The Rajya Sabha passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2020, which was tabled by civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri, on the upper house of the parliament. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It seeks to amend the Aircraft Act, 1934. It has provisions to convert three existing bodies under the Ministry of Civil Aviation into […]
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Scientists from NASA and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the Sun has entered a new Solar Cycle. They described it as the Solar Cycle 25. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Since the Sun’s surface is a very active space, electrically charged gases on its surface generate areas of powerful
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Power Ministry has drafted rules providing for Rights of Electricity Consumers for the First Time. According to the draft, State Electricity Regulatory Commissions, SERCs will fix average number and duration of outages per Electricity consumer per year for DISCOMs. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Only two documents will be required for connection up to
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The World Patient Safety Day is celebrated on 17 September each year to create awareness of patient safety and urge people to show their commitment to making healthcare safer. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This year the day is also being celebrated under the theme “Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient Safety.” The
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Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India and KhoKho Federation of India, which have been given government recognition to promote the sports of Kabaddi and Kho Kho in the country, have been provided with the admissible financial assistance and other support under the various Schemes of the Ministry and the Sports Authority of India. Daily Current Affairs
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An international team of astronomers announced the discovery of phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Venus, arousing enthusiasm for the possibility of the presence of life forms on this planet. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points A team of scientists have reported traces of phosphine in a concentration of approximately 20 parts per billion, thousands
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Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party, received 377 votes in the Party election to pick a successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who announced last month that he would resign due to health problems. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Once he formally takes over, Suga will serve out
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United Nations General Assembly celebrated International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer on September 16 each year for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This designation had been made on December 19, 2000, in commemoration of the date, in 1987, on which nations signed the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone
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The International Day of Democracy is celebrated around the world on 15 September each year with the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It was established through a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in 2007, encouraging governments to strengthen and consolidate democracy. The Universal
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