Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has relaxed the preferential allotment pricing norms for companies while tightening the insider trading regulations as part of its attempts to minimise instances of unpublished, price-sensitive information getting leaked. Daily Current Affairs Quiz ...

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is a United Nations International Day against drug abuse and the illegal drug trade celebrated every year. This year it’s being observed on 26 June under the theme “Better Knowledge for Better Care”. UNODC World Drug Report 2020 was ...

The Chief Minister of Odisha has inaugurated a Product Application & Development Centre (PADC) setup by Indian Oil at Paradip, through video conference. PADC has been setup by Indian Oil at Paradip with a capex of Rs 43 crores, adjacent to its Refinery and Petrochemicals complex. There are 4 ...

Researchers from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, have traced the paleoclimatic history of the Indus River in Ladakh Himalaya with the help of geometric data from overlapping gravels of ...

The National Centre of Polarand Ocean Research (NCPOR) has found a dramatic decline in the Arctic sea ice due to global warming. The decline of sea ice has led to localized increase in evaporation, air humidity, cloud cover, and rainfall. Arctic sea ice is a sensitive indicator of climate change ...

A study on microscopic ancient marine algae named Coccolithophores, led by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) has found that there is a decrease in the concentration of oceanic calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the Southern Indian Ocean. This decrease in CaCO3 is attributed to the ...

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has released the annual TB Report 2020 through a virtual event. It also released a Joint Monitoring Mission (JMM) report, a manual on Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to TB patients under NIKSHAY system, a Training Module, and the quarterly newsletter ...

Union Minister of State Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has inaugurated the two important Bridges Devika and Puneja in Udhampur and Doda districts respectively in Jammu and Kashmir through ...

Ministry of MSME has launched the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-ordinate Debt (CGSSD) which is also called “Distressed Assets Fund–Sub-ordinate Debt for MSMEs”. It is expected that this scheme would provide much required support to around 2 lakh MSMEs and will help in reviving the economic ...

The Government of India has approved far reaching reforms in the Space sector aimed at boosting the private sector participation in the entire range of space activities. The decision taken is in line with the long-term vision of the Prime Minister of transforming India and making the country ...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved additional investment of US$ 121.27 million (about Rs.909 crore)  by ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) towards further development of blocks A-1 and A-3 Blocks of Shwe oil & gas project in Myanmar. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ...

The government of India has decided to provide 2% interest subvention to borrowers under the ‘Shishu’ category of the flagship Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY). Under the Shishu category, collateral free loans of up to ₹50,000 are given to beneficiaries. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...