1st supply of Used Cooking Oil-based Biodiesel Why in News? Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas flagged off the first supply of UCO (Used Cooking Oil) based Biodiesel blended Diesel under the EOI Scheme from IndianOil’s Tikrikalan Terminal, Delhi. To create an eco-system for collection and conversion of UCO into Biodiesel and developing entrepreneurship opportunities, …
Pfizer vaccine Why in News? The European Union’s drug regulator s has begun evaluating a request by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech to extend approval of their coronavirus vaccine to include children ranging in age from 12 to 15. The European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee will carry out an accelerated assessment of data submitted by …
Production of Medical Oxygen from modified Industrial Nitrogen Plants Why in News? Considering the COVID-19 pandemic situation and to further augment availability of oxygen for medical purposes in the country, the Central Government had asked Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), to identify the industries having spare nitrogen plants and explore the feasibility of converting of …
Experimental delivery of Covid-19 Vaccines Why in News? Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption for drone deployment to the Government of Telangana. The drone usage permission has been granted for conducting experimental delivery of Covid-19 vaccines within Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) Range using drones. …