CUReD—Website launched by Health Minister

Published on October 22, 2020

Current Context: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched website named as CUReD.

CUReD signifies ‘CSIR Ushered Repurposed Drugs’.
The CUReD portal is launched to provide informational data about numerous COVID-19 clinical trials in which CSIR is engaged with other industries, ministries or governmental departments.
The portal will also provide details about clinical trials of diagnostics and other health equipments.
The data related to partnered institutions for developing clinical trials and other health equipments will also be provided on this portal.
CSIR is working in collaboration with AYUSH Ministry for conducting clinical trials of AYUSH Drugs.
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HQ of CSIR: New Delhi
President of CSIR: PM Narendra Modi
Vice-President of CSIR: Dr. Harsh Vardhan
DG of CSIR: Shekhar C. Mande

Question:

Q.1 Who among the following launched CUReD website?
a. PM Narendra Modi
b. Dr. Harsh Vardhan
c. Shekhar C. Mande
d. Ravi Shankar Prasad