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 which was enacted for preventing spread of epidemic diseases empowers…
Month: April 2020
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 Day Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj organises National Conference and…
The ‘Swamitva Yojana’ and The eGram Swaraj app
Prime Minister launched ‘Swamitva Yojana’ and The eGram Swaraj app on the Panchayati Raj Diwas. The app will provide panchayats a single interface to complete development projects. The app will help in accelerating projects in villages from planning to completion. The scheme will ensure streamlined planning,…
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 person gets protection from diseases which can be prevented from…
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 with me.Since 2000, malaria prevention has played an important role in…
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 carries a minimum jail term of three months Investigations into…
Centre permits conversion of surplus rice to ethanol for hand sanitisers
The government allowed the conversion of surplus rice, available with the Food Corporation of India (FCI), to ethanol. This will lead to utilisation of part of a huge stockpile of 30.57 million tonnes (mt) of rice (as of March 10) —almost 128 per…
EARTH DAY 2020
Earth Day is April 22 of every year. April 22, 2020 will mark 50 years of Earth Day. The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action. The enormous challenge — but also the vast opportunities — of action on climate change have distinguished the issue…