Chinese President Xi Jinping instructed officials to expedite the construction of the new USD 47.8 billion railway project connecting the country’s southwest Sichuan province to Linzhi in Tibet close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh, saying it would play a key role in safeguarding stability in the border areas. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 […]
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World Science Day for Peace and Development is celebrated each year on November 10 that highlights the important role that science has in society. It also highlights the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points World Science Day was proclaimed by the United Nations
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The United Arab Emirates announced a slew of legal reforms relating to personal freedoms that seek to move the country away from its hardline interpretation of Islamic law. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The overhaul includes changes in laws related to honour killings, alcohol restrictions, cohabitation of unmarried couples, divorce and succession. Honour killings:
Ministry of Labour and Employment in a statement said that submitting claims through Affidavit Form is now no longer required under Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation- ESIC. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana is a welfare measure being implemented by the Employee’s State Insurance
America has chosen Democrat Joe Biden as its 46th president, CNN projects, turning at a time of national crisis to a man whose character was forged by aching personal tragedy and who is pledging to restore calm and truth after Donald Trump’s exhausting and manic single term. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points With the
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Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra was elected to the U.N. Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The 193-member General Assembly appoints members of the Advisory Committee. Members are selected on the basis of broad geographical representation, personal qualifications and experience. The
Nearly a year-and-a half after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had suggested relaxations of registration, submission of bank guarantee and other norms for other service providers (OSP) in the business process outsourcing (BPO) and information technology-enabled services (ITes), the Department of Telecom eased these rules. The new rules do away with the registration requirement
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Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij’s government is considering a law against forced religious conversions and has sought information about such a law already in force in Himachal Pradesh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Last year, the Himachal Pradesh assembly passed the Freedom of Religion Bill, 2019. According to it, no person shall convert any
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Stanford University has recently released a list that represents the top 2 per cent of the most-cited scientists in various disciplines. The exhaustive list has 1,59,683 persons with nearly 1,500 Indians in it. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This database includes the top 2 percent of scientists of the world from different fields on
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Government is changing the name of the Ministry of Shipping and it will be known as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. To reduce the expenditure on logistics, India is fast developing multimodal connectivity. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In most of the developed economies, the Shipping Ministry is also responsible for Ports
