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Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020

Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020

The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020, unofficially referred to as the ‘love jihad law’ by most of the media, is a law enacted by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, India, on 24 November 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020, recommends 1-5 years […]

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Cabinet approved equity infusion of ₹6,000 crore into NIIF

Cabinet approved equity infusion of ₹6,000 crore into NIIF

The Union Cabinet has approved the infusion of ₹6,000 crore equity in National Infrastructure Investment Fund’s (NIIF’s) debt platform in the next two years to drive infrastructure creation in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This move will help the entity raise ₹1.10 lakh crore by 2025 for financing infrastructure projects. Out of

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Cabinet approved ₹2,480 crore FDI in ATC Telecom

Cabinet approved ₹2,480 crore FDI in ATC Telecom

Union Cabinet has approved ₹2,480 crore foreign direct investment (FDI) in ATC Telecom Infra Pvt Ltd. ATC Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd is looking to acquire 12.32% stake in ATC Telecom Infra Pvt Ltd through the FDI route. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ATC Telecom Infrastructure Private Limited is engaged in the business of providing

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Legendary Argentine footballer Diego Maradona passed away

Legendary Argentine footballer Diego Maradona passed away

Legendary Argentine footballer, Diego Maradona, widely regarded among the greatest football players of all time passed away following a heart attack. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Diego Armando Maradona (1960 – 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was one

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Cabinet approved Scheme of Amalgamation of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS Bank India Limited

Cabinet approved Scheme of Amalgamation of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS Bank India Limited

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the Scheme of Amalgamation of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited (LVB) with DBS Bank India Limited (DBIL). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points On 17.11.2020, to protect depositors’ interest and in the interest of financial and banking stability, on RBI’s application under section 45 of the Banking Regulation

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All fixed to mobile calls to be dialled with prefix '0'

All fixed to mobile calls to be dialled with prefix ‘0’

With the consideration of TRAI Recommendation on “Ensuring Adequate Numbering Resources for Fixed Line and Mobile Services” Department of Telecommunications has taken the decision of implementing the following: Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points All Fixed to Mobile calls will be dialed with prefix ‘0’ from 15th January, 2021. There will be no change in

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History and significance about India’s Samvidhan Diwas

History and significance about India’s Samvidhan Diwas

India celebrates Constitution Day on November 26 every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India. The Constitution of India was adopted on the day in 1949, and, thereafter, came into force on January 26, 1950, marking the beginning of India as a republic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Constitution Day

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Government banks on eVIN for vaccine distribution

Government banks on eVIN for vaccine distribution

As India gears up for a large-scale Covid-19 vaccination program to be held in the coming months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized on seamless vaccination distribution management networks in the length and breadth of the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network is an indigenously developed technology that digitises vaccine

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Government E-Launches ‘National Portal for Transgender Persons’

Government E-Launches ‘National Portal for Transgender Persons’

Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment e-launched a ‘National Portal for Transgender Persons’ and e-inaugurated a ‘Garima Greh: A Shelter Home for Transgender Persons’ in Vadodara, Gujarat. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Under the Scheme of ‘Shelter Home for Transgender Persons’, the ministry has decided to set up shelter homes for transgender persons

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Transgender persons get portal for gender certificate

Transgender persons get portal for gender certificate

The government launched a portal through which transgender persons can apply for gender identity certificates online. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This National Portal for Transgender Persons has been developed within 2 months of Notification of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020 on 29 September, 2020. This Portal would help a transgender person

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