Pension Payment Order (PPO) can now be stored in ‘DigiLocker’ by the central civil pensioners. This move comes after it was noticed by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) that several pensioners, over a period of time, misplace the original copies of their PPO. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This system will […]
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AstroSat, India’s first multi-wavelength satellite that has five unique X-ray and ultraviolet telescopes working in tandem, has detected extreme UV light from a galaxy called AUDFs01, 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth. Key-Points A global team led by scientists of the Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) has discovered one of the earliest
Jammu and Kashmir’s agriculture department has created an e-auction portal to promote trading of GI-tagged ‘Kashmir Saffron’. Key-Points The Department, under the aegis of India International Kashmir Saffron Trading Centre (IIKSTC), has created the portal in collaboration with NSE-IT, with the sole motive to assure buyers to have access to quality ‘Kashmir Saffron’. The Saffron
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The tourism global industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, with USD 320 billion lost in exports in the first five months of the year and more than 120 million jobs at risk. Key-Points UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that tourism is the third-largest export sector of the global economy, behind fuels and chemicals,
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NITI Aayog in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020. The first report to examine export preparedness and performance of Indian states, EPI intends to identify challenges and opportunities; enhance the effectiveness of government policies; and encourage a facilitative regulatory framework. Key-Points The structure of the EPI includes 4
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Uttar Pradesh Government has prepared a database of the migrant workers of the state working in different countries of the world. It will help in providing them assistance during any emergency. Key-Points The portal would also prove helpful to overseas Indians and NRIs to get their problems with the local administration or the State Government
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has predicted a small chance an asteroid could collide with the Earth in November. The asteroid could be as close as 4,700 miles according to NASA’s close approach database. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The asteroid, dubbed 2018VP1, was first discovered at the Palomar Observatory in California’s San
India’s Tata Group is pushing into the country’s booming tech sector with a new “super app” that will bring together its disparate consumer services for the first time. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points A super app is a platform developed by a company offering various services under one umbrella. For example, China’s WeChat, which
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The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has introduced a dedicated debt and credit guarantee product to ensure unhindered flow of credit in rural areas hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It is a dedicated debt and credit guarantee product, to ensure unhindered flow of credit to the
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China has launched first of the four advanced naval warships it is building for Pakistan, amid deepening defence ties between the two all-weather allies. The launching ceremony for the first warship was held at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Pakistan-China defence ties turn a new chapter with the
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