A ‘cute’ American turtle popular as a pet is threatening to invade the natural water bodies across the Northeast, home to 21 of the 29 vulnerable native Indian species of freshwater turtles and tortoises. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Between August 2018 and June 2019, a team of herpetologists from the NGO ‘Help Earth’ found […]
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According to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, a total of 186 elephants were killed after being hit by trains across India between 2009-10 and 2020-21. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Assam accounted for the highest number of elephant casualties on railway tracks (62), followed by West Bengal (57),
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Israel bombarded Gaza with artillery and airstrikes in response to a new barrage of rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave but stopped short of a ground offensive in the conflict that has now claimed more than 100 Palestinian lives. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Gaza Strip or simply Gaza, is a self-governing Palestinian territory.
Eminent Assamese writer, veteran journalist, Sahitya Akademi award winner, and former president of Asom Sahitya Sabha, Homen Borgohain passed away. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Homen Borgohain was a popular figure in Assamese literary circles and will be remembered for his contributions to literature, especially those relating to short stories. His body of work includes
The Indian Met Department issued a Red alert for the people living in and off the coast of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry. The severe cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’ over the east-central Arabian Sea moved nearly northwards with a speed of about 9kmph during the past six hours, and intensified into a very severe
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Sikkim celebrates its statehood day on 16 May. It marks the day in 1975 when Sikkim transitioned to become the 22nd state of India from being a monarchy earlier. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Sikkim Day is very significant to all the residents of the state. Sikkim is located in the northeastern part of the
Daily Current Affairs 15 May 2021 are the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims, and mains. Let’s discuss the most important Current Affairs Today. International Day of Families 2021 The International Day of Families is celebrated on May 15 each year
Recently the Paris City Council is preparing a plan to drastically reduce car traffic in the centre of the French capital by 2022. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The plan will ban traffic in four central districts, giving priority instead to cyclists, pedestrians and public transport. According to the council, low-traffic zones will result in
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The Supreme Court has held that an extra 40% should be added to the income of fatal road accident victims, aged below 40 and self-employed, while calculating compensation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana said the additional amount should be included in the income of
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Times Group chairperson Indu Jain passed away due to Covid-related complications at the age of 84. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Indu Jain (1936 – 2021) was a prominent Indian media personality who belonged to the Sahu Jain family. She was the chairperson of India’s largest media group, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., which is
