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Current Affairs 17 April 2021 is the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims and mains. Piyush Goyal chairs the first meeting of National Startup Advisory Council Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution Shri Piyush […]
According to the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) flagship State of World Population Report 2021 titled ‘My Body is My Own’, nearly half the women from 57 developing countries do not have the right to make decisions regarding their bodies, including using contraception, seeking healthcare or even on their sexuality. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021
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The government of India has restored electronic visa (e-visa) facility for foreigners from 156 countries, who intend to visit India for the purposes of business, conferences, and for medical reasons, including in the case of medical attendants. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 An e-visa is provided in five categories — tourist, business, conference, medical, and
US President Biden is going to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan over the coming months completing the military exit by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that drew the United States into its longest war. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Unlike the Trump Administration, which made its troop withdrawal by May
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Azhdarchid pterosaurs, the giant reptiles that flew in the skies nearly 65 million years ago, had necks longer than that of a giraffe (on average a giraffe’s neck is about 6 feet long). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Now, researchers have reported a new finding about their long necks — that the thin neck vertebrae
Largest ever flying creatures had longer necks than giraffes Read More »
Bernie Madoff, the Wall Street financier who was sentenced to 150 years after being convicted for what came to be known as the largest and most devastating Ponzi scheme in financial history passed away in a prison hospital in the US. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 A Ponzi scheme is a form of fraud that
Devotees with negative RT-PCR test report will only be allowed to enter the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The test should be done 72 hours prior to the date of visit to the Mela site. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 According to UNESCO, Kumbh Mela (the festival of the sacred Pitcher) is the largest
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The National Pension System (NPS) will no longer compel investors to convert 40% of their accumulated retirement corpus into an annuity, as poor yields on annuities and high inflation are translating into negative returns. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The regulator will soon allow those saving up to ₹5 lakh to take the whole amount
No annuity rider, NPS subscribers get ₹5 lakh exit option Read More »
Punjab, the granary of India has come up with offerings of a bouquet of improved crop and vegetable varieties which are rich in nutrients and can make valuable contributions to the nutritional requirements of India’s population. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 ‘PAU 1 Chapatti’ with low polyphenols and outstanding processing qualities has been shortlisted for
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Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Ajay Prakash Sawhney inaugurated three path breaking initiatives for National Internet Exchange of India, NIXI. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 These initiatives are IP Guru, NIXI Academy and NIXI-IP-INDEX. The IP Guru is a group to extend support to all the Indian entities who are finding it technically
Secretary MeitY inaugurates three new initiatives of NIXI Read More »
