The Indian Railways is expected to switch entirely to electricity by 2024, as it is already shunting diesel locomotives gradually out of service. It will be the first railway network in the world to be run fully on electricity. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 By 2030, Government plans to make the entire railways network a […]
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Kolkata Metro Rail Corp. expects to complete its East-West project, which runs partly under the city’s iconic Hooghly river by March 2022 after a delay of several years doubled costs. About 40% of total transport demand will be tackled by these two metro services. It will be a relief for environmental pollution and the city
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The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet passed a resolution setting in motion the process for abolishing the state Legislative Council. A similar resolution will now be adopted in the Legislative Assembly and sent to the Centre for necessary follow-up action. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The YSR Congress is in the minority in the 58-member Legislative Council.
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The Government of India, the Government of Maharashtra and the World Bank signed a loan agreement of USD 210 million to support small holder farmers participate in competitive agriculture value chains, facilitate agri-business investments, increase market access and productivity in focus commodities, and build resilience of crops to recurrent floods or droughts in the Indian
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The Department of Biotechnology organized an International Summit on Women in STEM–“Visualizing the Future: New Skylines” on 23rd and 24thJanuary, 2020 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The Summit was organized with the overall aim to boost the participation of women in STEM field for development of scientific career. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 During
National Tourism Day is observed on 25 January to highlight the importance of tourism for the economy of the country. This celebration is all about to cultivate and create awareness among the society globally on the significance of tourism, and it’s social, political, financial and also cultural worth and value. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
National Voters Day is observed on 25 January to highlight the importance of voting and every vote. This day is marks as the foundation of the Election Commission of India. This day was first celebrated in 2011 to encourage young voters to take part in the electoral process. The theme of National Voters Day 2020
India has been ranked at the 80th position among 180 countries and territories in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) prepared by Transparency International. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and business people. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Denmark and New Zealand have cornered
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Indian Oil has signed an MoU with Ghana’s National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to offer assistance and technical expertise to the country in implementing its National LPG Promotion Policy. The purpose of this MoU is to strengthen cooperation between the two parties in the field of petroleum, in particular LPG, in which IOC would support the
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International Labour Organisation has released ‘World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2020’. The report highlights that global unemployment will rise by 2.5 million in 2020. The ILO report said that about 188 million people are unemployed in the world. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 This report stated that global unemployment was stable for the past
