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Kuldiep Singh gets additional charge of National Investigation Agency

CRPF chief Kuldiep Singh has been given the additional charge of the Director-General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to replace Y C Modi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The National Investigation Agency is India’s counter-terrorist task force. The agency is empowered to deal with terror related crimes across states without special permission from the […]

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Himachal farmer developed Low-chilling apple variety

An innovative self-pollinating apple variety that does not require long chilling hours for flowering and fruit setting has been developed by a farmer from Himachal Pradesh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This has spread to plain, tropical, and subtropical areas in various parts of India, where the temperature is as high as 40 -45 ºC

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‘YUVA’ Scheme to Mentor Young Authors Writing on National Movement

‘YUVA- Prime Minister’s Scheme has been launched recently by the Ministry of Education For Mentoring Young Authors’ – an author mentorship programme to train young and budding authors below the age of 30. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 YUVA — Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors — aims to encourage young writers to write about India’s

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Green zone sites for NPNT compliant drone operations

Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted permission of “No-Permission-No-Take off’ (NPNT) compliant drone operations at 166 additional green zones to facilitate, smoothen, and promote drone operations in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The approved sites allow drone usage up to 400 ft Above Ground Level (AGL). These zones are in addition to the

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National Security Advisor commissioned Offshore Patrol Vessel Sajag

National Security Advisor Shri Ajit Doval commissioned Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Sajag through digital means and dedicated it to the nation for safeguarding the maritime interests. OPV Sajag is constructed by M/s Goa Shipyard Limited. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The concept of forming ICG came into being post 1971 war,

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Financial aid for Children who lost their parents due to COVID-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently approved a slew of measures under the PM-CARES for Children scheme, in a major relief announcement extending much-needed support for the children who have lost their parents due to COVID-19. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Aid includes free education and an amount of 10 lakh rupees on attaining the

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GoM to examine GST exemption for Covid relief material

Union Finance Ministry has constituted a Group of Ministers, GoM to look into the matter of concessions and exemptions from GST to COVID relief materials. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The 43rd GST Council which met recommended the constitution of a GoM to examine into the needs for further relief to COVID-19 related individual items.

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French President asked for forgiveness for Rwandan genocide

French President Emmanuel Macron recently asked for forgiveness for his country’s role in the 1994 Rwandan massacre in which about 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, were killed. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Rwandan genocide occurred between 7 April and 15 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. During this period of around 100 days,

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Supreme Court widens scope of Section 304-B

The Supreme Court indicated in a judgment that a straitjacket and literal interpretation of a penal provision on dowry death may have blunted the battle against the “long-standing social evil”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Dowry deaths accounted for 40% to 50% homicides in the country for almost a decade from 1999 to 2018. In

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The last surviving member of Constituent Assembly Passed Away

The last surviving former member of the Indian Constituent Assembly, T.M. Kalliannan Gounder, passed away at the age of 101 at Thiruchengode in western Tamil Nadu. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 He joined the Indian National Congress at the age of 19 and participated in the Quit India movement. He was elected to the Indian

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