November 2020

Pune sero survey of 700 finds 85% of them have Covid-19 antibodies

Pune sero survey of 700 finds 85% of them have Covid-19 antibodies

New findings from the August sero-prevalence study in five sub-wards of Pune have revealed that 85% of the 700 subjects infected with SARS-CoV-2 had virus-neutralising antibodies after the infection. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Immunity from a disease-causing virus comes from what are known as “neutralising” or “protective” antibodies. Neutralising antibodies, like other antibodies

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Government of India celebrated the ‘World Fisheries Day’

World Fisheries Day 2020

The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India celebrated the ‘World Fisheries Day’ at NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi on 21 November, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points For the first time in Fisheries Sector, the Government of India awarded best performing States for 2019-20 namely, Odisha (amongst

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World Television Day 2020

World Television Day 2020

The World Television Day is celebrated every year on November 21 to recognize the importance of visual media. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In December 1996 the United Nations proclaimed 21 November as World Television Day commemorating the date on which the first World Television Forum was held in 1996. The United Nations adopted

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Sentinel-6 satellite

Sentinel-6 satellite

The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, designed to monitor oceans, was launched from the Vandenberg Air Force base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on November 21. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This is a part of the next mission dedicated to measuring changes in the global sea level. Other satellites that

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Tamil Nadu bans online gaming

Tamil Nadu bans online gaming

Tamil Nadu government banned online gaming in the state with a fine up to Rs 5,000 and imprisonment of up to six months. Governor Banwarilal Purohit promulgated an ordinance that banned online gaming in the state. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In the ordinance banning the game, the Governor said that due to online

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