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.
Google dedicated its doodle to swimmer Arati Saha on her 80th birth anniversary. Saha, who has many firsts to her name, was the first woman to be awarded the Padma Shri in 1960. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Arati Saha (1940 – 1994) was an Indian long distance swimmer, best known for becoming the […]
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To augment border infrastructure, the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) has expedited making detailed project report for the world”s longest high-altitude Shinkun La Tunnel. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The tunnel (13.5 Km long) is proposed to be built on the border between Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh. Once it is complete,
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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha stated that Indian Railways planned for 100 per cent electrification of its broad gauge routes by 2023. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Minister informed that around 63 per cent broad gauge lines have already been electrified out of a total 63,631
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Parliament has passed the Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill, 2020 with Rajya Sabha approving it. The bill provides a legal framework for bilateral netting of qualified financial contracts. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Netting refers to offsetting of all claims arising from dealings between two parties to determine a net amount payable
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked states to evaluate the efficacy of short and local lockdowns in combating the covid-19 pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points He was chairing a high-level virtual meeting with the chief ministers and health ministers of seven states and Union territories to review the status and preparedness of virus response
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The Passage Exercise (PASSEX) between the Royal Australian Navy and the Indian Navy is underway in the East Indian Ocean region, said a spokesperson of the Indian Navy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points From the Indian side, Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri and Karmuk will be present and Australia will be represented by HMAS Hobart.
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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired the indigenously-developed Laser-Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) from the Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun at KK Ranges in Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In these tests, the ATGM successfully defeated a target located at 3 km. Laser guided ATGMs lock and track
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In order to promote potential technology solutions for enhancing farm mechanization with special emphasis on women friendly equipments, a hackathon named “KRITAGYA” has been planned by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Students, faculties and innovators/entrepreneurs from any university / technical
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The Lok Sabha passed the Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020 that looks to reorient the governance model in central ports to landlord model, whereby port infrastructure is leased to private operators. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bill seeks to provide for regulation, operation and planning of major ports in the country and provide
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar on his birth anniversary. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Ramdhari Singh (1908 –1974), known by his nom de plume Dinkar, is considered as one of the most important modern Hindi poets. His poetry exuded veer rasa, and he has been hailed as
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