Drug Discovery Hackathon jointly launched by Union Ministers Dr Harsh Vardhan and Ramesh Pokhriyal
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- Human Resources Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan jointly launched Drug Discovery Hackathon through video conferencing.
- The Ministers called upon students, academicians, researchers and professionals to participate in the Hackathon and work towards developing drugs to tackle Covid-19.
- The Hackathon is a joint initiative of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR and All India Council for Technical Education, AICTE.
Source: AIR
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Ministry of Human Resource Development
- The Ministry of Human Resource Development, formerly Ministry of Education, is responsible for the development of human resources in India.
- The Ministry is held currently by Ramesh Pokhriyal and is divided into two departments: the Department of School Education and Literacy, which deals with primary, secondary and higher secondary education, adult education and literacy, and the Department of Higher Education, which deals with university education, technical education, scholarship etc.
- Founded: 1985
- Officeholder: Ramesh Pokhriyal
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Jurisdiction: India
- Departments: Department of Higher Education, Department of School Education and Literacy
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is an Indian government ministry charged with health policy in India.
- It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in India.
- The Minister of Health and Family Welfare holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers.
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Departments: Department of Health Research, Department of AIDS Control, Suraksha Clinic
- Officeholders: Harsh Vardhan (Minister)
CSIR
- The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research abbreviated as CSIR was established by the Government of India in September 1942 as an autonomous body that has emerged as the largest research and development organisation in India.
- Director General: Shekhar C. Mande
- Founded: 26 September 1942
All India Council for Technical Education
- The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is the statutory body and a national-level council for technical education, under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development.
- Established in November 1945 first as an advisory body and later on in 1987 given statutory status by an Act of Parliament, AICTE is responsible for proper planning and coordinated development of the technical education and management education system in India.
- Founded: November 1945
- Sector: Technology education
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Agency executive: Anil Sahasrabudhe (Chairperson)
- Parent agency: Department of Higher Education