Two new species of seaweed have been discovered by a group of marine biologists from Central University of Punjab, Bathinda. Named Hypnea indica (after India) and Hypnea bullata (because of the blisterlike marks on its body – bullate), the seaweeds are part of the genus Hypnea or red seaweeds. ...

China and Iran signed what was described as a 25-year "strategic cooperation pact”, during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's on-going six-nation tour to West Asia. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 While details of the new 25-year pact were not immediately available, it includes “political, ...

On the occasion of the birth centenary of the founding father of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, renowned vocalist Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty has composed a new Raag named  ‘Moitree’ as a tribute to the Bangabandhu. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The new Raag is dedicated to Bangabandhu ...

India and Bangladesh signed 5 MoUs in the fields of Disaster Management, trade, NCC, ICT and setting up of sports facilities on the concluding day of the 2-day long official visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Foundation stone was laid for infrastructure ...

India abstained from voting on the resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) critical of Sri Lanka and aims to establish a central international database to enable future persecutions of war crimes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Resolution 46/L1 has decided, among other ...

The Indian government is amending current legislation to require companies to disclose cryptocurrency holdings in their financial statements. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 All companies will now have to disclose in their statutory financial filings to the RoC any profit or loss on ...

The Opposition in Bihar has called a statewide bandh on March 26 to protest the passed of the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021 by the Bihar Assembly. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The bill aims to develop the Bihar Military Police into a well-trained and fully equipped armed police ...

The Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) has written letters to the NITI Aayog, the Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, as well as officials from other ministries to consider declaring 2020-21 as zero year for production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme ...

Political parties are frequently invoking Assam’s world-famous one-horned rhino to connect with the people of the state, the animal has now become a part of poll rhetoric, with promises to save “the pride of Assam”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The projection of rhino as the pride of ...

Current Affairs 28 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. General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies Election Commission of India, in exercise of the powers under ...

The Centre has only rejected 4.3% of all Right to Information (RTI) requests in 2019-20, the lowest ever rate, according to the Central Information Commission’s annual report. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 However, almost 40% of these rejections did not include any valid reason, as they ...

The Suez Canal blockage that has disrupted east-west shipping could impact India’s trade and curtail key manufacturing supplies while raising transport costs as shipping rates spike due to the crisis. Department of Commerce is planning re-routing shipments through the Cape of Good Hope. Daily ...