Current Affairs October 2020

India, Myanmar agreed to work towards operationalization of Sittwe Port

India and Myanmar have agreed to work towards the operationalization of the Sittwe port in the Rakhine state in the first quarter of 2021. The announcement came post conclusion of the two-day visit of Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to Myanmar. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Situated […]

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IFFCO, Prasar Bharati signed MoU to broadcast & promote new agriculture technology & innovations

Prasar Bharati and Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited, IFFCO have signed a MoU to broadcast and promote new agriculture technology and innovations. According to the agreement, DD Kisan will broadcast various innovative techniques being adopted in agriculture field in easy language through 30 minutes program series for the benefit of farmers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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National Clinical Management Protocol based on Ayurveda and Yoga for the management of Covid-19

The National Clinical Management Protocol based on Ayurveda and Yoga for the management of Covid-19 was released jointly by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare and Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister of State (IC) for AYUSH virtually. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Experts and other national research organizations have

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Govt appointed Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R Varma, Shashanka Bhide as MPC members

The government has appointed three eminent economists Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R Varma and Shashanka Bhide as members of the rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The new members nominated have been given a four-year term. The other three ex-officio members of the MPC are Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta

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MA Ganapathy Appointed Director General of Civil Aviation Security

MA Ganapathy has been appointed as the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security was initially set up as a Cell in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in 1978

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National Awards for Science & Technology Communication 2020

The National Council for Science & Technology Communications (NCSTC) Division of Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology Government of India, has invited nominations for National Awards 2020 for Science & Technology Communication to recognize outstanding work in communication of science and technology. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The awards

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Impact of keto diet in our body

Actor Mishti Mukherjee, 27, who had worked in Bangla, Telugu and some Hindi films, died on October 2 in a hospital in Bengaluru. Her family said Mukherjee suffered from kidney failure as she had been following a ketogenic diet. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The ketogenic diet is one of the most popular weight

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Flight test of supersonic missile-assisted torpedo release conducted successfully

A successful flight test of the Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system was conducted from Wheeler Island, off the coast of Odisha. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points SMART is a missile assisted release of lightweight Anti-Submarine Torpedo System for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) operations far beyond Torpedo range. This launch and demonstration is

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Historic MoU Signed between ISLRTC and NCERT for Converting Educational Materials

Union Education Minister ShriRameshPokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. ThaawarchandGehlotattended the 60th Foundation Day of NCERT virtually. During this event a historic MoU was Signed between ISLRTC and NCERT for Converting Educational Materials. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points As part of this MoU, educational print materials including NCERT Textbooks,

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Centre extended deadline for new emission norms for tractors, construction vehicles

The central government has extended deadlines for the applicability of new emission norms for construction equipment vehicles and tractors to next year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Ministry has notified amendment to Central Motar Vehicle Rules 1989 on 30th September, 2020 deferring the applicability date for implementing the next stage of emission norms

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