ASSAM
Assam health dept’s biggest concern air, train passengers
Considering the sudden surge in daily Covid-19 cases in Kamrup (Metro) district, the focus has shifted now on screening all passengers arriving in the state capital through air and rail routes. Fewer cases in the districts also point to the infection being brought in by in-bound passengers, opined health experts.
Around 10,000 Covid tests were conducted in our district. We are going with the strategy of maximum tests to isolate the maximum number positive cases since Guwahati has been the most vulnerable due to the inflow of a large number of people from outside Assam.
NORTH-EASTERN STATES
Deb: Tripura to seek opinion on legalising cannabis cultivation
The Tripura government will call experts to explore the possibility of legalising cannabis cultivation in the state to boost the rural economy, CM Biplab Kumar Deb said in the state assembly.
Hrangkhwal pointed out that a large number of people in rural areas have been involved in cannabis cultivation mostly in forest land for their livelihood.
INTERNATIONAL
Virtual Summit between India and Netherlands
The Prime Minister of India and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands held a virtual summit. Highlights:
This is the first high-level summit attended by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte after the general election in March 2021.
During the summit, the leaders of the two countries exchanged views on further expanding the relationship between trade and economy, water management, agriculture, smart cities, science and technology, healthcare and space.
The two prime ministers also agreed to establish a “Water Strategic Partnership” to further deepen India-Dutch cooperation with water-related departments and upgrade the joint working group on water issues to ministerial level.
NATIONAL
First Renewable Project of Facebook in India
The Facebook has as of late marked an arrangement to purchase environmentally friendly power in India from a nearby firm called CleanMax. This is the first inexhaustible task of Facebook in Quite a while.
The venture is situated in Karnataka. The Project limit of 32 MW.
Under the task Facebook and CleanMax will cooperate to give environmentally friendly power into the electrical network of India.
Facebook is to utilize the environmentally friendly power bought from CleanMax to control its server farm. Facebook is to begin the tasks of the server farm in 2022.
Facebook had settled on comparative concurrences with energy suppliers in Singapore like Terrenus Energy, Sunseap Group, Sembcorp businesses. These activities are equipped for delivering 160 MW of solar power.
Digital Repository on Nutrition Information Poshan Gyan
NITI Aayog as of launched Poshan Gyan alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Center for Social and Behavior Change, Ashoka University. Poshan Gyan is a National Digital Repository on wellbeing and sustenance.
Poshan Gyan is essentially an online asset for any individual working in nourishment area. It is likewise available for any individual looking for data to improve wholesome results.
It holds correspondence materials that were made by government offices and other formative associations. The correspondence materials are accessible in various dialects and for various objective crowd.
The materials held by Poshan Gyan cover wide scope of themes like correlative taking care of, antenatal consideration, juvenile wellbeing, weakness avoidance, diet variety, and so on
In Global Hunger Index, 2020, India positioned 94th out of 107 nations. This says that India is experiencing genuine craving issues. Additionally, in India, just a 10th of youngsters somewhere in the range of 6 and 23 months are taken care of with least adequate eating routine.
Financing For HGCO19 – A mRNA Vaccine
An extra government financing has been gotten by India’s mRNA-based Covid-19 immunization applicant HGCO19 for its clinical investigations. This financing has been granted under the ‘Mission Covid Suraksha’.
HGCO19, the novel mRNA Vaccine up-and-comer has been created by Pune-based biotechnology organization Genova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. along with HDT Biotech Corporation, USA.
it’s as of now exhibited security, immunogenicity, balance neutralizer action inside the rat and non-human primate models. For Phase 1/2 clinical preliminaries for its immunization competitor HGCO19, Gennova has started the enrolment of volunteers. one among the upside of mRNA antibody is that they’re viewed as protected because of non-irresistible, non-coordinating in nature, and corrupted by standard cell systems. They’re likewise exceptionally effectual and mRNA immunizations are completely manufactured.
Mission Covid Suraksha is India’s focused on exertion to empower the occasion of native, moderate and open antibodies for the country. it’s driven by the Department of Biotechnology and carried out by an over the top Mission Implementation Unit at Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).