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China and Iran near trade and military partnership to defy US

Defying US, Iran and China have quietly drafted a sweeping economic and security partnership that would clear the way for billions of dollars of Chinese investments in energy and other sectors. It is undercutting the Trump administration’s efforts to isolate the Iranian government because of its nuclear and military ambitions. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 […]

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Health Minister visits Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre & Hospital at Chhattarpur

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, visited the Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre (SPCCC) at Chhattarpur, New Delhi and reviewed the status of COVID-19 management at the Centre. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points A 10,200-bedded “Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre” has been developed at Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) in Chhatarpur, Delhi as

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Indian Railways loads Special Parcel Train to Bangladesh for the first time

Indian Railways loaded special Parcel train beyond the country borders to Benapole in Bangladesh for the first time with Dry Chillies from Reddipalem in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh state. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Guntur and its surrounding areas in the state of Andhra Pradesh are well known for Chillies cultivation. Earlier, the

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Himalayan Viagra has entered the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Himalayan Viagra also known as Ophiocordyceps sinensis, has entered the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It is sells in international markets for upwards of Rs

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1st Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot in US Navy

The US Navy has welcomed its first Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot named Madeline Swegle. According to Stars and Stripes, Swegle is from Burke, Virginia, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2017. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Swegle’s milestone comes more than 45 years after Rosemary Mariner in 1974 became the first

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Renowned ceramic artist Jyotsna Bhatt passes away at 80

Recently, renowned ceramic artist Jyotsna Bhatt has passed away after she suffered a stroke at the age of 80. Born in Mandvi, Kutch in 1940, Bhatt’s want to study his artwork took him to many locations. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points While her deep reference to nature was rigorously famous by Jyotsna Bhatt in

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AIM launches ATL App Development Module for school students nationwide

NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has launched the ‘ATL App Development Module’ for school children all across the country in a major step towards revving up the Indian Mobile App Development innovation ecosystem, in line with the clarion call for Aatmanirbhar initiatives of the Hon Prime Minister of India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

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Disabled are entitled to same benefits of SC/ST quota

The Supreme Court, in a significant decision, confirmed that persons suffering from disabilities are also socially backward and entitled to the same benefits of relaxation as Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates in public employment and education. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It upheld a 2012 judgment of the Delhi High Court in Anamol Bhandari (minor)

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DCGI gives Nod for Restricted Emergency Use to Itolizumab

Itolizumab (rDNA origin) has now been granted Restricted Emergency Use authorisation by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) based on clinical trials data. It is a monoclonal antibody which was already approved for severe chronic plaque psoriasis. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points M/s Biocon has been manufacturing and marketing this drug for the

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Health Minister emphasises family planning as a human rights issue

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan has chaired the virtual meeting on the occasion of World Population Day emphasised on the significance of population stabilisation and its vital role in future. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In the last decade alone, India’s Crude Birth Rate (CBR) has reduced from 21.8

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