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The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu called upon the Indian community in Lithuania to serve as a bridge in strengthening economic and cultural relations between the two countries. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Addressing the Indian community at Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania on the second day of his three nation tour to the […]
The Vice President said that India, which represents one sixth of the global population, has a rightful claim to the permanent membership of the United Nation’s Security Council (UNSC) and thanked the Lithuanian Prime Minister for extending support to India in various multilateral fora. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 On the third day of his
Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah reviewed the issues related to final publication of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, on August 19, 2019. The review meeting was attended by the Chief Minister of Assam, Union Home Secretary, Chief Secretary Assam and senior officers. Extensive deliberations have been held on the
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The 17-member Karnataka Cabinet took oath at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru on 20 August morning, three weeks after senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa sworn-in as Chief Minister of the state after defeating the Congress-JDS coalition government via Trust Vote. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 This is the first Cabinet expansion after Yediyurappa assumed office on
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Cosmic rays are the high-energy radiation that comes from outside our solar system produced by things like supernovae and active galactic nuclei (AGN). They are nothing but protons accelerating through the universe, like blasts of waves of exploding stars. When these electrically-charged particles strike matter, say, the lunar surface, they turn into gamma rays. Daily
India rejected the claim Using Water as ‘Weapon of War’ saying that under the terms of a water treaty between the two nations it had informed Pakistan about the release of excess water late when it crossed a certain threshold. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Relations between the neighbours, already hostile, have been further strained
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The State Bank of India is planning to end the ubiquitous usage of debit cards from the banking system. “It is our wish to eliminate the debit cards, and am sure we can eliminate them,” said SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar while at the annual FIBAC, a banking conclave organised by the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)
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Chandrayaan 2 has been successfully manoeuvred into lunar orbit on 20 August, after nearly 30 days of space travel. This was one of the trickiest operations in the mission. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 A higher-than-expected approach velocity would have bounced off the spacecraft into deep space, while a slow approach would have led to
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World Photography Day is observed on 19 August, which aims to inspire photographers across the planet to share a single photo with a simple purpose: to share their world with the world. Here is a look at photography over the years. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 World Photo Day originates from the invention of the
The 48-member Indian Team representing the country at World Skills International Competition 2019 was given a grand send-off at a ceremony in the capital, organized by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), to motivate the participants as they gear up to pit their skills against
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