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  Innovative therapy for coronavirus is required as much as a vaccine Pharma giants have already started work on different formulations and combination therapies of their existing molecules Current Affairs  :The world’s driving trailblazer bio-drug organizations feel that while antibodies may at last stop the (Covid-19) pandemic, there is a critical requirement for advancement in treatment alternatives. At present, around 300 distinctive treatment alternatives are being investigated over the globe – while some are repurposed treatments, some are novel.  Talking at an occasion sorted out by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), a Geneva-based exchange affiliation that speaks to pharma organizations around the globe, pharma monsters said that it is basic to have joint efforts among opponents to guarantee that assembling limits can be scaled up to the degree required during a worldwide pandemic. Indeed, Albert Bourla, dir...

  As metro is set to restart from Sept 7, here’s what travelling will be like After lockdown, the experience of travelling by metro is expected to be very different with the Covid-19 protocol in place Current Affairs  :From one week from now, India would be in the groove again with metro administrations restarting the nation over except for urban areas like Mumbai, where the mass fast travel framework is required to stay suspended until further notice.  In any case, after lockdown the experience of going by metro is relied upon to be altogether different with the Covid-19 convention set up. This is the thing that Delhi and Hyderabad need metro travelers to do: Guidelines for Delhi Aarogya Setu app not mandatory but recommended Wearing of masks or face cover compulsory Hand sanitizers more than 30 ml not allowed Feeder bus service will remain suspended Outlets inside stations permitted but to follow govt SOP Entry and exit at station to be allowed via 1 or 2 gates The...

  Pune’s case count crosses 100K, Mayor says focus on increasing ventilators There are over 100,000 Covid-19 patients in Pune and city administration is focusing to increase oxygen beds and ventilators, said City Mayor Murlidhar Mohol Current Affairs  :There are more than 1 lakh COVID-19 patients in Pune and city organization is centering to build oxygen beds and ventilators, said City Mayor Murlidhar Mohol on Thursday.  “Our center is to expand oxygen beds and ventilators. We likewise have a deficiency of particular staff, and need to select staff individuals to work such gear,” said the Mayor while conversing with ANI.  He further educated that Pune doesn’t have a lack of assets and the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has just utilized Rs 300 crores towards COVID-19 foundation in the city. “The facts demonstrate that Pune’s COVID-19 death rate is nearly higher than the public normal, yet it is similarly lower in the state. We are dealing with lessening the de...

  Some states not using optimal capacity for conducting RT-PCR tests The Union Health Ministry said the optimal capacity of the RT-PCR tests for detection of Covid-19 is not being utilized in somestates and that ithas asked them to scale it up Current Affairs  :The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said the ideal limit of the RT-PCR tests for discovery of COVID-19 isn’t being used in somestates and that ithas requested that they scale it up.  “There are states where the ideal capacityof RT-PCR off late isn’t being used and we have in the wellbeing service drawntheir thoughtfulness regarding the way that they do havean introduced limit of leading more RT-PCR tests and thus they have to scale it up,”Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary in the Union Health Ministry, said at a press instructions on Thursday.  Over the antigen tests beingcarried out in the nation, Bhushan said thereis no uniform practicebeing followed over the states.  In Tamil Nadu more than 90 percent te...

  Rupani invites American firms to invest in Gujarat; pitches for cooperation Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani pitched for close cooperation with the US in giving impetus to startups Current Affairs  :Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Thursday pitched for close participation with the US in offering impulse to new companies and stated that the rich diaspora of Gujaratis in America was a declaration of developing shared trust between the two nations.  Tending to the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum through video conferencing, Rupani said Gujarat’s ‘sister state’ concurrences with New Jersey and Delaware declared another period of improved and expanded cooperation between “our two nations.”  He stated that the developing speculation of US businesses in Gujarat and a rich diaspora of Gujaratis in the USA is a declaration of “our developing common trust”.  “I propose formalizing the startup commitment program and naming a nodal official to encourage ...

  In 31 years of its existence, a woman to head Canada’s Space Agency For the first time in its 31-year history, the Canadian Space Agency will have a female president Current Affairs  :Without precedent for its 31-year history, the Canadian Space Agency will have a female president.  The administration reported on Thursday that long-term community worker Lisa Campbell will take over as top of the organization. Campbell replaces Sylvain Laporte, who has been president since 2015.  Campbell has gone through the most recent two years as senior leader for Veteran Affairs Canada.  Before that, she went through three years as the associate delegate serve for safeguard and marine obtainment where she drove the association procuring Canada’s military and marine gear.  Her involvement with safeguard obtainment will hold her in great stead as she assumes control over the absolute most significant acquisitions for the space division, Navdeep Bains, government cl...