International Equal Pay Day is observed for the first time this 18 September, 2020 under an initiative by the UN, aims at highlighting the importance of achieving equal pay for work of equal value. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points On November 15, 2019, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming September 18 as […]
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The Central Government has told the Delhi High Court that marriage between same sex couples was “not permissible” as it is not recognised by “our laws, legal system, society and our values”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, said the 2018 judgment of the Constitution Bench of the
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Neurologists, neurosurgeons and psychiatrists in India can map the brain structure of their patients and make an accurate assessment using Indian Brain Templates (IBT) and a brain atlas developed by a team of neuroscientists from NIMHANS. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The neuroscientists studied over 500 brain scans of Indian patients to develop five
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To provide a more effective way for enforcing mediated settlements of corporate disputes involving businesses in India and other countries the Singapore Convention on Mediation came into force. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Also known as the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, this is also the first UN treaty
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Lok Sabha passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which seeks to deregulate food items, including cereals, pulses and onion, a move aimed at transforming the farm sector and raising farmers’ income. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bill seeks to amend the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and empowers the central government in terms
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The 56th ITEC day was observed online by the High Commission of India in Dhaka. According to a press release issued by the High Commission of India in Dhaka, over 4000 young Bangladeshi professionals have benefitted from various ITEC programmes since 2007. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC)
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has invited proposals for the National Highways Excellence Awards for the year 2020. The awards were instituted in the year 2018. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The awards are given every year in seven categories – Excellence in Project Management Excellence in Operation and Maintenance Green Highway Innovation
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The first-ever AICTE Visvesvarya Best Teacher Awards 2020 were presented by Union Minister of Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ to 12 faculty members of AICTE approved institutes on the occasion of Engineers Day. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Awards has been introduced for the first time to identify extraordinary teachers and recognize their excellence,
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A customized My Stamp on India’s First Anti-Satellite Missile (A-SAT) launch was released by the Department of Posts on the occasion of Engineers Day in the presence of National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points On the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully
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