Question
Which individual was confirmed by the US Senate as the
Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)?Solution
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, an Indian-origin professor at Stanford School of Medicine, was confirmed by the US Senate as the 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). His appointment was approved through a 53-47 roll-call vote during the first session of the 119th Congress. Dr. Bhattacharya succeeds Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, whose term concluded on January 17, 2025. Beyond his professorship in Health Policy at Stanford University, Dr. Bhattacharya serves as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and directs Stanford's Center for Demography and Economics of Health and Aging. He gained particular attention in October 2020 as a co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which advocated for focused protections rather than broad lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Which of the following activities would require an environmental impact assessment (EIA) in India?
As per the Competition Act, 2002 the Commission shall prepare ________ in every year, in such form and at such time as may be prescribed, an annual repo...
Choose the correct code:
A. Judicial acts- S. 77
B. doli incapax- S.82
C. triffles/ slight harm- S. 93
D. communication in good faith – S. 94
What is the objective of Coal Mines (Special Provisions ) Act, 2015?
In which situation can a court order the attachment of the property of a judgment debtor?
As per the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act for the General Insurance Corporation of India _______________ add the word “Limited” as...
Where any electronic record, purporting or proved to be ___________ years old, is produced from any custody which the Court in the particular case consi...
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita proposed changes includes ___________________
The amount of the dividend, including interim dividend, shall be deposited in a scheduled bank in a separate account within____________________
Which of the following is the oldest mountain range in India ?