POLICY
Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan underway; 50 beaches to be cleaned across India
The campaign entered its fifth day today with an overwhelming response of about 41,382 volunteers. About 84 tons of solid waste has been collected and disposed of so far.
LAW
‘Creation of UT of J&K, Ladakh historic; opened floodgates of development & progress’: Jitendra Singh
Jitendra Singh: Union Territory regimes of J&K and Ladakh will make up for the lapses of the past and give due priority to vital sectors which had somehow suffered from low priority or negligence.
ECONOMY
VP Naidu: ‘Need to increase purchasing power of labourers, farmers; Prepare workers for 4th Industrial Revolution’
Highlighting that both capital and labour are important for wealth creation, Vice President Naidu called for cooperation and harmony between the two.
SOCIETY
Organ donation is godly act which saves lives: Harsh Vardhan urges everyone to donate
The Minister said that people who have donated organs of their family members have contributed in a seminal manner to society. He noted that one donor can save the lives of 7 or 8 patients and can enhance the quality of life of 40-50 patients.
SCIENCE
A new, portable device may make TB diagnosis easier & cheaper
Prompt and precise diagnosis in presumptive TB individuals is the need of the hour for treatment and prevention of the disease. The FLIPP-NAAT is a novel initiative in that line.
