Current Affairs July 2020

Google and Amazon funnel over $20 million to virus conspiracy sites

Google, Amazon.com Inc. and other tech companies will funnel at least $25 million to websites spreading misinformation about Covid-19 this year. Google’s platforms will provide $19 million, or $3 out of every $4 that the misinformation sites get in ad revenue. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Silicon Valley giants have pledged to crack down, […]

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Google mobility trends indicate Indian economy hobbling back to normalcy

According to the Google Covid-19 Community Mobility report that maps mobility trends across six location types — retail and recreation, grocery and pharmacy, transport hubs, parks, workplaces, residential areas — there has been a gradual improvement in activity levels from 1 June. India started unlocking its economy in phases beginning 8 June, allowing more economic

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New air filter claims to catch and kill coronavirus

Recently, scientists have designed a “catch and kill” air filter which claims to trap the novel coronavirus and neutralise it instantly, an invention that may reduce the spread of COVID-19 in closed spaces such as schools, hospitals and health care facilities, as well as public transit environments like airplanes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points

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Golden Birdwing become India’s largest butterfly

A Himalayan butterfly named golden birdwing is become India’s largest, a record the southern birdwing held for 88 years. With a wingspan of 194 mm, the female of the species is marginally larger than the southern birdwing (190 mm) that Brigadier William Harry Evans, a British military officer, and lepidopterist, recorded in 1932. Daily Current

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Foreign and Indian coaches will now have a four-year contract

Now foreign and Indian coaches for training Indian Athletes will have a four-year contract in alignment with the Olympic cycle. The right coaching for country’s elite athletes, India’s chances in all major international tournaments, including the Olympics will be improved. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The 4-year contract of coaches will be given on

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MyGov Corona Helpdesk wins two global awards

AI based ‘MyGov Corona Helpdesk has got two awards under the categories ‘Best Innovation for Covid-19 — Society Peoples Choice’ and ‘Covid-19 Overall Winner at the recently held CogX 2020’, which is a prestigious global leadership summit and festival of AI and Emerging Technology held annually in London. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The

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Union Minister for Fisheries launched 1st Edition of Matsya Sampada

Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Giriraj Singh has launched the 1st edition of “Matsya Sampada” – newsletter fisheries and aquaculture published by the Department of Fisheries and the operational guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) on 30th June 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Matsya Sampada is aimed to

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Even the sickest COVID-19 patients produce T cells that help fight the virus

Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) shows that even the sickest COVID-19 patients produce T cells that help fight the virus. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The study offers further evidence that a COVID-19 vaccine will need to elicit T cells to work alongside antibodies.

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Modi reviews Kedarnath development and reconstruction project

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has conducted a review of the Kedarnath Math development and reconstruction project with the Uttarakhand state government via video conferencing. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Kedarnath Temple is a Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is located in Uttarakhand on the Garhwal Himalayan range near the Mandakini

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World Chocolate Day 2020

World Chocolate Day is observed annually that occurs globally on ‘7th of July. World Chocolate Day seeks to promote the consumption of chocolate. World Chocolate Day being observed on 9th of July have been recorded as early as 2009. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Chocolate contains antioxidants and can improve your cardiovascular health. The

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