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Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG)

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare About INSACOG: INSACOG (Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics or Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium) is the forum set

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eSanjeevani

Context: Union Health Ministry’s National Telemedicine Service – eSanjeevani has crossed another milestone by completing 7 million (70 lakh) consultations. 

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Loan Guarantee Scheme for Covid Affected Sectors (LGSCAS)

Context: On account of the disruptions caused by the second wave of COVID 19 specially on healthcare sector, the Union

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The World Drug Report 2021

Context: Recently, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in its World Drug Report 2021, has highlighted that the lockdown

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Covid-19 Delta Plus variant

Context: The prevalence of the super-contagious variety of the delta variant has increased tremendously in last few weeks in the

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Indian Certification of Medical Devices (ICMED) Plus Scheme

Context: The Quality Council of India (QCI), and the Association of Indian Manufacturers of Medical Devices (AiMeD) have added further

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Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Context: CSIR and Tata MD partner to make COVID-19 detection more accessible across India by harnessing network of CSIR labs

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World Food Safety Day

Context: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare virtually attended the Word Food Safety Day celebrations today

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Corbevax Covid-19 Vaccine

Context: India has placed an advance order to block 300 million doses of a new Covid-19 vaccine, Corbevax. Key Highlights: Corbevax is Covid-19 vaccine,

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