Current Affairs October 2020

India received ‘above normal’ rainfall during four-month Monsoon season

The country has received above normal monsoon during the four-month South West Monsoon season from June to September. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points According to India Meteorological Department, IMD, this is for the second consecutive year that the country received above normal rainfall. Criteria for describing activity of southwest monsoon: Weak monsoon: Rainfall less […]

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International Day of Older Persons 2020

International Day of Older Persons is observed on October 1 every year to focus on the well-being and special needs of the elderly people. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly designated October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons. This was preceded by initiatives such

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World Heart Day 2020

World Heart Day is celebrated on September 29 every year to increase public awareness of cardiovascular diseases, including their prevention and their global impact. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This initiative was launched in 2000 by the World Heart Federation as an annual event and gets celebrated on 29th day of September ever since.

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Prime Minister released the new logo for the Jal Jeevan Mission

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi released the new logo for the Jal Jeevan Mission and also unveiled the ‘Margadarshika for Gram Panchayats and Paani Samitis under Jal Jeevan Mission’ on the occasion. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Jal Jeevan Mission aims at providing every rural household in the country with piped-water connection.

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Amnesty International: Work in India halted after govt freezes bank accounts

Amnesty International has recently reported that its work in India has been halted after the government froze several of the organisation’s bank accounts. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Amnesty International (AI) is a non-governmental organization with its headquarters in the United Kingdom focused on human rights. Amnesty draws attention to human rights abuses and

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Defence Ministry launched Defence India Startup Challenge-4

Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh launched the Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC 4) during the iDEX event, featuring the initiatives aimed at expanding the horizons of Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) ecosystem in New Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points He also launched the iDEX4Fauji initiative and Product Management Approach (PMA) guidelines during

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Cat-Que virus is not at all perceived as a major public health threat

Several media reports raised alarm about a virus called Cat-Que (CQV) and warned that it ‘can trigger a pandemic in India’ , also calling it ‘Chinese virus’ and that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has warned about the spread of the disease in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The presence

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Maharashtra is the latest state to ban sale of loose cigarettes and beedis

The Maharashtra government has banned the sale of loose cigarettes and beedis, in a bid to reduce the consumption of tobacco and to comply with the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The government’s aim is to make sure that users are able to see the mandated

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Dincharya and Ritucharya to maintain a healthy lifestyle

The Vice President of India emphasised the importance of a healthy body and healthy mind saying “we have to follow the concepts of “Dinacharya” – daily regimes and “Ritucharya” – seasonal regimes to maintain a healthy life. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Ritu, the season, classified by different features expresses different effects on the

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PM inaugurated six mega projects in Uttarakhand under Namami Gange

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated six sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Uttarakhand worth Rs 521 crore under the Namami Gange Mission. PM Modi said the projects will prevent discharge of 15.2 crore litres of polluted water into the Ganga in Uttarakhand per day. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points He also inaugurated the Ganga

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