Current Affairs December 2020

International Financial Services Centres Authority Regulations, 2020

In the Union Budget 2020, Union Minister of Finance Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman had made an announcement for setting up an International Bullion Exchange at the International Financial Services Centre in GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Subsequently, the Government of India had notified the bullion spot delivery contract and […]

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Climate Ambition Summit 2020

The United Nations (UN), United Kingdom (UK) and France are proud to be co-hosting the Climate Ambition Summit 2020, in partnership with Chile and Italy on 12 December, exactly five years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Climate Ambition Summit, held virtually, marked the five years of

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Finance ministry OKs Rs 9,800cr for 27 states

The finance ministry had approved Rs 9,879 crore for capital expenditure for 27 states under the Atmanirbhar Bharat package. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The scheme was announced by the Finance Minister on 12th October as a part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat package. The Scheme is aimed at boosting capital expenditure by the State

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Handicraft and GI Toys exempted from Quality Control Order

Government has exempted handicraft and GI Toys from Quality Control Order. Taking steps towards the Prime Minister’s vision of making India a global manufacturing hub for sale and export of toys, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, DPIIT has devised a comprehensive action plan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Quality Control order

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HD106906 b

A strange exoplanet, orbiting a double-star 336 light years away, has caught the interest of astronomers. The oddball behaviour of the planet, HD106906 b, provide clues about our own mysterious Planet Nine — if it exists. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points HD106906 b and its behaviour have been described in a study published in

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National Family Health Survey finds jump in vaccination

The Health Ministry released partial data from the fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) claiming “considerable improvement” in the supply of vaccine for childhood immunisation from the fourth round in 2015-16. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The results of 17 States and 5 UTs have been released Phase-I. Phase II covering

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International Mountain Day 2020

International Mountain Day is celebrated annually on 11 December to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development, and to build alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Mountains are home to

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Quantum communication

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully demonstrated communication between its two labs using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology, which is a “robust” way to share encryption keys, said an official statement. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The technology is developed by CAIR, Bengaluru and DYSL-QT, Mumbai. Quantum Communication using time-bin Quantum Key

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Social Entrepreneur of the Year award

Two organisations that look at training youth for leadership roles, Pravah and ComMutiny, won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) award instituted by the Schwab Foundation and JubilantBhartia Foundation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Ashraf Patel is the co-founder of Pravah and ComMutiny Youth Collective. In partnership with UNICEF ROSA, they developed an

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International Universal Health Coverage Day 2020

International Universal Health Coverage Day is celebrated every year on December 12 to raise awareness of the need for strong and resilient health systems and universal health coverage with multi-stakeholder partners. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points On 12 December 2012, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed a resolution urging countries to accelerate progress toward

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