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Recently, a team from Pune based ICMR-National Institute of Virology noted India as an endemic reservoir for the Chikungunya virus with persistent global transmissions from the country. The dispersal of the strains from India was noted to neighbouring and distant countries such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and China. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Chikungunya […]
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According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India’s economy could prove the most resilient in South Asia and its large market will continue to attract market-seeking investments to the country even as it expects a dramatic fall in global foreign direct investment (FDI). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points India jumped
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Recently, the Finance Ministry said that public sector banks have disbursed ₹16,031.39 crore till June 12, under the ₹3-lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the MSME sector, adversely affected following COVID-19. Public sector banks (PSBs) have sanctioned loans worth ₹32,049.86 crore under the 100% ECLGS for the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise
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United States supports a peaceful resolution of the current conflict between India and China, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed on 15 June, 2020 along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan area in Ladakh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The incident follows rising tensions, and is the first deadly clash
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A new species of fish has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh. The fish species is named as Schizothorax sikusirumensis. Dr. Keshav Kumar Jha, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Zoology, Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat discovered the new fish species from genus Schizothorax. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The fish inhabits the water logged area
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The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has launched the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2020. It is a compendium of cutting-edge information and analysis on developments in armaments, disarmament and international security. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Nuclear warhead reductions continue despite growing tensions: United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan,
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India’s first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform, Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) has launched by the government in an e-ceremony. As there will be a market driven pricing mechanism, India Gas Exchange (IGX) will play a bigger role towards realizing a free market for gas. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points IGX will be a
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Recently India has joined the GPAI as a founding member to support the responsible and human-centric development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) is an international and multi-stakeholder initiative to guide the responsible development and use of AI, grounded in human rights, inclusion, diversity, innovation, and economic growth. Daily
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NASA has described the Gateway as key to the new era of lunar explorations both in the orbit and on the surface of the Moon. It has recently finalized the contract for the initial crew module of the agency’s Gateway lunar orbiting outpost. The contract, which is worth $187 million has been awarded to Orbital
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US President Donald Trump has authorised sanctions against ICC officials involved in investigations into possible war crimes by US troops or those of its allies. The turbulent relationship between the US and the International Criminal Court (ICC) further exacerbated after this sanction. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a
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