As per a new report released by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), some areas in the UK could experience greater levels of air pollution due to large numbers of people working from home due to the pandemic this winter season. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points During the course of winter, air pollution, […]
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Veteran Gujarati film musician, singer and former Lok Sabha MP from Patan constituency Mahesh Kanodia has passed away following prolonged illness. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points He was a Veteran Gujarati film musician, singer and former Lok Sabha MP from Patan constituency. He was 83. He was a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th
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India and the US have inked a landmark defence pact today that will provide for sharing of high-end military technology, logistics and geospatial maps between their militaries. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) organizes this National Conference coinciding with ‘Vigilance Awareness Week’, which is observed in India every year
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A recent study suggests that the drug tocilizumab may not prevent mortality in Covid-19 patients. It is the second such study on this drug. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Tocilizumab is the second drug, after hydroxychloroquine, that had quickly earned global popularity as a Covid-19 treatment before its efficacy came under question in the
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Uttar Pradesh government has secured the first rank in central government’s one of the most ambitious schemes the PM Atmanirbhar Nidhi Scheme (SVANidhi Scheme) by approving the highest number of loans under the scheme in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points State has ranked first in all the categories – Applications, Sanctions and
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The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage takes place every 27 October. This commemorative day was chosen by UNESCO in 2005 to raise awareness of the significance and preservation risks of recorded sound and audiovisual documents. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points UNESCO established the Memory of the World Programme in 1992. The vision of the
The Indian Army has constructed a War Memorial in Arunachal Pradesh named after Subedar Joginder Singh who was martyred in the 1962 India-China war. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Subedar Joginder Singh, 1st Battalion the Sikh Regt received the highest gallantry award, Param Vir Chakra in the Eastern Theatre during the 1962 Sino- India
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North Korean authorities have urged citizens to remain indoors to avoid contact with a mysterious cloud of ‘yellow dust’ blowing in from China, which they have warned could bring Covid-19 with it. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Asian Dust (also known as yellow dust, yellow sand, yellow wind or China dust storms) is actually
Indian Institutes of Technology Kharagpur and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have jointly developed a novel Industry 4.0 technology for remotely controlled factory operations and real-time quality correction during industrial production in a bid to deliver quality output at low costs. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the Geneva-based
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated three key projects in Gujarat through video conferencing. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points To provide day-time power supply for irrigation, the Gujarat Government had recently announced the ‘Kisan Suryodaya Yojana’. Under this scheme, farmers will be able to avail power supply from 5 AM to 9 PM. The
