July 2019

Priti Patel has been appointed as the Britain’s first Indian-origin home secretary

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Priti Patel has been appointed as the Britain’s first Indian-origin home secretary in the newly-unveiled Boris Johnson Cabinet. Ms. Patel had been a prominent member of the ‘Back Boris’ campaign for the Conservative Party leadership and was widely tipped for the plum post in his frontline team. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 “It is important […]

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Dragon blood-oozing Tree

Dragon blood-oozing Tree discovered in Assam

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India´s first Dragon blood-oozing Tree discovered in Assam. The Dragon blood-oozing Tree is a bright red resin used since ancient times as medicine, body oil, varnish, incense and dye. A trio of researchers led by Assam forest officer Jatindra Sarma has discovered Dracaena cambodiana, a dragon tree species in the Dongka Sarpo area of West

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Reliance Industries

Reliance Industries became the top Indian company in the latest Fortune Global 500 list

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Reliance Industries became the top Indian company in the latest Fortune Global 500 list. The Mukesh Ambani led oil-to-telecom conglomerate jumped 42 places to rank 106 on this year’s list, finally leaving Indian Oil Corp (IOC) in the dust. The country’s largest state-owned refiner had hitherto been the top ranked desi entity on the list.

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Vine Snake

26 million-year-old species of Vine Snake found in India

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Researchers found 26 million-year-old species of Vine Snake found in India. Researchers have discovered the new vine snake species in the southern Western Ghats. The species, ‘Proahaetulla antiqua’, was first discovered in 2011 and looked similar to ‘Ahaetulla dispar’, a small-sized vine snake with similar morphological characters. The new species faces no major extinction threats

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Panel Fines

Panel Fines Airtel, Vodafone Idea Rs 3,050 Crore

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The Digital Communications Commission, the telecom department’s apex decision-making body, Panel Fines Airtel, Vodafone Idea Rs 3,050 Crore for not providing points of interconnection to Reliance Jio. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 “DCC has accepted Trai recommendation on penalty on Airtel, Vodafone Idea. It will send same recommendation to competent authority in government for their

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Sexual Harassment

Amit Shah To Head Panel On Workplace Sexual Harassment

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Home Minister Amit Shah To Head Panel On Workplace Sexual Harassment. The reconstituted panel will be helmed by Amit Shah and comprise of ministers Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance Minister), Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (HRD Minister) and Smriti Irani (Women and Child Development Minister), as members. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 A statement issued stated: “The government has

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Metrolite Train

Government Planned Metrolite Train For Smaller Cities

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The Indian Government Planned Metrolite Train For Smaller Cities and towns. The Metrolite will be especially for those cities and towns, where the rate of passengers, and the overall population is low. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has issued standard specifications of the ‘Metrolite’ system which will be

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World Expo

Commerce & Industry Minister reviews preparations of India’s Participation in Dubai World Expo 2020

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Commerce & Industry Minister reviews preparations of India’s Participation in Dubai World Expo 2020 which will take place for six months beginning 20th October 2020 up to 10th April 2021. The meeting was held last night in New Delhi where officials of the Department of Commerce, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI),

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Public Accounts Committee

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury appointed as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee

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Congress party leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury appointed as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The appointment was made by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The PAC has 15 members from the Lok Sabha and seven from Rajya Sabha. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Nine of the 15 Lok Sabha members in the Public Accounts committee

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