May 2021

Randeep Hooda removed as ambassador of UN’s environmental treaty

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Actor Randeep Hooda has been removed as the ambassador of Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), United Nation’s environmental treaty. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals is an international agreement that aims to conserve migratory species throughout their ranges. The […]

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Recommendations of 43rd GST Council meeting

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The 43rd GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The GST Council has made the following recommendations relating to changes in GST rates on supply of goods and services and changes related to GST law and procedure: As a COVID-19 relief

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Centre transfers Srinagar Leh transmission system to Power Grid

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The Ministry of Power transferred the prestigious 220 kV Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh Transmission System to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The transmission system was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister in February 2019, and it connects the Ladakh region to the national grid, ensuring quality and reliable power supply.

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Significant discovery of new spider cricket from Chhattisgarh

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Found in the Kurra caves of Chhattisgarh in April 2021 by a team of zoologists headed by Dr Ranjana Jaiswara of the Zoology Department of Panjab University, Chandigarh, the new subgenus was named Jayanti after Professor Jayant Biswas, one of the leading cave explorers in the country Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Jayanti has become

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The cost and complications of transplanting a tree

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The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) wants to transplant over 1,800 trees which are inside what used to be the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) complex, as part of the Central Vista redevelopment project. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 CPWD is yet to seek permission from the Delhi Forest Department, but it

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Education Ministry to provides monetary assistance to students

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The Union Minister for Education approved the proposal to provide monetary assistance to 11.8 crore students (118 million students) through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of the cooking cost component of the mid-day-meal scheme, to all eligible children, as a special welfare measure. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This will give a fillip to the Midday

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Veer Savarkar birth anniversary

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently paid tributes to pioneering Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Savarkar was born in 1883 in Maharashtra, and is seen as a hero, especially to parties and organisations which subscribe to Hindutva views. Veer Savarkar was a freedom fighter. He called 1857 revolt

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National AI Portal (INDIAai) celebrated its first anniversary

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The ‘National AI Portal’, celebrated its first anniversary on May 28, 2021, in a virtual event attended by nearly 400 participants and dignitaries. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The National AI Portal is a joint initiative by Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and NASSCOM and serves as a central hub

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ICG’s operations to control the fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl

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Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships ‘Vaibhav’ and ‘Vajra’ continue to battle the fire onboard container ship MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo, Sri Lanka. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The distressed vessel MV X-Press Pearl was carrying 1,486 containers with nitric acid and other hazardous IMDG code chemicals. The extreme fire, damage to containers and prevailing

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DRDO developed near-isothermal forging technology for aero-engines

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DRDO announced a modest step towards achieving the ultimate aeronautical challenge, one that even resource-rich China is struggling to achieve: Developing a jet engine with the thrust to power a fighter in combat. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This technological breakthrough, which involves developing complex titanium and nickel-based alloys that can withstand temperatures of more

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