India and Portugal has signed 14 agreements to boost cooperation in a range of areas including defence, investment, transport, ports, culture and industrial and intellectual property rights and yoga. The agreements were signed after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in New Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz […]
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The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed three concession agreements with Adani Enterprises for operations, management and development of Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru airports. The concessionaires are required to take-over the three airports after fulfilling certain conditions precedents within 180 days from February 14 and will operate, manage and develop the airports for the
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, and inaugurate 34 development projects worth about Rs 1,000 crore, while also flagging off the Mahakaal Express to link Varanasi, Ujjain and Omkareshwar, and dedicating to the nation the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Memorial Centre. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Of the 34 projects scheduled
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The Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra of India has renamed as Sushma Swaraj Bhawan on February 13, 2020. Another key institution, Foreign Service Institute was also renamed as Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service. The decision to rename the two important institutions was announced by the External Affairs Ministry on February 13. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
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The Pesticides Management Bill, 2020 has been approved by the Union Cabinet. The Bill will regulate the business of pesticides and compensate farmers in case of losses from the use of agrochemicals. Agrochemicals imply chemicals used in agriculture, such as a pesticide or fertilizer. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The bill will empower farmers by
With an aim to empower women and promote organic produce, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is organizing a National Organic Festival with a special focus on women entrepreneurs. FPI Minister shared that more than 150 women Entrepreneurs and Self Help groups (SHG’s) from all over the country will be exhibiting their organic products in
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The Hon’ble President of India and the Supreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces, Shri Ram Nath Kovind awarded the President’s Colour to INS Shivaji, Lonavala, commanded by Commodore Ravnish Seth, on 13 Feb 2020. The President’s Colour is the highest honour that can be bestowed upon any military unit was received by Nishan Adhikari on
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Indian-origin Alok Sharma has named the new UK minister in charge of the crunch UN climate talks to be hosted by Britain this November. Agra-born Sharma, promoted to the post of Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet reshuffle, will take charge of the crucial summit
The Tamil Nadu government has declared the Cauvery delta region as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone. The protected zone includes eight districts namely Thanjavur (Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu), Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Karur and Tiruchirapalli. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The Cauvery delta region is an important agricultural region in Tamil Nadu. It
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The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19. In choosing the name, WHO advisers focused simply on the type of virus that causes the disease. Co and Vi come from coronavirus and D meaning disease and 19 standing for 2019, the year the first
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