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Health ministry launched ‘eBloodServices’ mobile app to order blood

Union Health ministry has launched the ‘eBloodServices’ App for easy access to blood in this critical time of coronavirus pandemic in partnership with the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS). The app is developed by the ERaktkosh team and will bring ‘transparency’ in the blood donation program. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This application is […]

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Niti Aayog launched ‘navigating the new normal’ campaign

NITI Aayog has launched behaviour change campaign ‘Navigating the New Normal’ and its website to help people follow norms to contain the spread of Covid-19 in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Centre for Social and Behavioural Change (CSBC), Ashoka University, and the Ministries of Health and WCD. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

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Scheme for Promotion of academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC)

IIT Madras Researchers have collaborated with German Researchers to develop new materials for Green Energy Solutions. This research project was taken up under the Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC), an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The project aims to

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MSDE unveil Free Digital Learning Platform to reach job seekers

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has unveiled Free Digital Learning Platform ‘Skills Build Reignite’ to reach more job seekers and provide new resources to business owners in India in partnership with IBM. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points IBM‘s expertise in providing multifaceted digital skill training in the area of Cloud Computing and

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Nanomaterials as broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents against antibiotic resistance

A research team at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru has developed nanozymes that destroy the cell membrane of bacteria by directly targeting its phospholipids. The study conducted by the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry and the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology was published in ACS Applied BioMaterials journal. Daily Current Affairs

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Miner finds rare tanzanite gemstones

A Tanzanian mining entrepreneur was rewarded with $3.35 million after miners at his operation in the east African country discovered the two largest tanzanite gemstones ever recorded. Tanzania is the only place in the world where tanzanite is found. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 About Tanzanite Tanzanite is the blue and violet variety of the

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World’s first yoga university outside India

The world’s first yoga university outside India has been launched in Los Angeles, offering programmes that combine scientific principles and modern research approaches to the ancient Indian practice of yoga. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Vivekananda Yoga University (VaYU) was jointly launched by Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Chairperson of

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Cooperative banks brought under RBI supervision through ordinance

The Centre has decided to bring all urban and multi-State cooperative banks under the supervisions of the RBI to protect depositors. The Union Cabinet approved an ordinance to this effect. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points RBI’s powers on scheduled banks would be hence applicable on cooperative banks as well. The urban cooperatives and multi-State

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Union Minister launched IAS Civil List 2020 and its e-version

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has launched the IAS Civil List 2020 and its e-version in New Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The dynamic list will help in selecting right officer for the right assignment based on available profile and is a vital source of information on the officers manning various posts for

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SEBI relaxed the preferential allotment pricing norms for companies

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has relaxed the preferential allotment pricing norms for companies while tightening the insider trading regulations as part of its attempts to minimise instances of unpublished, price-sensitive information getting leaked. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points SEBI has allowed companies to use the higher of volume-weighted average of preceding

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