Daily Current Affairs Quiz 1 October 2020
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October 2020
Prime Minister released the new logo for the Jal Jeevan Mission
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi released the new logo for the Jal Jeevan Mission and also unveiled the ‘Margadarshika for Gram Panchayats and Paani Samitis under Jal Jeevan Mission’ on the occasion. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Jal Jeevan Mission aims at providing every rural household in the country with piped-water connection.
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Amnesty International: Work in India halted after govt freezes bank accounts
Amnesty International has recently reported that its work in India has been halted after the government froze several of the organisation’s bank accounts. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Amnesty International (AI) is a non-governmental organization with its headquarters in the United Kingdom focused on human rights. Amnesty draws attention to human rights abuses and
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Defence Ministry launched Defence India Startup Challenge-4
Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh launched the Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC 4) during the iDEX event, featuring the initiatives aimed at expanding the horizons of Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) ecosystem in New Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points He also launched the iDEX4Fauji initiative and Product Management Approach (PMA) guidelines during
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Cat-Que virus is not at all perceived as a major public health threat
Several media reports raised alarm about a virus called Cat-Que (CQV) and warned that it ‘can trigger a pandemic in India’ , also calling it ‘Chinese virus’ and that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has warned about the spread of the disease in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The presence
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Maharashtra is the latest state to ban sale of loose cigarettes and beedis
The Maharashtra government has banned the sale of loose cigarettes and beedis, in a bid to reduce the consumption of tobacco and to comply with the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The government’s aim is to make sure that users are able to see the mandated
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Dincharya and Ritucharya to maintain a healthy lifestyle
The Vice President of India emphasised the importance of a healthy body and healthy mind saying “we have to follow the concepts of “Dinacharya” – daily regimes and “Ritucharya” – seasonal regimes to maintain a healthy life. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Ritu, the season, classified by different features expresses different effects on the
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PM inaugurated six mega projects in Uttarakhand under Namami Gange
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated six sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Uttarakhand worth Rs 521 crore under the Namami Gange Mission. PM Modi said the projects will prevent discharge of 15.2 crore litres of polluted water into the Ganga in Uttarakhand per day. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points He also inaugurated the Ganga
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Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur named FTII governing council chairman
Noted Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has been named as the President of Film and Television Institute of India, FTII Society and Chairman of Governing Council of FTII. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of
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International Translation Day 2020
International Translation Day is celebrated every year on 30 September on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the patron saint of translators. The celebrations have been promoted by International Federation of Translators (FIT) ever since it was set up in 1953. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The day is
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