India’s first indigenous mRNA vaccine candidate has received approval from Indian Drug regulators to initiate Phase one and two human clinical trials. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The novel mRNA vaccine candidate, HGCO19 has been developed by Gennova, Pune and supported with seed grant under the Ind-CEPI mission of the Department of Biotechnology. The […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building in New Delhi at an event that was attended by leaders from various political parties, cabinet ministers and ambassadors of different countries. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The new parliament building will be the highlight of the ambitious ₹ 20,000
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In a bid to curb heinous crimes against women and children in Maharashtra, the state cabinet approved a draft Bill that includes provisions for stern punishment – including a death penalty, life sentence, and hefty fines, for the perpetrators as well as speedy trials. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The two interconnected bills, which
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The BJP-led government in Karnataka passed the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill (2020) in the Assembly on December 9 amid strong opposition from the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bill envisages a ban on all forms of cattle slaughter and stringent punishment for
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A new species of Indian Muraingrasses known for their ecological and economic importance, such as fodder, have been spotted by scientists in Goa in the Western Ghats, one of the four global biodiversity hotspots of India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The species was named Ischaemumjanarthanamiiin honour of Prof. M. K. Janarthanam, Professor of
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Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December every year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Human Rights Day is celebrated to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was adopted and proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948. The Declaration recognizes that the inherent
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Raksha mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, attended the 14th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus organized online at Hanoi, Vietnam on 10 December 2020 that marked the 10th anniversary of ADMM Plus. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ASEAN Defense Minister’s Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus). ADMM-Plus is the only official framework of Defense Minister’s meetings in the Asia-Pacific Region.
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A 5.56×30 mm sub-machine gun designed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully undergone the defence ministry’s user trials. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points JVPC is a Gas Operated Semi Bull-pup automatic weapon having more than 700 rpm rate of fire. The effective range of the carbine is more than 100
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BSNL, in partnership with Skylotech India, announced a breakthrough in satellite-based NB-IoT (Narrow Band-Internet of Things), in pursuance of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modis vision of a truly Digital India starting with fishermen, farmers, construction, mining and logistics enterprises. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points With this solution, India will now have access to
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people of Israel on the festival of Chag Hanukkah Sameach on 10 December. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Hanukkah is also known as Chanukah. It is an eight-day Jewish celebration that marks the rededication during the second century BC of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to
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