Current Affairs September 2020

Latest Current Affairs September 2020 and important News, articles, treaties, government schemes, awards, sports results etc. for competitive exams SSC, UPSC, Railways, Public Service Commission(PSC). These daily general awareness section provides detail study materials for preparations. Download pdfs are available here.

RRI Scientists found a new way for quantum state estimation

RRI Scientists found a new way for quantum state estimation

Scientists experimenting with new ways to manipulate quantum states so that they can be harnessed for computing, communication, and metrology, has found a novel way to characterise and estimate such states. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This method of characterisation called Quantum State Interferography, can help make such manipulations simpler so that several crucial […]

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CSIR-CMERI developed the World’s Largest Solar Tree

CSIR-CMERI developed the World’s Largest Solar Tree

CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute has developed the World’s Largest Solar Tree, which is installed at CSIR-CMERI Residential Colony, Durgapur, West Bengal. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The installed capacity of the Solar Tree is above 11.5 kWp. It has the annual capacity to generate 12,000-14,000 units of Clean and Green Power. There are

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Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2020

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2020

The ‘Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2020’ has been conferred to Air Force Sports Control Board for the outstanding contribution in helping sportsperson to excel in their respective disciplines and implement robust sports welfare measures. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Air Force Sports Control Board (AFSCB) is the apex body for planning and conduct of

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India to receive development assistance loan worth ₹3,500 Cr from Japan

India to receive development assistance loan worth ₹3,500 Cr from Japan

Japan has committed an official Development Assistance loan of 3 thousand 500 crore rupees for the COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Response Support. The Notes were exchanged between the Additional Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs Dr C.S. Mohapatra and Ambassador of Japan to India Suzuki Satoshi for a Health sector programme loan to fight the

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India aimed to achieve 100 MT coal gasification target by 2030

India aimed to achieve 100 MT coal gasification target by 2030

India has aimed for 100 million tonnes (MT) coal gasification by 2030 with investments worth over Rs. 4 lakh crores. For encouraging use of clean sources of fuel, government has provided for a concession of 20% on revenue share of coal used for gasification. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points For development of Surface Coal

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Railways developed remote-controlled medical trolley ‘MEDBOT’

Railways developed remote-controlled medical trolley ‘MEDBOT’

Indian Railways have developed a remote-controlled medical trolley named ‘MEDBOT’ to help deliver food and medicines to COVID-19 patients. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It is providing service in the Central Hospital of the Diesel Rail Engine Factory of Indian Railways. During Corona crisis, apart from providing transport facilities and essential items like foodgrains

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Former President Pranab Mukherjee passed away

Former President Pranab Mukherjee passed away

Former President Pranab Mukherjee has passed away on 31 August after prolonged illness. He was 84. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Pranab Mukherjee served as the 13th President of India from July 25, 2012 to 25 July 2017. Before becoming the President, Mukherjee served at different times as Defence, Commerce, Foreign, and Finance Minister.

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Japan's PM Shinzo Abe resigned for health reasons

Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe resigned for health reasons

Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has resigned as the country’s leader due to chronic health issues. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes long-lasting inflammation and ulcers (sores) in a person’s digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis affects the innermost lining of large intestine (colon) and rectum.

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India withdrew from multilateral military exercise in Russia

India withdrew from multilateral military exercise in Russia

India has withdrew from multilateral Military Exercise Kavkaz 2020 to be held in Russia next month. Russia and India are close and privileged strategic partners and at Russia’s invitation India has been participating in many international events. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points India had earlier planned to send around 150 Indian Army troops, 45

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Lok Sabha Speaker paid floral tributes to Sardar Hukam Singh on his birth anniversary

Lok Sabha Speaker paid floral tributes to Sardar Hukam Singh on his birth anniversary

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to the portrait of former Speaker of Lok Sabha Sardar Hukam Singh in the Central Hall of Parliament House on his birth anniversary. Secretary-General of Lok Sabha Snehlata Shrivastava also paid floral tributes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Sardar Hukam Singh was an eminent parliamentarian, a

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