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India emerged as 2nd most sought after manufacturing destination

According to Cushman and Wakefield’s 2021 Global Manufacturing Risk Index, India has surpassed the US as the world’s second most desired manufacturing hub. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The rising focus on India can be attributed to India’s operating conditions and cost competitiveness. The sector’s gross value added (GVA) at current prices was estimated at […]

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First Smog Tower of India inaugurated in Delhi

Delhi government has inaugurated the “country’s first smog tower” at Connaught Place in Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The 24-metre-high smog tower at Connaught Place, one of the biggest commercial centres in the capital, is based on a downdraft air-flow model. A smog tower is

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Shaili Singh won silver at U20 World Athletics Championships

India’s Shaili Singh recently won the silver in women’s long jump at U20 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 18-year-old Maja Askag of Sweden won the gold with a jump of 6.60m, one cm better than the Indian’s effort in a pulsating final. Shaili Singh is an Indian athlete who competes

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India’s highest herbal park inaugurated near Indo-China border

India’s highest altitude herbal park was inaugurated at Mana village close to the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. The herbal park is situated at a height of 11,000 feet. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Mana village in Uttarakhand is the last Indian village in Chamoli bordering China and is adjacent to the famous Himalayan

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First commercial flight lands in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tezu

Scripting history in the country’s aviation sector, the first commercial flight landed on the easternmost tip in Indian landmass, Tezu in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Tezu’s inclusion on the country’s aviation map is projected to enhance tourism in the Arunachal Pradesh. CM Pema Khandu said that Tezu is the

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Committee for doubling the production, quadrupling exports of handlooms

The Government of India has constituted a Committee for doubling the production and quadrupling the exports of handlooms in a span of three years. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 It will be headed by Chairman of Fashion Design Council of India Sunil Sethi. The committee will submit the final report within 45 days from the

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Kanal Istanbul is fast gaining prominence as a major divisive issue in Turkey

The Kanal Istanbul, an under-construction shipping route running parallel to the strategically critical Bosphorus Strait, is fast gaining prominence as a major divisive issue in Turkey. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 President Recep Tayyib Erdogan wants to dig up a new route through Istanbul connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. The planned

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Oil & Gas companies are exploring green energy options

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is considering inorganic investments to reach a target of 10 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by 2040. Other oil and gas PSUs are also investing in renewable energy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Global moves to reduce carbon emissions to slow down climate change have led to oil

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Multi-storeys built with thermocol could be quake-resistant buildings of future

Thermocol could be the material of the future for construction of earthquake-resistant buildings, with thermal insulation and could also save energy required to develop construction materials. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Researchers at IIT Roorkee have found that thermocol or Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) is used as a composite material in core of reinforced concrete sandwich,

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Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebration at Indira Point in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

The ‘Swarnim Vijay’ Victory Flame, commemorating the 50th anniversary of India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, reached the Indira Point, the southernmost tip of the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Indira Point, southernmost point of India’s territory, is a village in the Nicobar district at Great Nicobar Island of Andaman and Nicobar

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