Ministry of AYUSH and AIIMS have decided to initiate work on setting up a Department of Integrative Medicine at AIIMS. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This was decided in a joint visit and review by Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, AYUSH and Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS of the Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research […]
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A UK grandmother has become the first person in the world to be given the Pfizer Covid-19 jab as part of a mass vaccination programme. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Britain began rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. The mass inoculation will fuel hope that the world may be turning
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According to the report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) U.S. and Chinese companies dominated the global arms market in 2019, while West Asia made its first appearance among the 25 biggest weapons manufacturers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The U.S. arms industry accounted for 61% of sales by the world’s “Top
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Waving the Indian flag high in European football, Indian footballer Bala Devi scored her first goal for Scottish side Rangers as her team defeated Motherwell 9-0 in the Scottish Women’s Premier League. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Ngangom Bala Devi is an Indian women’s footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Women’s Premier
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India remains in the top 10 for the second year in a row in the latest global Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) released in Germany. The biggest current emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) China figures at 33rd rank while the largest historical polluter, the USA, appears at the bottom of the list. Daily Current Affairs
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India-origin global health expert Anil Soni has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of the newly established The WHO Foundation. The WHO Foundation will work alongside the World Health Organisation to tackle the most pressing health challenges around the world. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Geneva-headquartered Foundation is an independent grant-making
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The cyber wing of the Maharashtra Police recently acquired a software from Interpol that would help them track down child pornography uploaded online. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Earlier this year, 12 officers of Maharashtra cyber were trained by the Interpol officers in the use of this software after which they were provided access
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The Foreign Ministers of Nepal and China jointly certified the elevation of Mount Everest at 8,848.86 metres above sea level 86 cm higher than what was recognised since 1954. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The common declaration meant that the two countries have shed their long-standing difference in opinion about the mountain’s height 29,017
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The Central government has introduced a new digital platform called Co-WIN for COVID-19 vaccine delivery. There will be a new mobile app as well with the same name that will allow people to register for the vaccine. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points There will be a new mobile app as well with the same
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Ramnagar Forest Division in Nainital district, Uttarakhand, recently built its first eco-bridge for reptiles and smaller mammals. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Eco-ducts or eco-bridges aim to enhance wildlife connectivity that can be disrupted because of highways or logging. These include: Canopy bridges (usually for monkeys, squirrels and other arboreal species); Concrete underpasses or
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