International Vaccine Institute:
- Cabinet approves India’s full membership of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Governing Council.
- IVI, an International Organisation is headquartered at Seoul, South Korea and established based on the initiatives of UNDP.
- It is devoted to developing and introducing new and improved vaccines to protect the people against infectious diseases.
- India is a long-term collaborator and stakeholder of IVI since 2007. With the change in governance structure in 2012, India becomes a full member of its governing council with the cabinet approval.
BRIDGE:
- It is the Indo-Oman Air Exercise.
- The fourth edition of BRIDGE is going to be held at Air Force Station at Jamnagar.
- The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) is participating with its F-16 Air defence fighters and this is the first time that RAFO F-16s are participating in an air exercise outside the Gulf Countries.
ShaGun:
- It is the dedicated web portal launched by Union HRD ministry for the “Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan”.
- It aims to capture and showcase innovation and progress in the Elementary Education Sector.
