- Union Human Resource Development Ministry has made Aadhaar mandatory for students to avail benefit under the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme for College and University.
- This moves aims to bring transparency and enable beneficiaries get entitlements directly to them in a convenient and seamless manner.
- Besides, single Aadhaar proof will also obviate the need for producing multiple documents to prove identity. Aadhaar is a 12 digit unique number linked with an individual’s demographic and biometric information, which serves as an authentication tool throughout India.
Science Express train flagged off to create climate change awareness
- Science Express Climate Action Special train was flagged off to spread awareness about climate change across the country.
- It is collaborative efforts of ministries of Railways, Environment and Science and Technology.
- The 16-coach train will be on a seven-month journey that will cover 68 stations across the country.
- The eight coaches of train are devoted to information, caste studies and materials related to various aspects of climate change.
- It will also showcase the underlying science, impacts, mitigation solutions, adaption activities and policy approaches
NRAI gets highest WHO ratings for vaccine regulations
- India’s vaccine regulatory body NRAI (National Regulatory Authority of India) was given the maximum ratings by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for vaccine regulations.
- The ratings were given by WHO after completing the assessment of the status of the NRAI system against WHO NRA Global Benchmarking Tool and measured the maturity of the system in India.
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