December 2020

Emergency use authorisation drugmakers seeking for the Covid-19 vaccine

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US drugmaker Moderna was applying for emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine. A few days earlier, Pfizer applied for emergency use authorisation for the vaccine it has developed in collaboration with BioNTech. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Vaccines and medicines, and even diagnostic tests and medical devices, require the approval of a regulatory […]

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KVIC’s Honey Mission Earns First Income for Migrant Workers

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The self-sustainability measures initiated by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic have begun yielding results. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The distressed migrant workers who were engaged with KVIC’s Honey Mission in Uttar Pradesh in the month of August, have reaped their first honey harvest and are awaiting

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Jammu & Kashmir’s Roshni Act

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The Jammu & Kashmir administration has recently released a series of lists of alleged beneficiaries of the Roshni Act of 2001, now scrapped, which gave ownership rights to the unauthorised occupants of state land against payment of a premium. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Political leaders and bureaucrats have been among those named. The

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Cyclonic storm ‘Burevi’

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The Deep Depression over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-north westwards with a speed of 09 kmph during past six hours, intensified into Cyclonic Storm ‘Burevi’. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that a cyclone brewing in the Bay of Bengal is likely to affect Tamil Nadu and Kerala,

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Child-friendly police station inaugurated in Pune

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The city’s first “child-friendly” police station was inaugurated at the cantonment police station premises by Abhay Karandikar, director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The mandate for a “child-friendly” police station arisen out of Juvenile Justice Act 2015 outlines the steps to be taken for the protection of rights of

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Nagaland Statehood day 2020

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Nagaland celebrated its 58th Statehood day on1st December. It became the 16th State of the Union of India on 1st December 1,963. Nagaland is a state in north-eastern India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It is bordered by the state of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south

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The First Ever Virtual Aadi Mahotsav

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Union Tribal Affairs Ministry has launched the virtual edition of Aadi Mahotsav- Madhya Pradesh. The 10-day long festival, commencing on December 1, 2020, is being hosted on the Tribes India website (www.tribesindia.com). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The main focus is on the tribal craft and culture of Madhya Pradesh. Aadi Mahotsav is a

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Luxury cruise based on Ramayan to be launched in Saryu River

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A luxury cruise based on the epic Ramayan will soon be launched on the Saryu River in Ayodhya, according to a press release from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It will be the first-ever luxury Cruise service on the Saryu river (Ghagra/National Waterways-40) in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

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Indian Oil launches 100 Octane petrol in India

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Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has launched 100 Octane petrol in India. Branded as XP100, this premium-grade petrol will initially be available in only 10 cities – Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Agra, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune, and Ahmedabad. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Branded as XP100, the premium grade petrol was launched across ten cities

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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

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The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery international day is observed every year on 2 December since 1986 by the United Nations General Assembly. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Day marks the date of the adoption, by the UN General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic

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