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May 2 , 2020 1611 days 1026 0
  • The Migration and Development Brief report is recently prepared and released by the Migration and Remittances Unit, Development Economics (DEC) under the World Bank. 
  • The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has upgraded Trichy international airport to category II airport from category I.
    • Meanwhile, Tuticorin, Prayagraj, Jabalpur, Hubli and Gorakhpur airports have been elevated to category III from category IV.
  • Sweden has taken the herd immunity approach in dealing with the coronavirus. 
  • The scientists of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) operating under Department of Science and Technology have invented a natural product for Alzheimer disease.
    • The Berberine used in traditional medicines has been converted into Ber-D.
  • The robotic device HCARD - Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device was launched to help frontline health care workers.
    • It was developed by CSIR laboratory located in Durgapur, West Bengal.
  • The foreign ministers of the BRICS grouping are to discuss on measures to combat COVID-19.
    • The video conference is to be hosted by Russia as it is the current rotating head.
       

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