Recently, Boeing India has handed over the last of the five AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF), completing the contract for 22 Apaches. The Apaches were deployed at the Leh airbase as part of the forward movement of assets, amid the stand-off with China in Ladakh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 […]
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The Swabhiman Anchal, which was surrounded by water and an inhospitable terrain, recently gained accessibility after the construction of the Gurupriya Bridge which connected it with rest of the State. People in Swabhiman Anchal in Odisha’s Malkangiri district saw a passenger bus plying for the first time in their region on 10 July, 2020 after
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Assam government has decided to take the necessary steps to upgrade the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a national park. The announcement comes just months after the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) gave conditional clearance to a coal mining project by Coal India Limited (CIL) in the Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve. Daily Current Affairs Quiz
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The Smart Cities Mission (under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs) opened the registration for India Cycles4Change Challenge on 10th July, 2020. The challenge was launched on 25th June, 2020 by Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It was launched to inspire Indian cities to implement quick cycling-friendly
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The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has criticised the Rajasthan state government for its new guidelines on elementary education. Rajasthan’s Department of School Education issued guidelines stating that admissions to private schools under the RTE Act, 2009 for the 2020-21 academic year would take place only from class 1 or above, excluding
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India’s 2018 Tiger Census has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for being the world’s largest camera trapping wildlife survey. Almost 75% of total tiger population in the world are in India with around 2,900 tigers as was extrapolated by the census. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The fourth iteration of
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Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR) at the University of Toronto, Canada, with Indian and UK partners reports that a staggering 58000 snakebite deaths in India over per year. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognises snakebite as a top-priority neglected tropical disease. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points India recorded 1.2 million snakebite deaths in
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Government of India has expressed concern over the possibility that F-1 visa students attending online only classes in the US may lead to the return of large number of Indian students studying there. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points India has urged the US that there is a need to keep in mind the role
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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee-Employer Mapping (ASEEM) portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The portal will map details of workers based on regions and local industry demands and will bridge demand-supply gap of skilled workforce across sectors. ASEEM portal will
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The Government of India has declared 10th July to be celebrated every year as ‘National Fish Farmers Day’. The initiative of celebrating the Day was first taken by Mumbai’s Central Institute of Fisheries Education. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in association with the National Fisheries Development Board
