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Global internet infrastructure company Akamai suffered an outage that lasted over an hour, taking down several online applications across India and overseas. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Akamai is a global content delivery network (CDN) and cloud services platform that is rented by online content and commerce services apps. Akamai faced a disruption on its […]
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The government of India introduced a bill in Lok Sabha which seeks to prohibit any agitation and strike by anyone engaged in the essential defence services. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Essentially, the Essential Defence Services Bill is aimed at preventing the staff of the government-owned ordnance factories from going on a strike. Around 70,000
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Vinay Badhwar, AVSM, NM, Chief Hydrographer recently received the Alexander Dalrymple award from the British High Commissioner, Mr Alex Ellis at a presentation ceremony. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar was conferred with the prestigious award in 2019 but the award ceremony was delayed due to the ongoing pandemic. The Alexander Dalrymple
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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged-in the Indian Army Skiing Expedition, ARMEX-21, in New Delhi on July 23, 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The ARMEX-21 was conducted in the mountain ranges of the Himalayan region to promote the adventure activity in the country and the Indian Army. The expedition was flagged off at Karakoram
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India scored 90.32% in UN’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific’s (UNESCAP) latest Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation. The Survey hails this as a remarkable jump from 78.49% in 2019. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 India has achieved a 100% score for the Transparency index and 66% in the “Women in
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Ashadha Purnima-Dhamma Chakra Day is observed on July 24 each year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Observed on full moon day in Asadha month of the Hindu calender, the Dhamma Chakra day is celebrated all over the world to commemorate the first sermon that Gautama Buddha gave to his five ascetic disciples. This day is
The Prime Minister of India Modi has paid tributes and expressed grief over the demise of respected Bhageerathi Amma. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Bhageerathi Amma was an Indian woman living in the Kollam district of Kerala. She came to national attention when she returned to education at the age of 105. She was honoured
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NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant at the book launch ceremony has said that iVEAIN is a consortium of some of India’s finest institutes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This book, which is a comprehensive guide for start-ups, is authored by some of the most prominent voices in the Indian start-up ecosystem. The book
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Recently, NITI Aayog and IEA have jointly launched a report on “Renewables Integration in India 2021”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The report is based on the outcome of three states workshops held with the Governments of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat to understand the specific energy transition challenges faced by these renewable-rich states. The report
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NBCC has provided CSR funding to set up a lab space at the Thaiyur campus (called the Discovery campus) of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 NBCC (India) Limited is a Government of India Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) in the category Navaratna. The new lab space, funded
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