The World Health Organisation announced to set up a Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India, with Prime Minister Narendra expressing confidence that just like the country has emerged as the ‘pharmacy of the world’, the WHO institution will become the centre for global wellness. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Institute of Teaching […]
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The Reserve Bank of India has dedicated a chapter on the “State of the economy”. The idea is to provide a monthly snapshot of some of the key indicators of India’s economic health. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points And the very first “nowcast” predicts that India’s economy will contract by 8.6% in the second
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying a crew of four people to the International Space Station (ISS) on a six-month-long mission. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, whose objective is to make access to space easier in terms
Union Minister for Finance announced a new scheme to incentivize job creation during COVID-19 recovery has been launched. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points If EPFO-registered establishments take in new employees without EPFO registration or those who lost jobs earlier, the Yojana will benefit these employees. Beneficiaries / New Employees under the scheme would be:
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has announced 12 key measures, as part of Government of India’s stimulus to the economy, under AatmaNirbhar Bharat 3.0. The net stimulus announced amounts to ₹ 2.65 Lakh crore. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs, businesses, MUDRA borrowers
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Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra refused to apologise or retract his tweets on the Supreme Court a day after Attorney General K.K. Venugopal consented to multiple requests for criminal contempt action against him. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points According to the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, contempt of court can either be civil contempt or
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Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik launched the fifth scorpene class submarine ‘Vagir’ of Project 75 in the Arabian sea waters at Mazagaon Dock through video conferencing. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vagir is the fifth among the six Kalvari-class submarines being constructed by the public sector shipbuilder Mazagon
The Jharkhand government convened a special session and passed a resolution to send the Centre a letter to recognise Sarna religion and include it as a separate code in the Census of 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The followers of Sarna faith believe pray to nature. The holy grail of the faith is
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November 12 marks the 124th birth anniversary of ‘Birdman of India’ – Salim Ali. His birthday is celebrated as National Bird Day in India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Born in Mumbai on 12th November in 1896, Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali was not only a bird lover but also a naturalist. He is often
World Diabetes Day is observed on 14 November each year focuses on a theme related to diabetes; type-2 diabetes is largely preventable and treatable non-communicable disease that is rapidly increasing in numbers worldwide. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It is because the day marks the birth anniversary of scientist and Nobel laureate Frederick Banting
