What is it? eVIN (Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network) is an indigenously developed technology system in India that digitizes vaccine stocks and monitors the temperature of the cold chain through a smartphone application. It is aimed at strengthening immunization supply chain …
Get Momentum Jason W. Womack & Jodi Womack What’s in the book for you? Do you have any core ambitions in your life but feel that you aren’t actually moving forward to it? Get Momentum (2016) will guide you to …
What’s in the news? Health experts at the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) warned that the increased use of antibiotics and the widespread use of hand sanitisers and antimicrobial soaps, can worsen the situation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). …
About CRISPR Cas-9 CRISPR-Cas9 was adapted from a naturally occurring genome editing system in bacteria. The bacteria capture snippets of DNA from invading viruses and use them to create DNA segments known as CRISPR arrays. The CRISPR arrays allow the …
About Graded Response Action Plan It is an emergency plan prepared by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC) to contain worsening air quality of Delhi-NCR. It was prepared after the order of the Supreme Court in …
About International Solar Alliance The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and former President of France Francois Hollande, at the 21st session of United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-21), …
FAILING FORWARD JOHN C. MAXWELL “Failure is the stepping stone to success”, but almost all of us have a negative perspective on failure, which is not how it should be perceived. John Maxwell provides a positive perspective on failures in …
What’s in the news? Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan recently said that the ministry will soon roll out the FELUDA paper strip test for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. About the test The test has been developed by CSIR Institute of Genomics and …
About: The program titled “Tech for Tribals” aims at the holistic development of tribals with a focus on entrepreneurship development, soft skills, IT, and business development through SHGs operating through Van Dhan Kendras (VDVKs). It is aimed to transform 5 …
Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction This framework was adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan in 2015. The framework aims to achieve the substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, …