The 15th Summit between India and the European Union (EU) was held in virtual format on 15th July 2020. India was represented by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The EU was represented by Mr. Charles Michel, President of the European Council, and Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the ...

The government of India has launched the implementation guidelines for Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) worth Rs 15,000 crore. The fund was approved by the Union Cabinet last month under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan stimulus package for ensuring growth in several ...

Recently, Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has announced the match schedule for World Cup 2022, to be held from November 21 to December 18 in Qatar. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup will be the first World Cup ever ...

American multinational technology company Google claims it has developed a way to use subsea fiber optic cables to detect earthquakes and tsunamis. While such systems already exist, the company claims its technique uses existing fiber optic cables and works “over tens of thousands of kilometres" ...

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) celebrated its 92nd foundation day on 16 July, 2020. On this occasion, the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare appreciated the efforts of the agricultural scientists due to which ICAR has contributed immensely in the progress of ...

NTPC Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), acting through National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL), to explore opportunities for investments in areas like renewable energy, power distribution among other areas ...

BIRAC has announced that ZyCoV-D, the plasmid DNA vaccine designed and developed by Zydus and partially funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India has initiated Phase I/ II clinical trials in healthy subjects, making it the first indigenously developed vaccine for COVID-19 to ...

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi has signed contracts for construction and supply of Two nos Autonomous Electric Ferry for ASKO Maritime AS, Norway with an option to build 2 more identical vessels. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points CSL is the largest commercial shipbuilder in ...

The first-of-its-kind footwear training center in Delhi to train the marginalized community of leather artisans was inaugurated by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The center has been established with the technical knowhow of Central Footwear Training Institute (CFTI), Agra, a unit ...

Shipping ministry has virtually flagged off the first trial movement of container ships from Kolkata Port to Agartala in Tripura via Chittagong port in Bangladesh to marking a new landmark in maritime relations between India and Bangladesh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The ...

As per recently published World Intellectual Property Indicators-2019 Report, India has emerged as the top tenth nation in the ranking of the total (resident and abroad) Intellectual Property (IP) filing activity. IP-intensive industries have been identified as an important and integral part of a ...

Union HRD Minister has launched virtually the first online National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) programme for 1,200 key resources persons of Andhra Pradesh, in New Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points NISHTHA is a national ...