The researchers from Singapore have discovered a new species of cockroach at the bottom of the Indian Ocean which looks like a gruesome creature usually seen in sci-fi movies. Due to its appearance, the 14-legged creature is being dubbed as ‘Darth Vader’, the legendary Star Wars character. The ...

The President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed grief on the demise of Professor C. S. Seshadri. He was an eminent Indian mathematician. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points C. S. Seshadri was the founder and ...

A new Android malware named “BlackRock” has been discovered that steals data such as password and credit card details from 337 apps including some of the popular ones like Gmail, Amazon, Netflix, Uber, and more. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points BlackRock isn’t exactly a new ...

U.S. Secretary of Energy and Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel of India has co-chaired the 2nd Ministerial meeting of the U.S.-India Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP) on 17 July 2020. The discussions covered the entire gamut of bilateral energy issues. Daily Current Affairs ...

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has inaugurated the newly constructed Rajkumari Amrit Kaur OPD building at the premises of AIIMS, New Delhi on Jul 16, 2020. It is the first public sector hospital in the country with this entire building is dedicated to service and Physiotherapy service for ...

Recently, Government has launched the restructured Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 scheme and web portal, in which for the very first time the 'Good Performance for Ganga Rejuvenation Award' has been instituted. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ...

The Zonal Master Plan (ZMP), prepared by the Government of Uttarakhand and appraised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, has accorded approval by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) on 16th July, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bhagirathi ...

The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) measures the complexities of poor people’s lives, individually and collectively, each year. The 2020 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) data and publication "Charting pathways out of multidimensional poverty: Achieving the SDGs" has released ...

Seven firms have evinced interest in the construction of the new Parliament building after pre-qualification bids invited by the Centre for its ambitious Central Vista redevelopment project closed recently. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Central Vista is a 3 km stretch in ...

The locust control operations have been done in 1,76,055 hectares area in states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana by Locust Circle Offices (LCOs) from 11th April 2020 to 16th July 2020. Till 16th July 2020, control operations have been done in 1,76,026 ...

Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued a Draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2020 which is going to replace Draft EIA Notification, 2006. Opposition parties have claimed that the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) norms 2020 is a ...

The state government of Odisha has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with e-commerce giant Flipkart to give a boost to the state's arts, craft, and handloom sectors. This partnership between the State Institute for Development of Arts and Crafts (SIDAC) under the Flipkart Samarth ...