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Defence Ministry deals with BDL to acquire 4,690 anti-tank guided missiles

Defence Ministry inked a contract with Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) Bharat Dynamics Limited to supply 4,960 MILAN-2T Anti-Tank Guided Missiles to Army at a cost of Rs 1,188 crores. The induction is planned to be completed in three years. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Milan-2T is produced by BDL under license from a […]

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Lok Sabha passed bill to place seven castes under Devendrakula Vellalars

The Lok Sabha passed The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021, that seeks to put seven castes under one nomenclature of “Devendrakula Vellalars” with some exceptions for some of the castes in certain districts of Tamil Nadu. The castes include Devendrakulathan, Kadaiyan, Kalladi, Kudumban, Pallan, Pannadi and Vathiriyan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The

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Lok Sabha passed bill to amend the Mines and Mineral Act

The Lok Sabha passed a Bill to amend the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act (MMDR Act) through a voice vote, with Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi stating that the amendments will create jobs and allow private players with enhanced technology into the mining sector. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The amendment proposes to allow

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Agriculture MoS questions Global Hunger Index report’s methodology

Union Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala, in the Rajya Sabha, questioned the methodology and data accuracy of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report, which has placed India at 94th (out of 107 countries) rank in 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Minister said the government had written to the NGO, Welthungerhilfe, which

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Six tigers ‘missing’ in Ranthambore

Six tigers have been unaccounted for since March 2020 in the Ranthambore tiger sanctuary, Rajasthan. However, State forest officials are not willing to label them “missing” and denied reports that they may have been poached. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The National Tiger Conservation Authority, a wing of the Union Environment Ministry, has constituted a

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DST funds trial on effect of Gayatri Mantra in treating COVID-19

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has funded a clinical trial at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, to determine if the chanting of the Gayatri Mantra, a religious hymn, and performing the Yoga practice of Pranayama, can aid the quality of recovery as well as cure COVID-19 quicker in a

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Pandemic may have doubled poverty in India

India’s middle class may have shrunk by a third due to 2020’s pandemic-driven recession, while the number of poor people — earning less than ₹150 per day — more than doubled, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In a comparison, Chinese incomes remained relatively unshaken, with just

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India partners with Israeli firm for aluminium-air systems

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) has inked a pact with Israeli start-up company Phinergy, specialising in hybrid lithium-ion and Aluminium-Air and Zinc-Air battery systems, to form IOC Phinergy Private Ltd. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Top automakers, including Maruti Suzuki and Ashok Leyland, have already signed letters of intent with the newly formed joint venture

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The diatom test done in the Mansukh Hiran death case

The Maharashtra (ATS) relied on a forensic test known as diatom tests for leads in the alleged murder case of Mansukh Hiran. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Diagnosis of death by drowning is deemed as a difficult task in forensic pathology. A number of tests have been developed to confirm the cause of such deaths

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SAAMAR scheme to be launched to contain Anaemia

The Jharkhand state government recently announced the launch of SAAMAR (Strategic Action for Alleviation of Malnutrition and Anemia Reduction) campaign to tackle malnutrition in the state. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The campaign aims to identify anaemic women and malnourished children and converge various departments to effectively deal with the problem in a state where

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