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.
The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of Parliament held a meeting to discuss the legislative business and other issues related to the ongoing Monsoon Session. The BAC consists of 15 members including the Speaker who is the ex-officio Chairperson. The members are nominated by the Speaker. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In practice, a new […]
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Rajya Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (2nd Amendment) Bill, thereby temporarily suspending initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The Bill seeks to temporarily suspend initiation of the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) under the Code. When a default occurs,
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Lok Sabha passed a taxation bill that seeks to provide various reliefs in terms of compliance requirements for taxpayers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The reliefs include extending deadlines for filing returns and for linking PAN and Aadhaar. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Bill,
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A cargo plane crashed at Aden Adde International Airport in capital Mogadishu in Somalia. The Somalia Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the incident after witnesses claimed they saw the crash. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Aden Adde International Airport is an international airport serving Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. It is named after Aden Abdullah
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The Lok Sabha passed the Companies Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which decriminalises a number of technical and filing-related corporate offences. It also allows direct listing of Indian companies on foreign stock exchanges and revokes the criminal provisions added to the Companies Act for violations of provisions of corporate social responsibility rules. Daily Current Affairs Quiz
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Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL), a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has been granted Bureau of Indian Standards – BIS certification for all its products. HOCL has been a pioneer in the manufacturing of Chemicals since its inception and quality is its motto since then. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The
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Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Dr P K Mishra chaired the meeting of the High-Level Task Force constituted to improve the air quality in the National Capital Region of Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The meeting was called well in advance before the onset of harvesting and winter season to ensure proper precautionary
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Mahalaya marks the beginning of the Devipaksha and the end of the Pitrupaksha according to Hindu calendar. This year, Mahalaya Amavasya will be observed on September 17, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Pitru Paksha is a 16-lunar day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors through shradh prayers and food offerings. In
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Kerala Forest Department, becoming the first to institutionalise snake handling in the country has framed guidelines for rescuing snakes from human dominated places and releasing them in uninhabited areas. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The move to certify snake handlers comes amid allegations of unscientific approaches by snake catchers that tend to create stress
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