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UPSC Recruitment 2020 for Central Armed Police Forces Vacancy

Applications are invited from Union Public Service Commission for the posts of Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandant) Exam 2020 (209 Vacancy) from Graduated candidates. Daily Current Affairs and Quiz Name of post: Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandant) Exam 2020. No of posts: 209 Educational Qualification: Bachelor Degree in Any Stream in Any Recognized […]

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Railways introduced Drone based surveillance system for Railway Security

Drone surveillance technology has emerged as an important and cost effective tool for security surveillance over large areas with limited manpower. A team of four staff of Railway Protection Force (RPF), Mumbai has been trained for drone flying, surveillance and maintenance. These drones are capable of Real Time Tracking, Video Streaming and may be operated

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Scientists fabricated invisible shield for electromagnetic interference

Scientists from Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, have fabricated the transparent and flexible EMI shields made of metal meshes using the crack templating method via spray coating which is pioneered in their laboratory. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The CeNS team has developed a copper metal mesh on polyethylene terephthalate

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Awards for Indo-US Virtual Networks for COVID-19

Eight binational teams consisting of researchers from India and the US have received awards to pursue cutting-edge research in pathogenesis and disease management of COVID-19 through Indo-US virtual networks. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The areas of research they will pursue include antiviral coatings, immune modulation, tracking SARS CoV-2 in wastewater, disease detection mechanisms,

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Supreme Court Rejects Request of PM-CARES funds

Recently, the Supreme Court reported that money collected under the PM CARES Fund for the coronavirus pandemic need not be transferred to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points There is “no occasion” for the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to audit a public charitable trust independent of budgetary support

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World Humanitarian Day 2020

World Humanitarian Day is celebrated on 19 August every year dedicated to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives working for humanitarian causes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This day was designated in memory of the 19 August 2003 bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 22 people,

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AIIA signed an MoU with Delhi Police for extending ayurvedic mode of preventive

Recently, All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and the Delhi Police has signed an MoU for extending ayurvedic mode of preventive and promotive health services in the residential colonies of the force. These services will be provided by AIIA through a mobile unit named ‘Dhanwantari Rath’ and Police Wellness Centres. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

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Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements 2020

The Atal Rankings of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020 has been released. ARIIA is an initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development to systematically rank all major higher educational institutions and universities in India on indicators related to “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development” amongst students and faculties. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The results

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Government launched Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge

Government of India has launched a ‘Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge’, as part of the government’s vision to become a self-reliant country and give impetus to the start-up ecosystem, innovation and research in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points IIT Madras and Center for Development of Advance Computing (CDAC) have developed two microprocessors named SHAKTI

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All regional offices of the Ministry brought under one roof

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has approved establishment of 19 Integrated Regional Offices (IROs) of the MoEF&CC with a view to achieving outcomes related to the mandates of MoEF&CC in an improved, timely and effective manner, and for this purpose to further enhance its outreach to stakeholders, undertake coordinated action and optimize

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