Recently, China has convened a rare quadrilateral dialogue with the Foreign Ministers of their friendly countries - Afghanistan, Nepal and Pakistan, pledging to strengthen cooperation among the four nations in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic as well as boosting their economic recoveries, ...

Global models of tide, storm surge, and wave setup are used to obtain projections of episodic coastal flooding over the coming century. Recently, a study in journal Scientific reports made predictions that a large population and assets will be globally affected as a consequence of Sea Level Rise ...

England is considering minting a coin to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi, amid growing interest in recognising the contributions of people from the Black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities. The consideration is seen as part of efforts to celebrate achievements of people from the Black, Asian ...

Recently, four more States/UT of Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland and Uttarakhand has linked with the One Nation One Ration Card plan with existing 20 States/UTs for the National Portability. With this, now a total of 24 States/UTs are connected under One Nation One Ration Card from 1st ...

The Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2020 has kickstarted with the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ gracing the inaugural ceremony in New Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Smart India Hackathon is a unique ...

Union Minister for MSME has launched the Gift Box, developed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The gift box consists of four handcrafted silk masks in different colors and prints. The masks are packed in a beautifully crafted handmade paper box in black color with golden embossed ...

Government of India, inaugurated “Bharat Air Fibre Services” at Akola in Maharashtra. With inauguration of Bharat Air Fibre services, residents of Akola & Washim district will get Wireless Internet Connections on demand. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bharat Air Fibre ...

Union Minister for MSME has approved a unique employment generation program proposed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) to make India Aatmanirbhar in Agarbatti production. The program named as “Khadi Agarbatti Aatmanirbhar Mission” aims at creating employment for unemployed and ...

A team of scientists from the Institute of Nano Science & Technology (INST) has developed nanorods from the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) Aspirin, a popular medication used to reduce pain, fever, or inflammation and found it to be an effective non–invasive small molecule-based ...

Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to further boost its combat capabilities by procuring HAMMER missiles from France to make Rafael fighter jet more lethal. Rafael jets will be equipped with the HAMMER missiles to take out targets in high-altitude areas in places such as Eastern Ladakh. Daily ...

India has setup a process for six more long-range Poseidon-8I aircraft from the US, while a plan is also underway for fast-track procurement of six Predator-B armed drones amidst the ongoing military confrontation with China. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points India is extensively ...

Recently, the Cabinet of Haryana has gave approval to the ‘Samadhan se Vikas’, a one-time settlement scheme for the recovery of long-pending dues on account of External Development Charges (EDC). It is modeled on the central scheme ‘Vivad se Vishwas-2020’. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...