Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to prevent diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that there are six stages of vaccine development: Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Exploratory: This research-intensive phase of the vaccine ...

The International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) is a universally-recognized observance adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and celebrated every year on 16 June. This day recognizes the contribution of over 200 million migrants to improve the lives of their 800 million family members ...

Civil Services Day is observed on 21 April in India. The day celebrates the civil servants in order to rededicate themselves to the cause of citizens. On this day, the civil servants renew their commitments to public service and excellence in work.Aim:The Civil Services Day celebrates all the ...

The Economic Advisory Council of the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XIV-FC) has been scheduled to meet on 23-24 April 2020. The online meeting will be presided by Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission Shri N.K. Singh. The meeting will be attended by all the Members, Senior Officials of the ...

Border Roads Organisation (BRO) constructed the Daporijo bridge over the Subansiri river. Despite nationwide lockdown, BRO constructed it, keeping in mind utmost precautions against COVID-19 and to connect the strategic Line of Communication in Arunachal Pradesh. The bridge was inaugurated by ...

Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the COVID India Seva on 21 April. The interactive platform aims to establish a direct channel of communication with millions of Indians amid the pandemic. Highlights:♦ The initiative is aimed at enabling transparent ...

India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has canceled the license granted to the Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank of Goa Ltd., Goa to conduct banking business which includes acceptance of deposits and repayment of deposits as defined in Section 5 (b) read with Section 56 of the Banking ...

On April 20, 2020 The National Biofuel Coordination Committee (NBCC) meeting under the chairmanship of Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas has approved & allowed Food Corporation of India (FCI) to convert the available surplus rice to ethanol so as to ...

The NDA government has allocated more than 2 lakh crore rupees for the development of Jammu and Kashmir from 2014 to 2019 according to the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The high-level military dialogue took place a day after the two countries held diplomatic talks during which both sides agreed ...

The first disease diagnostics lab in India is now ready. The mobile laboratory is a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. It is built with the support of Department of Bio-Technology. The laboratory promotes and supports the idea of being self-efficient in difficult ...

According to Meteorological Department (IMD) the parts of Central Arabian Sea, some parts of northeast Arabian Sea, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli are receiving advance Southwest Monsoon. It has also advanced to remaining parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai, some parts of Madhya Pradesh, most ...

The second flight under Vande Bharat Mission from Sri Lanka took off carrying over 150 passengers to Kochi and Bengaluru. The Air India flight from Colombo is destined for Kochi and Bengaluru. The first flight last month carried over 170 passengers to Mumbai, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar. Indian high ...