2ND BIMSTEC DISASTER MANAGEMENT EXERCISE, 2020 HELD IN ODISHA
- The 2nd Seven-nation BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise, 2020 was recently inaugurated at Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha by its Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
- The Exercise is hosted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as the nodal agency.
BAY OF BENGAL INITIATIVE FOR MULTI-SECTORAL TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION (BIMSTEC)
- It is an international organisation of seven nations of South Asia and South East Asia, housing 1.5 billion people and having a combined gross domestic product of $3.5 trillion.
Headquarters- Dhaka, Banglades
Founded- 1997
CENTRE NOTIFIES MEDICAL EQUIPMENT USED ON HUMANS OR ANIMALS AS ‘DRUGS’
- To ensure that all medical devices meet certain standards of quality and efficacy, the Union Health Ministry notified medical equipment used on humans or animals as “drugs” under Section 3 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
- The ministry, through a gazette notification, also released the Medical Devices Amendment Rules, 2020, for mandatory registration of medical devices.
33RD EDITION OF AFRICAN UNION (AU) SUMMIT 2020 HELD IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
- The African leaders had a meeting in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa on 9th Feb for the annual meeting of the African Union (AU) leaders.
- The 33rd summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government was held under the theme of Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development.
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA IS SOON GOING TO CIRCULATE NEW ONE RUPEE CURRENCY NOTES
- The new one rupee denomination notes will be printed by the Ministry of Finance, unlike the other denomination notes which is printed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
- The Union Ministry of Finance has notified ‘Printing of One Rupee Currency Notes Rules, 2020’ vide Gazzette Notification G.S.R. 95(E) dated February 7, 2020.