Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has launched initiative ”Operation Namaste” to insulate the 1.3 million strong force from coronavirus infection and extend all possible assistance to the government in containing the pandemic. Under the operation, the Indian Army has issued several directives to all its bases to insulate the force from the coronavirus. Daily […]
Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, have developed a biofortified durum wheat variety MACS 4028, which shows high protein content. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The wheat variety developed by the ARI scientists group on Wheat improvement, shown high protein content
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for continuation of the process of recapitalization of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) by providing minimum regulatory capital to RRBs for another year beyond 2019-20, that is, up to 2020-21 for those RRBs which are unable to maintain minimum Capital to Risk weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR)
Even as the world is grappling with the coronavirus, hantavirus of Korean origin, has claimed the life of a man in China. Hantaviruses are a family of viruses that are transmitted mainly by rodents. It can show varied disease syndrome in people. The name varies differ in various regions. In America, it is known as
The Peatlands are playing a crucial role in regulating global climate by acting as carbon sinks. These are facing degradation and need to be urgently monitored, according to a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations report released recently. The report comprised information as well as recommendations to countries on restoring and managing
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Indian Air Force continues to take measures to provide all possible assistance to the civil administration across the country in containing the spread of COVID-19. IAF has created 09 quarantine facilities of 200-300 personnel capacity each, at nodal IAF bases across the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Command Hospital Air Force Bangalore(CHAFB) has been
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for taking up construction of Aligarh-Harduaganj flyover by Ministry of Railways. The total length of the railway flyover will be 22 kms. The project is expected to be completed by 2024-25 at a cost of over Rs. 1285 crore. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 At
The International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee have decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games to the summer 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Olympics Games will keep the name Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The nations withdrew in the backdrop of limited international
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The Pune-based MyLab Discovery Solutions and Germany’s Altona Diagnostics have developed test kits for COVID-19 and also approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The two companies have also received approval to mass manufacture the kits after they received commercial approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). Daily Current Affairs Quiz
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As a part of Government’s efforts to contain spread of COVID – 19, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has taken several preventive measures. It issued a circular granting one-time dispensation for utilizing funds under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) to address the challenges in the fight against COVID-19.
