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Govt increased variable dearness allowance for workers in central sphere

The government of India has notified and revised the rate of Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) with a view to providing relief to different categories of workers engaged in various scheduled employments in the central sphere. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Gangwar said that this will benefit about one 1.5 crore […]

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Bangladesh change Passport for Israel

Bangladesh recently announced dropping of the words “except Israel” in the new passport which was hailed by Israel as a “lift of decades-old travel ban”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 But, Dhaka was quick to clarify that the decision to remove those words does not amount to change in Bangladesh’s position towards Israel, as it

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Daily Current Affairs 23 May 2021 – Gkseries

Daily Current Affairs 23 May 2021 are the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims, and mains. Let’s discuss the most important Current Affairs Today. Spain and Morocco in diplomatic crisis A diplomatic rift has deepened between Spain and Morocco after thousands

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Bangladesh Beats India in Per Capita Income

Bangladesh Planning Minister M.A. Mannan informed the country’s cabinet this week that the per capita income of Bangladesh has now increased from $2,064 to $2,227. Bangladesh’s per capita income is now $280 higher than India’s $1,947. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In 2007, the per capita income of Bangladesh was half of that of India

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Lenders can go after personal guarantors to corporates

The Supreme Court recently upheld a government move to allow lenders to initiate insolvency proceedings against personal guarantors, who are usually promoters of big business houses, along with the stressed corporate entities for whom they gave guarantee. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 It held that the November 15, 2019, government notification allowing creditors, usually financial

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Environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna passed away

Environmentalist and Gandhian Sunderlal Bahuguna has passed away at the age of 94. Mr. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Sunderlal Bahuguna (1927 – 2021) was an Indian noted Garhwali environmentalist. He was one of the early environmentalists of India. He was one of the founders of the Chipko, or hug the tree movement, in the

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Rules for insurance firms’ control tweaked after FDI ceiling raised to 74%

Indian promoters of insurance joint ventures with foreign partners will no longer be able to nominate a majority of the board members, as per the new rules notified under the Insurance Act. This follows the recent amendments to enhance the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the sector to 74% from 49%. Daily Current Affairs

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Members of the governing board of the Kalakshetra Foundation

Renowned Carnatic vocalists Sudha Ragunathan and Neyveli Santhanagopalan and flautist Shashank Subramanyam have been nominated members of the governing board of the Kalakshetra Foundation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Kalakshetra Foundation is an arts and cultural academy dedicated to the preservation of traditional values in Indian art and crafts, especially in the field of Bharatanatyam

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Government launched NMMS app & Area officer monitoring App

Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched National Mobile Monitoring Software, NMMS app and Area officer monitoring App through Video-Conferencing. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The NMMS App permits taking real time attendance of workers at Mahatma Gandhi NREGS worksites along with geotagged photograph, which will increase citizen oversight of the programme besides potentially

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Reserve Bank of India to transfer ₹99,122 crore to government

Reserve Bank of India to transfer ₹99,122 crores to the government

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced to transfer ₹99,122 crores to the government from its profit, helping the Centre keep its fiscal deficit in check amid strained public finances because of the pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The higher-than-expected dividend or surplus transfer to the government comes as the government is expecting a

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