Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan being implemented in 116 districts in 6 states

Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry is closely monitoring the progress made in these projects and generation of work opportunities for the migrant labours of these states under this scheme. Around 164 Railway infrastructure projects are being executed in these states. Till 18 September, 12,276 workers have been engaged in this Abhiyaan … Read more

PG medical students to undergo compulsory posting for 3 months at district hospitals

In a radical development aimed at enhancing the presence of trained health human resources across districts, the government, through the MCI Board of Governors (BOG), on Sunday notified new postgraduate medical education regulations by introducing a special course called District Residency Programme for all PG students. “All PG students pursuing MD/MS in broad specialties shall … Read more

Drug Controller General of India approves commercial launch of COVID-19 test ‘FELUDA’

As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines, the test has met high quality benchmarks with 96 per cent sensitivity and 98 per cent specificity for detecting the Novel Corona virus. This test uses an indigenously developed, cutting-edge CRISPR technology for detection of the genomic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 virus. CRISPR is a genome … Read more