CARTOSAT-3 launched
ISRO has successfully launched its third-generation earth-imaging satellite CARTOSAT 3 into space from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
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Bill to ban e-cigarettes passed
Lok Sabha on 27 November 2019 passed a bill which seeks to ban electronic cigarettes, with Health Minister Harsh Vardhan saying such a measure was necessary to protect the youth from a new intoxication being promoted by companies as a new "fashion".
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Framework on currency swap revised for SAARC
The Reserve Bank said it has put in place a revised framework on currency swap arrangement for SAARC countries for 2019-2022.
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Extension to 15th Finance Commission approved
The union cabinet on 27 November 2019 extended to the term of the Fifteenth Finance Commission by a year, asking it to submit an interim report for fiscal year 2020-21 and a full report for fiscal years 2021-22 to 2025-26—a decision apparently taken to factor in Jammu and Kashmir’s new status.
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Transgenders Bill passed
The Rajya Sabha on 26 November 2019 passed a bill on protection of rights of transgenders after a motion to refer it to a select committee of the Upper House was defeated. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on August 5.
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India's first mobile laboratory for Covid-19
Union minister Harsh Vardhan on 18 June 2020 launched a mobile laboratory for coronavirus testing which can be deployed in rural areas and help in promoting last-mile testing.
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New science and tech policy
The science, technology and innovation (STI) ecosystem has undergone rapid transformation in terms of relevance, scope and scale, and a new policy is being formulated to capture these aspects, Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said on 28 August 2020.
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Outlines of the STIP 2020
India has begun preparations to bring in Science Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) 2020. Along with the “landmark policy initiative”, the Central government has emphasized building “policy level mechanisms” and creating opportunities to attract bright talents among Indian diaspora back home,
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Integrated response against Covid-19 pandemic
From development of indigenous vaccines to novel point-of-care diagnostics, India has initiated an integrated response to overcome the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, Union minister Harsh Vardhan said on 14 November 2020.
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