Current Affairs March 2021

India, Japan space agencies review cooperation

Indian and Japanese space agencies reviewed cooperation in earth observation, lunar cooperation and satellite navigation, and also agreed to explore opportunities for cooperation in “space situational awareness and professional exchange programme”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This was agreed during a bilateral meeting between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration […]

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Kindle Version of Swami Chidbhavananda’s Bhagvad Gita

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Kindle version of Swami Chidbhavananda’s Bhagavad Gita. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Swami Chidbhavananda (1898 – 1985) was the founder of Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam Ashram at Thirupparaithurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. He authored 186 books and all genres of literary composition. His scholarly work on the Gita is one of

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Afghan buddha’s virtual return 20 years after being destroyed by Taliban

Twenty years after being blasted out of Afghanistan’s rugged central highlands, one of the country’s famed Buddha statues made a brief virtual return as a three-dimensional projection. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In March 2001, the Taliban began blowing up two monumental Buddha statues in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley. Now, two decades later, on the anniversary

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Gujarat High Court’s guidelines to end menstruation taboo

The Gujarat High Court last month passed an order proposing nine guidelines that the state should follow to end menstruation taboo and discriminatory practices pertaining to it. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The guidelines call for Prohibiting social exclusion of women on the basis of their menstrual status at all places, be it private or

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NIO scientists mapping genomes in the Indian Ocean

A 30-member team of scientists and researchers from the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Panaji and another 30 crew members on board its research vessel Sindhu Sadhana will spend the next three months traversing the course of over 10,000 nautical miles in the Indian Ocean on a research project to reveal the internal working

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Defence, security new criteria for ‘trusted sources, products’

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) amended licensing conditions for telecom companies by including defence and national security as parameters in purchase of telecom equipment for trusted sources. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Including defence and national security as parameters means the designated authority can, at any time, citing these two aspects, ask telecom companies not

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Uttarakhand wants Centre to withdraw ILP from Niti valley

The Uttarakhand government had sought withdrawal of “inner-line permit” (ILP) system in Niti Valley of Chamoli district and Nelang Valley of Uttarkashi district for better border management and expansion of tourism and other economic activities in villages located there. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The ILP system restricts movement in areas close to the border

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Tirath Singh Rawat sworn-in as new Uttarakhand CM

BJP’s surprise choice for the top job in Uttarakhand Tirath Singh Rawat was sworn-in as the state’s new chief minister, replacing Trivendra Singh Rawat ahead of next year’s Assembly polls. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Article 163(1): There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise

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Railways ensures 100% minimum wage payment to contract workers

The Indian Railways on March 11, 2021 has ensured 100 percent compliance of payment of minimum wages to contract workers through its e-application. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Indian Railway Shramik Kalyan e-application has been developed and launched on 1st October, 2018. E-Application ensures the compliance of provisions of Minimum Wages Act and also ensures

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Current Affairs 12 March 2021 | Current Affairs Today

Current Affairs 12 March 2021 is the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims and mains. Kashmiri Pandits’ festival ‘Herath’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on the occasion of Herath, one of the biggest festivals of Kashmiri Pandits. Herath festival is

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