highlighting the collective effort which is needed to ensure that every…

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WORLD MALARIA DAY: 25TH APRIL

World Malaria Day is an occasion to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control. This year’s global theme for World Malaria Day is Zero malaria starts…

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Government passes ordinance to keep healthcare workers safe

The government passed The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) ordinance, 2020 which makes physical attacks on doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers were on  made a non-bailable offence punishable by up to seven years in prison , which…

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WORLD HERITAGE DAY 2020

It was on April 18, 1982 at a symposium organised in Tunisia, that the holding of the “International Day for Monuments and Sites” to be celebrated was suggested. The idea…

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As Covid-19 relief, people given free LPG cylinder under Ujjwala scheme

The government is distributing cylinders free of cost in the Covid19 lock-down period to the beneficiaries of the centrally-run Ujjwala scheme. The free cooking gas cylinder distribution is part of the special…

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COVID-19: India gets first tranche of 5 lakh antibody rapid test kits

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) received five lakh antibody rapid test kits for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) — the first of three The kits will be used to study the virus’s…

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Atmospheric methane concentration at record levels

Global atmospheric concentration of methane has hit an all-time high — to 1,875 parts per billion (ppb) in 2019 from 1,866 ppb in 2018 — according to a new preliminary estimate…

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United States halts World Health Organization funding

United States President Trump has freezed the funding  to the World Health Organization while a review is conducted.Trump said the review would cover the WHO’s “role in severely mismanaging and covering up…

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