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In China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare strain of bird flu known as H10N3. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Many different strains of bird flu are present in China and some sporadically infect people, usually those working with poultry. There is no indication […]
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Iranian navy’s largest warship named “Kharg” caught fire and later sank in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The ship sank near the Iranian port of Jask, some 1,270 kilometers (790 miles) southeast of Tehran on the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow mouth
Largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and sank Read More »
A Maharashtra village teacher, Ranjitsinh Disale, who won the Global Teacher Prize 2020, has now been appointed as an education adviser with the World Bank. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 As one of his first projects with the international organisation, Disale is devising a strategy to make schools across the world safer for kids. The
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Mali’s membership has been suspended by the African Union in response to military coup and threatened sanctions, if a civilian-led government is not restored. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa. Its capital is Bamako. Mali borders Algeria to the north-northeast, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso to the
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The International Bicycle Day is celebrated on 3 June each year to spreads awareness about the innumerable benefits of cycling including clean and carbon free environment, affordability and physical fitness. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The simple means of transport which is of immense benefits to our physical and mental being also has the potential
World Environment Day is celebrated on 5 June each year to create awareness of the need to take positive and effective action to protect our environment. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The theme for World Environment Day 2021 is ‘Ecosystem Restoration’ and Pakistan will be the global host for the day. This World Environment Day
Niti Aayog recently submitted to the Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment the finalised names of PSU banks to be privatised in the current fiscal as part of the disinvestment process. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Privatization of banks is a process of transferring the management and ownership from the government to the private sector.
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An expert group has been constructed by the Labour and Employment Ministry to provide technical inputs and recommendations on fixation of minimum wages and national floor for minimum wages. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This is the second expert committee on minimum wages formed by the government within the last two years. The recently constructed
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Private sector lender HDFC Bank recently announced its plans to become carbon-neutral by 2031-32. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Carbon neutrality generally refers to achieving net-zero carbon dioxide emissions (referred to as personal, organizational, or national carbon neutrality). This can be done by balancing emissions of carbon dioxide with its removal (often through carbon offsetting)
To treat fungal infections post COVID treatment, Hyderabad based Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), recently developed nano-fibre based oral tablets of Amphotericin B, called as AmB. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The researchers of IIT Hyderabad have decided to keep the technology free of intellectual property rights and ready for technology transfer for mass production
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