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Groundhog Day is observed in the United States and Canada on 2 February each year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The groundhog (Marmota monax) is also known as a woodchuck. It is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. It is native to North America. […]
The country was provided much-needed clarity over the government’s plan to revive an ailing Indian economy when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Union Budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 To be adopted for the first time in the country in Maharashtra’s Nashik, MetroNeo is a comfortable, rapid, energy-efficient and
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Ever since scientists started tracking the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, it has become a cause for concern that the virus has developed multiple variants that began emerging in the fall of 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Of the three, the latest South African variant known as 20H/501Y.V2 or B.1.351 appears to be more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill repealing a controversial law known as the “Walking While Trans” ban, which has been widely criticised for disproportionately discriminating against transgender people of colour. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 ‘Walking While Trans’ ban is the colloquial name for a law, which was originally passed in 1976 with
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After strong opposition from trade unions across the country, Sri Lanka has unilaterally pulled out of a 2019 agreement with India and Japan for developing the strategic East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Colombo Port. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In 2019, India and Sri Lanka signed a memorandum of understanding for “co-operation on economic
The Indian-American scientist, Bhavya Lal who oversaw NASA’s transition under President Joe Biden’s administration, has been appointed as the Acting Chief of Staff of the U.S. space agency. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 As the acting chief of staff, Lal will be responsible for the day-to-day operations at NASA’s headquarters and will work towards shaping
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‘Aatmanirbharta’, implying self-reliance, has been chosen by Oxford Languages, which publishes the Oxford English dictionary, as its Hindi Word of Year 2020 as it “validated the day-to-day achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived the perils of a pandemic”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The 2019 Oxford Hindi word of the year
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Daily Current Affairs 4 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. PM Modi inaugurated Chauri
Expressing serious concern over the viability of power distribution companies, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech of 2021-22, proposed an outlay of Rs 3,05,984 crore over 5 years for a revamped reforms- based result-linked power distribution sector Scheme. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Scheme will provide
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While presenting the Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman announced that in order to achieve the target of National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) in the coming years the Government proposes following three steps: Creation of institutional structures A big thrust on monetizing assets Enhancing the share
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