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WHO approved Moderna Covid-19 jab for emergency use

WHO approved Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization (WHO) has given the go-ahead for the emergency use of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The mRNA vaccine from the U.S. manufacturer joins vaccines from AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson in receiving the WHO’s emergency use listing. Messenger RNA vaccines—also called mRNA vaccines—are a new type of […]

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Tajikistan border clashes

Several people have been killed in heavy clashes at its disputed border with Tajikistan, as officials from the two ex-Soviet countries in a bid to defuse tensions. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 More than a third of the two impoverished, mountainous countries’ border is disputed, with the area surrounding the Vorukh, where recent conflict erupted,

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Herpetologist Deepak Veerappan has a snake named after him

The Western Ghats presented new butterflies, frogs, fruit flies, and even a freshwater crab in the first four months of 2021. Herpetologist Deepak Veerappan has a snake named after him. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Joining the list is a tiny snake of just 20 cm length with iridescent scales – Xylophis deepaki, first stumbled

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India’s adequate fire safety regulations for public buildings

Over the past few weeks, there have been deadly fires in hospital buildings, including those treating COVID-19 patients, compounding what is already a severe crisis that the country is facing. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) says 330 people died in commercial building fires in 2019, while fatalities for residential

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US Approved Proposal to the sale of Six P-8I Patrol Aircraft to India

The Biden Administration notified the Congress of its determination to sell six P-8I patrol aircraft to India for an estimated cost of USD 2.42 billion. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In November 2019, the Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, approved the procurement of the long-range maritime surveillance aircraft manufactured by Boeing.

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Assam string puppetry rides COVID campaign for the revival

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an Assam-based trust the opportunity to focus on a near-forgotten form of string puppetry called Putola Nach. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The string puppetry of Assam is called Putala Nach and is performed in three areas with distinct characteristics. These areas are Barpeta-Nalbari in western Assam, Kalaigaon in northern

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Melting glaciers due to climate change caused Earth’s axis to shift since the mid-90s

The latest research has that the Earth’s North and South poles have moved since the mid-1900s. They have been affected due to the melting of glaciers and other factors caused by humans, namely climate change. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Polar wander is the motion of a pole in relation to some reference frame. It

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Lag B’Omer religious festival

A lot of people were injured at the Lag B’Omer celebration, which takes place annually at the foot of Mount Meron. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Lag B’Omer is an annual Jewish festival observed during the Hebrew month of Iyar. It is celebrated on the 33rd day of the Omer, the 49-day period between Passover

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Sri Guru Teg Bahadur’s 400th Parkash Purab

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has bowed to Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji on his 400th Parkash Purab. Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621 – 1675) was the ninth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 He was born as Tyaga Mal. He came to be known by the name Teg

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FM released the first installment worth Rs 8,873 cr of SDRF to states

The Finance Ministry has released in advance to the states the first installment worth Rs 8,873.6 crore of the state disaster response fund (SDRF) for the current fiscal. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Normally, the first installment of SDRF is released in the month of June as per the recommendations of the Finance Commission. However,

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