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Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2021

Lok Sabha gave its nod to Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2021. The Bill contains provisions to deal with domestic and international arbitration. It defines law for conducting conciliation proceedings. The Bill replaces an Ordinance with the same provisions promulgated on 4th November last year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) […]

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The Farakka ‘lock’ and hilsa

It has been reported that an old project to facilitate the movement of hilsa upstream along the Ganga to its spawning grounds of yore may come to fruition this year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In scientific parlance, the hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) is an anadromous fish. That is, it lives most of its life in

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Hopes Dim for Three Climbers Missing in Winter K2 Attempt

K2 stands as the world’s second-tallest summit, after Mount Everest, and some climbers consider it even more perilous. Only last month did one group become the first to successfully scale it during winter, braving dangerously thin air and temperatures that can plunge past minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 ‘Alpine style’ mountaineering

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A new class, of rail travel, AC and affordable

The prototype of a new rail travel class, AC-III Economy, was finalised for oscillation trails at the Indian Railways’ Research Designs and Standards Organisation in Lucknow. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This class is meant to be an affordable, air-conditioned version of the non-AC Sleeper class. The job of creating this was given last year

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Government took Steps for Child Beggars

Union Minister of Women and Child Development informed Lok Sabha about the steps related to Child Beggars. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) is the primary law for children in the country. As per Section 2 (14) (ii) of the JJ Act,2015, a child

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Swami Dayanand Saraswati’s birth anniversary

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar paid tributes to Swami Dayanand Saraswati on his birth anniversary on February 12, 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Dayananda Saraswati (12 February 1824 – 30 October 1883) was an Indian philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement of the Vedic dharma. He was

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World Radio Day 2021

World Radio Day is celebrated on 13 February each year. The Day was decided by UNESCO on 3 November 2011 during its 36th conference. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 According to UNESCO, radio is a powerful medium for celebrating humanity and constitutes a platform for democratic discourse. According to UNESCO, On the occasion of World

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Top 10 Current Affairs – 13 February 2021

Daily Current Affairs 13 February 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. We are trying our best to create daily national and international Current Affairs articles from various newspapers, journals, magazines, TV etc. International Day of Women

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Chamoli rescue ops briefly halted as water level rises

Rescue and search operations were briefly halted at NTPC’s Tapovan hydel project afternoon after police in Uttarakhand issued an alert over rising water levels in the Alaknanda river and its tributary Dhauliganga. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Plant is a 520 MW run-of-river hydroelectric project being constructed on Dhauliganga River in

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Vijayanagara became Karnataka’s 31st district

The Karnataka government issued a notification demarcating boundaries of the newly-formed Vijayanagara district. With Vijayanagara, the state now has 31 districts. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Named after the capital of the Vijayanagar Empire, the new district was carved out from Ballari under the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. Vijayanagara, located in Hyderabad-Karnataka region, is

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