India-Pakistan on Jammu-Kashmir
India summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood and lodged a strong protest over the telephone conversation initiated by Pakistani foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference.
OECD-PISA
India and OECD sign agreement to enable India’s participation in Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA) to be held in 2021.
DIPP renamed
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has been renamed as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
Zika virus-Rajasthan case
According to a new study published in the journal Infection, Genetics and Evolution, the Zika virus that infected 159 people in an outbreak in Rajasthan last year, could have been circulating in India for several years and is endemic to Asia.
Taliban peace talk
American and Taliban officials have agreed to the framework of a peace deal.
GM chickens
Recent study found that genetically modified chickens that produce human proteins in their eggs can offer a cost-effective method of manufacturing drugs widely used for treating cancer and other diseases.
WHO report on Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) recent report, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)-mainly cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes and cancer-continue to be the top killers in the South-East Asia Region, claiming 8.5 million lives each year.
New Delhi superbug gene on Arctic
Soil samples taken in Svalbard ”” a Norwegian archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole ”” have now confirmed the spread of blaNDM-1 (called New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-1) into the High Arctic.
Sickle-cell disease
Researchers are testing strategies for correcting the problem at the genetic level.
CMB-Bharat project
Recently, Project CMB (Cosmic Microwave Background)-Bharat was concluded in Bengluru.