A cargo plane crashed at Aden Adde International Airport in capital Mogadishu in Somalia. The Somalia Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the incident after witnesses claimed they saw the crash. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Aden Adde International Airport is an international airport serving Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. It is named after Aden Abdullah […]
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The Lok Sabha passed the Companies Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which decriminalises a number of technical and filing-related corporate offences. It also allows direct listing of Indian companies on foreign stock exchanges and revokes the criminal provisions added to the Companies Act for violations of provisions of corporate social responsibility rules. Daily Current Affairs Quiz
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Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL), a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has been granted Bureau of Indian Standards – BIS certification for all its products. HOCL has been a pioneer in the manufacturing of Chemicals since its inception and quality is its motto since then. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The
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Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Dr P K Mishra chaired the meeting of the High-Level Task Force constituted to improve the air quality in the National Capital Region of Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The meeting was called well in advance before the onset of harvesting and winter season to ensure proper precautionary
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Mahalaya marks the beginning of the Devipaksha and the end of the Pitrupaksha according to Hindu calendar. This year, Mahalaya Amavasya will be observed on September 17, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Pitru Paksha is a 16-lunar day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors through shradh prayers and food offerings. In
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Kerala Forest Department, becoming the first to institutionalise snake handling in the country has framed guidelines for rescuing snakes from human dominated places and releasing them in uninhabited areas. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The move to certify snake handlers comes amid allegations of unscientific approaches by snake catchers that tend to create stress
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The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has developed an indigenously built signalling technology for metro trains in line with the government’s flagship ‘Make in India’ initiative. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The i-ATS (Automatic Train Supervision) is a computer-based system that manages train operation. This system is indispensable for high-density operations such as the metro,
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Health and Family Welfare Ministry has extended the ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme’ for health workers fighting COVID-19 for another 180 days. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The scheme was announced on March 30 for 90 days and was extended for 90 days (up to September 25). This Central sector scheme provides
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Reserve Bank of India has proposed allowing foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to undertake exchange-traded rupee interest rate derivatives transactions subject to an overall ceiling of Rs 5,000 crore. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Interest Rate Derivatives (IRDs) are contracts whose value is derived from one or more interest rates, prices of interest rate instruments,
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