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By EXAM JOB EXPERT Published: September 25, 2024
Day of the Year
World Pharmacists Day
World Pharmacists Day was the brainchild of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (Fédération Internationale Pharmaceutique, or FIP for short), with the council of this organization voting to establish the event in the late 2000s during a conference they staged in Istanbul, Turkey. The aim of the day is to bring attention to pharmacies and the positive benefits they offer when it comes to health, and the FIP encourages all of its members to get involved to make the event a success.
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Zelenskyy meets Modi in U.S., expresses gratitude for efforts towards peace
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, in the afternoon, before departing New York for New Delhi. Mr. Zelenksyy’s team had requested the meeting, according to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
- There was no discussion on India’s purchase of Russian oil, Mr. Misri said as he briefed journalists on Monday. Referring to India’s purchase of oil, Mr. Zelenksyy had told Indian journalists in Kyiv last month, that if Indians “change their attitude” towards Russia, the war would end.
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Dengue, malaria cases on rise, people resort to private fumigation
- Over 300 cases of dengue were reported in the city over the past seven days, taking the total number of cases in the national capital so far this year to 1,229, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) stated in a report on Tuesday.
- A total of 651 cases of dengue have been detected in the Capital this month, while 256 cases were detected in August, states the report, suggesting a steady rise in dengue cases.
M.P. sets ₹4,892 MSP to buy soya bean, farmers want more
- The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved online registration for procurement of soya bean at the minimum support price (MSP) of ₹4,892 per quintal even as various farmer outfits and the Opposition continue to press for an MSP of ₹6,000 per quintal. The registration period is from September 25 to October 20, and the procurement will be done from October 25 to December 3.
- In a statement, the government said, “13.68 lakh metric tonnes of soya bean will be purchased from farmers at the minimum support price of ₹4,892 [as approved by the Centre] per quintal.”
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Cong. plans to field Gandhis towards end of election campaign in Haryana
- There are just 10 days left before campaigning for the October 5 Assembly election in Haryana draws to a close, but the Congress’s top leadership is yet to hit the campaign trail in the State. A senior leader, however, says the party will “unleash its firepower in the end so that the momentum is carried on until the voting day”.
- On Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi released a video of his visit to Karnal, where he met the relatives of the youth who had taken the “dunki route” (illegal emigration by ‘donkey flights’) to find work in the U.S.
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Winning gold at Olympiad was one of my goals this year: Gukesh
- GM D. Gukesh was the lodestar in the Chess Olympiad along with Arjun Erigaisi for the Indian men’s team. The two playing on board one and three respectively in Budapest, won the individual gold medals while guiding the team to a historic first place finish.
- And the celebrations at the prize distribution function where Tania Sachdev and Gukesh made a Messi-like walk proved how much the team (men & women) wanted the gold medals.
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