According to the EnviStats India 2020 report released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the average number of heat wave days in 2019 rose by 82.6 per cent year-on-year to 157. The report showed that the highest number of heat wave days were recorded in Rajasthan with 20 days, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand […]
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The government of India has expanded its Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) to cover loans given to larger firms as well as to self-employed people and professionals who have taken loans for business purposes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme was rolled out in May as part of
Recently, US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing some federal agencies to prioritise purchasing certain drugs and medical materials when made in the United States. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The scope of the order issued remains unclear because it will direct the Food and Drug Administration to produce a list
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Recently, an Air India Express plane coming from Dubai crashed in the South Indian state of Kerala after skidding off the runway and breaking into two while landing at Kozhikode Calicut International Airport. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The plane was one of the repatriation flights operated by the Indian government to bring back
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A recent study by TRAFFIC India on the seizure and mortality of ‘common leopards’ (Panthera pardus fusca) revealed that of the total of 747 leopard deaths between 2015-2019 in India, 596 were linked to illegal wildlife trade and activities related to poaching. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points TRAFFIC is a leading wildlife trade monitoring
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Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted the proposed expert committee under the chairmanship of veteran banker K.V. Kamath to make recommendations on norms for the resolution of COVID-19 related stressed loans. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The new committee will function under the aegis of the Reserve Bank. The committee will
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In its monetary policy review, the RBI gave the green signal to a loan restructuring scheme for stressed borrowers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points A special window providing one-time loan restructuring to companies and individuals, it will provide relief specifically to those impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The biggest impact will be that banks
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Centre has launched Letter of Recommendation (LoR) module for PM SVANidhi Scheme. The module is designed to give access to street vendors who do not have Identity Card (ID) and Certificate of Vending (CoV) and are not in the surveyed list for availing benefits under the scheme. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The module
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Girish Chandra Murmu, former Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has named as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of the country. Mr Murmu will succeed Rajiv Mehrishi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Girish Chandra Murmu was the first lieutenant governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He is a 1985 batch
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Pradeep Kumar Joshi has been appointed the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which conducts the civil services examination to select the country’s bureaucrats and diplomats. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Joshi is currently a member in the Commission. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Arvind Saxena, the
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